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Alabama bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Alabama — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

13,471
Public bridges
35.0%
Good condition
3.3%
Poor condition
3.3%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

13,471

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

35.0%

4,721 bridges rated 7-9

-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.3%

451 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

3.3%

451 bridges flagged for repair priority

-3.6pp vs national avg 7.0%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama — Good condition share 35.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Alabama — Structurally deficient share 11.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Alabama35.045653626308365%53.99005270581249%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 101 Baldwin 319 Barbour 155 Bibb 108 Blount 149 Bullock 115 Butler 153 Calhoun 334 Chambers 155 Cherokee 138 Chilton 153 Choctaw 128 Clarke 131 Clay 105 Cleburne 137 Coffee 179 Colbert 146 Conecuh 177 Coosa 108 Covington 264 Crenshaw 146 Cullman 211 Dale 189 Dallas 180 DeKalb 242 Elmore 169 Escambia 164 Etowah 204 Fayette 159 Franklin 161 Geneva 172 Greene 180 Hale 137 Henry 105 Houston 204 Jackson 269 Jefferson 885 Lamar 146 Lauderdale 211 Lawrence 175 Lee 170 Limestone 256 Lowndes 126 Macon 148 Madison 586 Marengo 171 Marion 207 Marshall 142 Mobile 502 Monroe 124 Montgomery 503 Morgan 225 Perry 130 Pickens 203 Pike 138 Randolph 143 Russell 165 Shelby 293 St. Clair 156 Sumter 206 Talladega 198 Tallapoosa 128 Tuscaloosa 406 Walker 224 Washington 148 Wilcox 137 Winston 72

Alabama vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.

12

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

51

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122
Selected

01

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

27

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

09

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alabama

Six lowest-condition bridges in Alabama, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

AIRPORT ROAD

Poor

Over: COLDWATER CREEK

Airport Rd/.2 MI S US 78, Calhoun, AL

Built 1974 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000

CO RD 30-CYRIL RD

Poor

Over: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK

0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL

Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

CO RD 21

Poor

Over: SOUWILPA CREEK

0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000

WATERSHED RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Structurally Deficient

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60

CO 450

Poor

Over: CANE CREEK

CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

All Bridges in Alabama

CO RD 43

Good

Over: OPOSSUM BRANCH

1.6 MI N INT RT 87 * 130, Choctaw, AL

Built 1967 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROAD 40

Good

Over: SHOTBAG CREEK

Beulah Church Road, Covington, AL

Built 1961 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 200

SR 24

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

9.6 MI E AL & MS ST LINE, Franklin, AL

Built 1983 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,255

BOBO DR

Good

Over: HELL'S CREEK

3 MI E CROSSVILLE, Lamar, AL

Built 1961 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 30

MALONE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC26 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1965 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 500

RAGSDALE CREEK RD.

Good

Over: RAGSDALE CREEK

SEC 3 T1S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 165

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

2 MI E JCT CO RD 41, Winston, AL

Built 1998 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 400

I10 EB TO US 98EWB

Good

Over: US 98

I10 @ US98-DAPHNE, Baldwin, AL

Built 1978 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 10,794

COUNTY 83

Good

Over: HAYSOP CREEK TRIBU

1.MI.S.CO.16.HAYSOPCH.RD., Bibb, AL

Built 1959 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 330

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: POPLAR CREEK

6 MILES SOUTH OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 1951 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 280

S MOUNT PLEASENT

Good

Over: Branch

2 MI N HWY 84, Monroe, AL

Built 2009 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 20

SKINNERS MILL RD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

.01 MI E RENSON, Monroe, AL

Built 2018 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 125

Cow Ford Rd

Good

Over: Wallers Creek

2 Mi NW Eliska, Monroe, AL

Built 2019 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

OOUNTY RD 399

Good

Over: EASTABOGA CREEK BRANCH

0.3 MI W CO 5, Talladega, AL

Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,305

County Road 212

Good

Over: Big Wills Creek

0.5 mi W CR51, DeKalb, AL

Built 2018 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 292

WINDHAM

Good

Over: DALLAS CREEK

WINDHAM * HALSEY, Madison, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 500

