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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

US 29 MP 164.537

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

3.5 MI. W. OF TROY, Pike, AL

Built 1982 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 5,090

MEDICAL CENTER DR.

Good

Over: RAM CREEK

1.5 MI NW OF THORSBY, Chilton, AL

Built 2012 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 200

Airport Road

Good

Over: Dye Branch

500 FT N AL 35 T7SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1960 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 4,800

PLEASENT VALLEY RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.25MINWOFHWY411, Etowah, AL

Built 1960 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 868

UNITY CHURCH RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE SAND VALLEY CREEK

300' WEST OF HORTON GAP R, Etowah, AL

Built 1990 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD 41

Good

Over: SIMMONS CREEK

2 MILES N.E. OF GENEVA, Geneva, AL

Built 2001 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 990

23rd st. north

Good

Over: Unnamed creek

300' W. 5th ave North, Jefferson, AL

Built 2018 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 79

Mooresville Road

Good

Over: Frenchs Mill Creek

Mooresville Road, Limestone, AL

Built 2015 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 5,146

ST ALBAN DR

Good

Over: UNNAMED TRIBUTARY

1.0M W/US231, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 560

DOVERTON ROAD

Good

Over: FRISCO RR

DOVERTOWN, Walker, AL

Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 400

SR 21

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

3.7 MI.N. OF FURMAN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1994 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 900

CHEROKEE 177

Good

Over: FROG CREEK

1.0 MI N CHEROKEE 29, Cherokee, AL

Built 2010 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 150

CO RT 114

Good

Over: TINDLE CREEK

4MILESSOUTHWESTOFNEWHOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1951 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 375

CO ROAD 30

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

1.5MI W LYEFFION, Conecuh, AL

Built 2013 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 119

LEONARD ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

Leonard Road, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 200

CR # 37

Good

Over: BOGG BRANCH

1.2 MI N CR 16 INT., Dallas, AL

Built 1956 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 300

CO RD #28

Good

Over: SCARHAM CREEK

2.0 MI E ALA HWY#68T8SR6E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1984 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 635

SR 109 MP 8.576

Good

Over: HARKIN BRANCH

1.3 MI. S. US 231, Houston, AL

Built 1983 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 4,120

TEA GARDEN DRIVE

Good

Over: UN-NAMED CREEK

1 MILE EAST BAILEY COVE, Madison, AL

Built 1974 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 750

JUDKINS ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

.2 MI N OF BARGANIER RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 26

COUNTY RT # 3

Good

Over: KYLES BRANCH

1.0 MI E OF SR RT 17, Pickens, AL

Built 1980 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 300

Boothe Road

Good

Over: _Drainage

100 yds N. from Nichols, Baldwin, AL

Built 2010 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 300

SCOTT LANE

Good

Over: TALLAHATCHEE CREEK

SCOTT LN., Calhoun, AL

Built 2011 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 100

CO RT 462

Good

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

2.03 MILES EAST OF INO, Coffee, AL

Built 1962 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 100

TARTAN WAY

Good

Over: STREAM

ENTERPRISE .26 FROM AL192, Coffee, AL

Built 2002 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 180

CO RD 302

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

GILBERTS X-RDS T-8 R-7, DeKalb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 112

SARDIS RD.

Good

Over: JACOBS CREEK

0.18MI SW LEETH GAP CUTOF, Etowah, AL

Built 1966 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,740

TRAVIS WISE ROAD

Good

Over: PALMER BRANCH

5 MI NE OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1979 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 35

CO RT 84

Good

Over: WEST FLINT CREEK

2.3MI SW JCT CO RT 81, Lawrence, AL

Built 1992 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 88

MENEFFEE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC14 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1963 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 575

US 80

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

2.1 MI. E. OF DEMOPOLIS, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 4,650

SR 227

Good

Over: BIG SPRING CREEK

1 MI S JCT US431 * SR227, Marshall, AL

Built 1938 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 10,307

COUNTY ROAD 190

Good

Over: HUDSON BRANCH

0.2 MI W CO 207 LEDBETTER, Talladega, AL

Built 1965 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 550

SID HAMILTON ROA

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.8 MI. S. AL.5, Clarke, AL

Built 1963 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 100

MEDICAL CENTERPKW

Good

Over: SOUTHERN R.R.

0.35 MI.N.OF OLD CAHABA R, Dallas, AL

Built 1973 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 7,815

County Road 21

Good

Over: Luxapallila Tributary

Housh Chapel/CR-21 jct, Fayette, AL

Built 2017 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 109

MORROW ROAD

Good

Over: PINCHGUT CREEK

500' N US 11 TRUSSVILLE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2000 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,252

CR-36

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK RELIEF

6.1 MI. N.E. VERNON, Lamar, AL

Built 1953 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 480

Otto Webb RD

Good

Over: Big Prairie CRK

_, Perry, AL

Built 2023 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 50

CR 16

Good

Over: LAFARGE QUARRY RD

0.4 MI FROM CR 23, Shelby, AL

Built 2009 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,120

CO.RD.39

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

COUNTY LINE COMMUNITY, Autauga, AL

Built 1963 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 366

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

7.4 MI NE OF AL51, Barbour, AL

Built 1952 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 335

MITCHELLVILLE RD

Good

Over: ACHER CREEK

MITCHELLVILLE RD., Calhoun, AL

Built 2002 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 406

CO. RT. 44

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

1 MI W TALLAHATTA SPRING, Clarke, AL

Built 1957 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 375

CO RD 400

Good

Over: MOORES CREEK

2.0 MILES WEST ELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1980 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 160

CR 1563

Good

Over: Long Branch

CR 1563, Cullman, AL

Built 2016 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 4

CO. HWY 1

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

3 MILES SOUTH OF HACODA, Geneva, AL

Built 1962 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100

SR 52 MP 15.196

Good

Over: PEA RIVER RELIEF

.6 MI. E. SR.153, Geneva, AL

Built 1979 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 3,430

CO.RD.95 MP 13.949

Good

Over: SMITH BRANCH

4.5 MI.N. US 84, Houston, AL

Built 1948 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 420

CO RD 33

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

US 84 TO CO RD 4, Houston, AL

Built 1960 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 415

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