State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
National avg

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

Alabama - Poor-condition share 11.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

Alabama vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alabama

Six lowest-condition bridges in Alabama, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

CO 4

Fair

Over: WEOLUSTEE CREEK

5 MI W PITTSVIEW, Russell, AL

Built 1964 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 450

CR # 272

Fair

Over: LITTLE OAKMULGEE CREEK

PANHANDLE, Dallas, AL

Built 1989 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 20

CR # 462

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

2.4 MI E CR 7, Dallas, AL

Built 1925 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 50

CO 177

Fair

Over: BRANCH

05 MI E CO 105, Talladega, AL

Built 1930 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 480

CO RT 29

Fair

Over: MILAM CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT CO RT 28, Lawrence, AL

Built 1939 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 50

CR-41

Fair

Over: Weogufka Creek

1 MI. E. CO. 29, Coosa, AL

Built 1941 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 1,207

DAY ST

Fair

Over: CSX RR

0.25 MI W OF AIRBASE BLVD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1943 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 13,600

AL - 53 (US 231)

Fair

Over: ABANDONDED RR/NO TRACKS

2.2 MI S. AL 75, Blount, AL

Built 1949 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 11,015

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

4.0 MI. E. PETERMAN, Monroe, AL

Built 1954 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 75

CR 37

Fair

Over: LUXAPALLILA CREEK

0.5 W OF COVIN, Fayette, AL

Built 1958 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 115

CO RD 06

Fair

Over: LUXAPALLILA CREEK

1.0 W OF BELK, Fayette, AL

Built 1959 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 120

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: AMOS MILL CREEK

4MI NE FISHPOND, Escambia, AL

Built 1960 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 190

CO RT 42

Fair

Over: LUXAPALLILA CREEK MAIN

10.NW OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL

Built 1964 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 110

PINE GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

1 MI S OF ROSA, Blount, AL

Built 1963 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 374

CO. HWY. 34

Fair

Over: STREAM OFF WOLF CREEK

3.75MI W JCT AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 1981 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 388

TRIMBLE RD

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

2.6 M N CR-072, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1928 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 25

CO. RD.044 COBB RD

Fair

Over: SILVER RUN CREEK

1.8 MI E CO58 AT SILVER R, Talladega, AL

Built 1912 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 430

CO RD 269

Fair

Over: BUCKANNON CREEK

FOSTER(WOOD)2.0MI NE, Randolph, AL

Built 1938 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 35

BLACKS CHAPEL RD

Fair

Over: MAD INDIAN CREEK

.5 MI SW BLACKS CHAPEL, Clay, AL

Built 1963 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 80

WIGDON RD

Fair

Over: SOUGAHATCHEE BRANCH

Wigdon Road, Lee, AL

Built 1970 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 86

CO. RD. 82

Fair

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

(FOSTER BR)WEST FOSTXRDS, Randolph, AL

Built 1975 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 310

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

1MI W ST JAMES CHURCH, Escambia, AL

Built 1990 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 45

CO. RD. 416

Fair

Over: KIDD BRANCH

0.5 MI N NEWELL, Randolph, AL

Built 1954 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 90

CO RD 150

Fair

Over: REEDY CREEK

.5 MI WEST CR 43 T8S R7E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1996 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 77

CR 599

Fair

Over: WHALEY MILL CREEK

CR 599, Cullman, AL

Built 1951 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 220

Old Providence Rd

Fair

Over: Little Hillabee Creek

3 M N AL. 63, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1959 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 295

CO. RT. 222

Fair

Over: SMITH LAKE

CR 222 speegles, Cullman, AL

Built 1960 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 3,487

JOHN ROGERS DRIVE

Fair

Over: SEABOARD RAILROAD- SHORT

JOHN ROGERS DR * US78, Jefferson, AL

Built 1986 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 2,500

CR 1652

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

Cr 1652, Cullman, AL

Built 1945 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 50

JOE QUICK RD

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER

0.3 MI NE JCT CO RD 187, Madison, AL

Built 1948 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 3,078

ELK RIV MILLS RD*

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

SEC25 T2S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1955 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 2,380

CO RD B10

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUD CREEK

.5 MI SE CO B10 CO 48 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1960 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 110

FEDERAL ROAD

Fair

Over: PINCHONY CREEK

2.0 MI E LOWNDES COLINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1968 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 425

BAY VIEW DR.

Fair

Over: DOLIVE CREEK

0.57 S. US 90, Baldwin, AL

Built 1969 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 1,843

HOBBIE ROAD

Fair

Over: RAMER CREEK

3.3 MI N S-94 RAMER, Montgomery, AL

Built 1974 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 525

CO RD 18

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

1 MI W JCT CO RD 2, Winston, AL

Built 1939 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 100

CO RT 48

Fair

Over: MALLARD CREEK

3.4 MI N JCT SR 20, Lawrence, AL

Built 1958 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 1,200

SR 147

Fair

Over: LITTLE LOBLOCKEE CREEK

2.7 MI N US 280, Lee, AL

Built 1946 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 2,620

CO RD 18

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.1 MILES SO OF SR5, Wilcox, AL

Built 1952 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 348

BIENVILLE BLVD. WB

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

.5 MI. W. WATER TOWER, Mobile, AL

Built 1954 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 999

BIENVILLE BLVD. EB

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

.5 MI. W. WATER TOWER, Mobile, AL

Built 1954 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 999

AL-171

Fair

Over: Branch

City Limits of Fayette, Fayette, AL

Built 1926 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 14,231

Edgewood Road

Fair

Over: HUDSON CREEK

800 W of AL143/Main St, Elmore, AL

Built 1972 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 5,288

CR 151 HARKINS RD

Fair

Over: CR151 THIRD BRANCH

CR151 2MI N ROCKY MT CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1950 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 100

CHEROKEE #64

Fair

Over: MILLS CREEK

0.3 MI W INT CHERO #99, Cherokee, AL

Built 1940 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 98

OLD SELMA RD

Fair

Over: CATOMA CREEK RELIEF

0.9 MI.W. HUNTER LOOP RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1946 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 2,600

ADERHOLT MILL RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE TALLAHATCHEECREEK

ADERHOLT MILL (MILL), Calhoun, AL

Built 1954 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 152

CO RT 177

Fair

Over: BRYANT CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT CR 88, Jackson, AL

Built 1954 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 93

CAROL PLANTATION R

Fair

Over: RABBIT CREEK

0.8 MI N US 90, Mobile, AL

Built 1963 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 6,019

LEE RD 148

Fair

Over: LITTLE UCHEE CREEK

1 MI E JCT S 169, Lee, AL

Built 1965 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 848

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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