SR 69

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

5.1 MI.N. OF MORVIN, Marengo, AL

Built 1994 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 530

EAST ST

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

250FT N OF YARBROUGH ST, Montgomery, AL

Built 1954 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 250

AL 175

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

1.3 MI S JCT SR 5, Perry, AL

Built 1971 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 281

PORTER ROAD

Good

Over: DUNN'S CREEK

0.7 MI. EAST OF AL159, Pickens, AL

Built 2006 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 60

AL 69

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.8 MI N HALE CO LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 15,840

US 43

Good

Over: ROBERTS CREEK

2.1 MI.S. OF WAGGARVILLE, Washington, AL

Built 1989 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 4,260

INMAN CREEK-Bridge

Good

Over: INMAN CREEK

BANKHEAD DISTRICT, Winston, AL

Built 1957 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 50

I-85

Good

Over: MOORES CK * ABANDONED RR

1.8 MI N FAIRFAX RD, Chambers, AL

Built 1989 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 20,425

COUNTY RT. 02

Good

Over: STREAM

1.43 MI.SE JCT.CO.2*CO.15, Clarke, AL

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 650

NORRIS ROAD

Good

Over: SATILPA CREEK (M.C.)

2.69 MI. SE AL 154, Clarke, AL

Built 1983 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 75

US 29 MP 63.897

Good

Over: WOLFPIT CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF DOZIER, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1924 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,440

CO RD 181

Good

Over: CARPENTER CREEK

0.4 MI N LEWISTON, Greene, AL

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 400

CO RD 231

Good

Over: CREEK

2.5 MI E US 11, Greene, AL

Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 25

SR 25

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.1 MI. S. OF VINELAND, Marengo, AL

Built 1991 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,340

County Road 45

Good

Over: Woods Creek

1 MILE WEST INT. 57253, Marion, AL

Built 1900 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD 7757

Good

Over: BROWNS MILL CREEK

SEC 6,T10N,R22E, Pike, AL

Built 1982 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 150

BRADFORD BLVD.

Good

Over: COTTONDALE CREEK TRIB.

0.1 MI E REDBUD LANE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1992 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 500

SUTT0N DAIRY RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.5 MI E OF AL 51, Barbour, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 80

CO. RT. 01

Good

Over: STREAM

1.71 MI.N CHANCE PO, Clarke, AL

Built 1956 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 200

BUD UMPHREY RD.

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

400'S OF FAIVIEW COVE, Etowah, AL

Built 2012 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 200

PEACOCK ROAD

Good

Over: GOLF CREEK

NORTH OF OLD WEBB RD., Houston, AL

Built 1960 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 202

WOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: COX CREEK

.2 MI S AL 157 / 133, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1986 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 16,000

SEGERS RD

Good

Over: BR

SEC23 T4S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1967 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 2,950

BROOKMANOR

Good

Over: BROGLAN BRANCH

BROOKMANOR * BROGLAN, Madison, AL

Built 1980 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 1,500

LEEMAN FERRY RD

Good

Over: Drainage Culvert

LEEMAN FERRY AT DRAKE AVE, Madison, AL

Built 1988 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 7,400

RIVER RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO ROBINSON CRK

BEATRICE, Monroe, AL

Built 2023 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 30

COUNTY 29

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

2.5 MI E OF HEBRON CO.29, Bibb, AL

Built 1965 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 85

AL 5

Good

Over: GM*O RR (ABANDONED)

INSIDE BRENT CITY LIMITS, Bibb, AL

Built 1967 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 4,695

C0 RT 239

Good

Over: CARDWELL CREEK

0.4 MILE N.E.OF MIXONS X, Coffee, AL

Built 1951 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 459

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: PATSALIGA CREEK

Point A Road, Covington, AL

Built 2002 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 832

TABOR RD.

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF BLACK CREEK

TABOR @ SHELTON RD, Etowah, AL

Built 1956 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,200

I-59

Good

Over: LITTLE WILLS CK * N/S RR

I-59 * N/S RR, Etowah, AL

Built 1993 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 13,076

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: PAYNE LAKE TRIB.

3.1 MI. N. OF WATER OAK, Hale, AL

Built 1975 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 300

LAMP BRO. RD

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

CO RD 33 TO ALA 95, Houston, AL

Built 1948 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 10

Showing 8,801-8,850 of 13,471 bridges

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