Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below national median SD
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
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)
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
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
Structurally DeficientOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
SR 3
UnknownOver: TN River & CSX RR
0.1 M N JCT SR 3 & SR 20, Morgan, AL
Built 1996 ADT: 1,445
SOU RR (ABANDONED)
UnknownOver: SOU RR (ABANDONED)
S CITY LIMITS MARION, Perry, AL
Built 1956 ADT: 2,431
KANSAS CITY SOU RR
UnknownOver: KANSAS CITY SOU RR
CITY LIMITS OF GORDO, Pickens, AL
Built 1937 ADT: 7,220
US 29 MP 102.035
UnknownOver: US 231
JCT. US 231 IN TROY, Pike, AL
Built 1979 ADT: 16,210
CEN OF GA RR
UnknownOver: OLD 431
0.1 MI S JCT SR 26, Russell, AL
Built 1928 ADT: 5,650
SANFORT RD.
UnknownOver: US 431
MI 115.9-1.33 MI E US 80, Russell, AL
Built 1963 ADT: 36,070
SEALE RD.
UnknownOver: AL 38
.3 MI E OF 431 MI 145.8, Russell, AL
Built 1963 ADT: 33,380
US 280
UnknownOver: US 431
1.6 MI E JCT 80 MI, Russell, AL
Built 1968 ADT: 36,070
US 280
UnknownOver: US 431
1.6 MI E JCT 80, Russell, AL
Built 1968 ADT: 36,070
US 431
UnknownOver: LAKEWOOD DRIVE
3.3 MI N JCT US 80, Russell, AL
Built 1981 ADT: 1,295
SUMMERVILLE RD
UnknownOver: US 80
3.5 MI E OF JCT US 431, Russell, AL
Built 1986 ADT: 34,150
13TH AVE
UnknownOver: US 80
3.8 MI E JCT 431, Russell, AL
Built 1986 ADT: 49,600
US 80
UnknownOver: RIVERCHASE DRIVE-5TH AVE
4.4 MI E OF JCT US 431, Russell, AL
Built 1986 ADT: 1,000
US 80
UnknownOver: RIVERCHASE DRIVE-5TH AVE
4.4 MI E OF US 431, Russell, AL
Built 1986 ADT: 1,000
US 80
UnknownOver: OPELIKA RD * NORFOLK SOU
0.16 MI E OF INT US 431, Russell, AL
Built 1988 ADT: 1,000
US 80
UnknownOver: OPELIKA RD * NORFOLK SOU
0.16 MI E OF INT US 431, Russell, AL
Built 1988 ADT: 1,000
COLIN POWELL PKWY
UnknownOver: US280
.8 MI EAST OF JCT OF 431, Russell, AL
Built 2000 ADT: 33,380
CENTRAL GA RR
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD
.4MI E JCT CO 85, Shelby, AL
Built 1926 ADT: 330
AL - 155
UnknownOver: SOURR*SPRING CREEK RD
MONTEVALLO, Shelby, AL
Built 1936 ADT: 2,330
CO RD 22
UnknownOver: I - 65
I 65 * CO RD 22, Shelby, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 45,970
CO RD 87
UnknownOver: I - 65
SHELBY CO AIRPORT, Shelby, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 45,970
I - 65 SOUTH
UnknownOver: CO RD 26
I 65 * CO RD 26, Shelby, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 631
I - 65 NORTH
UnknownOver: CO RD 26
I 65 * CO RD 26, Shelby, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 526
I - 65 SOUTH
UnknownOver: OLD U S 31 / L & N RR
3 . 5 MI N JCT CO RD 87, Shelby, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 500
I - 65 NORTH
UnknownOver: L & N RR / OLD US 31
3 . 5 MI N JCT CO RD 87, Shelby, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 510
AL - 25
UnknownOver: I - 65
AL - 25 / I - 65, Shelby, AL
Built 1960 ADT: 38,990
AL - 3 (US 31)
UnknownOver: I - 65
US 31 * I 65 @ ALABASTER, Shelby, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 77,840
SIMMSVILLE RD
UnknownOver: I - 65
I 65 * SHELBY CO RD 11, Shelby, AL
Built 1975 ADT: 77,840
CO RD 52
UnknownOver: I - 65
CO RD 52 * I65, Shelby, AL
Built 1979 ADT: 83,600
CO RD 33
UnknownOver: I 65
I 65 * CO RD 33, Shelby, AL
Built 1979 ADT: 83,600
I - 65 NORTH
UnknownOver: OAK MOUNTIAN ROAD
OAK MT RD * I 65, Shelby, AL
Built 1979 ADT: 1,100
I - 65
UnknownOver: AL - 119
I 65 * AL 119, Shelby, AL
Built 1980 ADT: 26,170
I - 65 SOUTH
UnknownOver: CO RD 17
I 65 * VALLEYDALE RD, Shelby, AL
Built 1980 ADT: 14,000
I - 65 NORTH
UnknownOver: CO RD 17
I 65 * VALLEYDALE RD, Shelby, AL
Built 1980 ADT: 11,000
AL - 3 (US 31)
UnknownOver: I - 65
AL - 3 / I - 65 CALERA, Shelby, AL
Built 2020 ADT: 52,444
SOU RR
UnknownOver: US 78
SOU RR * US 78, St. Clair, AL
Built 1928 ADT: 1,010
SEABOARD RAILROAD
UnknownOver: SEABOARD RAILROAD
0 1 N COOK SPRINGS, St. Clair, AL
Built 1944 ADT: 200
DAWSON STREET
UnknownOver: I - 20
0 . 6 MI E ST CLAIR CO LN, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 65,150
KELLEY CRK RD
UnknownOver: I - 20
CO RD 10 * I20, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 51,890
WOLF CRK RD/CR27
UnknownOver: I - 20
1.4M W JCT US 231, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 46,760
OLD COAL CITY RD
UnknownOver: I - 20
CORD20*I-20, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 43,320
MOUNTAIN VIEW RD
UnknownOver: I - 59
I59 * MOUNTAIN VIEW RD, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 26,510
CO RD 31
UnknownOver: I - 59
CO RD 31 * I59, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 21,594
PINEDALE RD/CR 36
UnknownOver: I - 59
I 59 * CO RD 36, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 21,170
DOUBLE BRIDGE RD
UnknownOver: I-59
2.9 MI NO US 231, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 21,180
AL - 7 (US 11)
UnknownOver: I - 59
US 11 / I - 59, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 26,510
AL 23
UnknownOver: I 59
AL 23 * I 59, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 26,310
AL - 53 (US 231)
UnknownOver: I - 59
US 231 * I 59, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 21,170
AL - 174
UnknownOver: I - 59
I59 * AL 174, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 ADT: 26,310
AL - 4 (US 78)
UnknownOver: I - 20
US 78 * I 20 CHULA VISTA, St. Clair, AL
Built 1963 ADT: 51,010
Showing 851-900 of 13,471 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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