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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

ROPER ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2.0 MILE SE TRUSSVILLE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1960 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 7,613

HARRIS STATION RD

Good

Over: SPRING CR

SEC18 T4S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 1967 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,500

CALIFORNIA SE

Good

Over: FAGAN CREEK

CALIFORNIA * LOWELL, Madison, AL

Built 1973 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 17,800

HOLMES AVE

Good

Over: BROGLAN BRANCH

HOLMES AV * BROGLAN BRANC, Madison, AL

Built 2000 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 9,500

CR 1

Good

Over: Branch

Eliska, Monroe, AL

Built 2023 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 25

CR

Good

Over: Mill Creek

MEXIA, Monroe, AL

Built 2023 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 50

Manistee RD

Good

Over: Randons Creek

Frisco City, Monroe, AL

Built 2023 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 15

Pineville Road

Good

Over: Roberts Creek

Beatrice, Monroe, AL

Built 2020 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 25

Watson RD

Good

Over: Walkers Creek

Drewry, Monroe, AL

Built 2023 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 25

Blacks Loop

Good

Over: Tributary Robison Creek

Beatrice, Monroe, AL

Built 2023 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 20

SHEPARD PARK RD.

Good

Over: PHILLIP'S CREEK

1.3 MI S JCT US 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1994 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 250

Old Jasper Rd

Good

Over: North River

7.5 MI N JCT US 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2020 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 50

US 29

Good

Over: BRANCH

6.3 MI. N. OF US 82 JCT., Bullock, AL

Built 1988 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,950

CR45 STANTONSCHORD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MULBERRY CREEK

CR45 .1 M E STANTON SCH, Chilton, AL

Built 1961 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 225

BUCKET BRANCH RD.

Good

Over: BUCKET BRANCH CR.

2 MILE WEST OF PAUL AL., Conecuh, AL

Built 2003 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 100

CR # 951

Good

Over: GEE CREEK

B/T PINE BELT * MOLETTE, Dallas, AL

Built 1972 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 125

CO. RD 88

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CR. DAM SPW

LITTLE BEAR CR DAM, Franklin, AL

Built 1974 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 205

MEADOWS RD

Good

Over: JOHNSON BR

SEC4 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1962 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 490

SR 25

Good

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK

3.5 MI. S. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,110

Co. Route 11

Good

Over: Beaver Dam Branch

1.01m S Rumley Cemetary, Monroe, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 50

Co. Route 11

Good

Over: Walkers Creek

1.02m S Rumley Cemetary, Monroe, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 50

SR 10 MP 187.207

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

.9 MI.E.PIKE 83, Pike, AL

Built 1984 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,760

GULF BAY RD.

Good

Over: CANAL OFF WOLF BAY

1.0 M. FROM SR 180, Baldwin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 53

GULF BAY ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL OFF WOLF BAY

0.5 N. OF SR 180, Baldwin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 53

BIBB CO.9

Good

Over: OLDHAM CREEK

.1MI S BELCHER CO.9, Bibb, AL

Built 1954 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 260

CO RD B44

Good

Over: HARRIS CREEK

.5 MI S SR 24 CO 44B JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1972 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 165

SR 52 MP 80.875

Good

Over: OMUSSEE CREEK

.4 mi.e. co. rd. 95 south, Houston, AL

Built 1980 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 5,280

LEE RD.97

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI.SOUTH U.S.280, Lee, AL

Built 1999 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 7,963

US 80

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RELIEF

TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL

Built 1978 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 6,489

CO. RD. 89

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

CAMP HILL, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1984 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 230

Battles Rd

Good

Over: Drainage

.33 miles W of US 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 1,340

CO RT 646

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.8 MI SW OF BATTENS X RD, Coffee, AL

Built 1974 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 40

SR 22

Good

Over: SWAMP CREEK

9.2 MI E COOSA CO LINE, Coosa, AL

Built 1985 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 1,054

SURLES ROAD

Good

Over: BEDSOLE BRANCH

SURLES RD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2002 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 17

COUNTY ROAD 532

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

Cr 532, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 200

Ingram Road

Good

Over: Middle Creek Spur

Sec9 T18N R17E, Elmore, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 2,644

JC142

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.15MISOUTHJCTAL146, Jackson, AL

Built 1984 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 70

U.S. 72

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

1.9 MI WEST TENN ST LINE, Jackson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 5,360

US 72 SR 2

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

1.9 MI WEST TENN ST LINE, Jackson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 5,360

TRUCK TRAIL 17

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

5.8 MI. E. OF HWY. 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 75

CO RT 248

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

2.5 MILE NORTHOFRICHBURG, Coffee, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 452

SR 157

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK RELIEF

5.3 M N JCT SR157 & SR101, Colbert, AL

Built 1988 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,020

CO RT 33

Good

Over: STREAM

2.6 MI S.BETHEL, Conecuh, AL

Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 100

Falco Road

Good

Over: Blackwater Creek

Falco Road, Covington, AL

Built 2021 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 30

CO. RD. 63

Good

Over: TANYARD CREEK

2.75 M SOUTH OF STUD. CR, Fayette, AL

Built 1952 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 175

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: HARDIN CREEK

1.7 MI. E. OF STEWART, Hale, AL

Built 1985 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 200

PERSIMMON TREE RD

Good

Over: SHACK BR

SEC17 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 340

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI WEST OF CO RD 37, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 460

US231; US431; SR1

Good

Over: BRIAR FORK FLINT RIVER

8 MI S TENN ST LINE, Madison, AL

Built 1974 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 14,156

GREEN COVE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.4 MILE WEST U.S. 231, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,700

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