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

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

YELLOW CREEK RD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

2.8 MI. N. ALA. 18, Lamar, AL

Built 1952 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 120

COUNTY RT. 07

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

7.25 MI. N CLARK CO. LINE, Marengo, AL

Built 1998 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 810

CO.RD. 471

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

HILL ARCH PIPE OFF CR56, Randolph, AL

Built 1997 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100

GLADES PKWY

Good

Over: UT TO BUXAHATCHEE CREEK

GLADES PKWY AND WHIPPORWI, Shelby, AL

Built 2006 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 40

CO RD 114

Good

Over: E. PRONG CREEK

3.1 MILES W.ON ROAD 114, Wilcox, AL

Built 1988 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 50

STOVAL ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK COWIKEE CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF CO RD 89, Barbour, AL

Built 2005 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 60

Doss Road

Good

Over: Bavar Creek

Doss Rd, Cullman, AL

Built 2021 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50

HELTON DRIVE

Good

Over: COX CREEK

6// F N INT COX CREEK PKY, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1986 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 7,510

OLD MADISON PIKE

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.5 MILE EAST SLAUGHTER R, Madison, AL

Built 2015 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 14,000

COUNTY ROAD 5523

Good

Over: WILSON POND BRANCH

SEC 10, T9N, R22E, Pike, AL

Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 175

CO RT 93

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.5 E OF DAVIS CHAPEL, Fayette, AL

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 115

DERBY DRIVE

Good

Over: ALTON ROAD

DERBY DR * ALTON RD @I459, Jefferson, AL

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,000

CHAPEL LANE

Good

Over: PATTON CREEK

0.4 MILES FROM GALLERIA, Jefferson, AL

Built 2013 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY HIGHWAY134

Good

Over: BIG SLAB CREEK

3332 FT NE JCT 1352, Marshall, AL

Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 399

FANNIN MILL ROAD

Good

Over: WEAVER MILL CREEK

.3 MI. WEST OF KENT RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 250

CO RD 377

Good

Over: COOPER BRANCH

.2M N JCT CO RD 11, Shelby, AL

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10

AL 28

Good

Over: MCCAINVILLE CREEK

4.8 MI. E. OF BOYD, Sumter, AL

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,214

CO RD 34

Good

Over: RED CREEK

0.6MI W SIX FORK RD, Washington, AL

Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 400

CO RD 223

Good

Over: PEWTERFORK CREEK

Co Rd 223, Cullman, AL

Built 2012 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 540

I 759 RAMP TO 411

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CK

I 759 * BIG WILLS CK, Etowah, AL

Built 1985 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,629

CO RD 63

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.9 MI S JCT US 43, Franklin, AL

Built 1994 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 302

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: BULLEN BRANCH

3 MI N. SR.43 CO.11 JCT., Franklin, AL

Built 2003 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 808

CO RD 117

Good

Over: ROGERS CREEK

1.0 MI W CLINTON, Greene, AL

Built 2005 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 530

SR 52 MP 58.126

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

.5 MI.E.HOUSTON 59, Houston, AL

Built 2000 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 9,150

Co RT 87

Good

Over: Bluff Creek

3.8 Mi N Int Co Rd 14, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2016 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 218

COUNTY RT 19

Good

Over: BRANCH OF DOUBLE CREEK

06.65 MI N AL 28, Marengo, AL

Built 1960 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 500

BAY BR TO I-165 SB

Good

Over: BAY BRIDGE RD

I-165 @ BAY BRIDGE RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1993 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 2,670

RT #2/BENEVOLA RD.

Good

Over: STERING LAKE BRANCH

3.2 MI EAST OF ST RT 14, Pickens, AL

Built 1948 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 600

CO RT 660

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

3.01 MI SOUTH OF CENTRALC, Coffee, AL

Built 1974 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 1736

Good

Over: PAN CREEK

CO.RD.1736, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 200

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5MI N JCT SR 35 *CO 17, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 1,534

CO RT 12

Good

Over: WADE CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT CO RD 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1990 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 260

WALES ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE PINEY CREEK

SEC1 T2S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 2003 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 240

CO RD 17

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF US 80, Lowndes, AL

Built 1956 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 415

CARL T. JONES DR

Good

Over: ALDRIDGE CREEK TRIB

.25 M N FOUR MILE POST, Madison, AL

Built 1988 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 29,900

SR 3

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.2 MI S SR 3 & I 65, Morgan, AL

Built 1951 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 3,970

Maxwell Loop

Good

Over: Duck Creek

1.8 mi W of AL 69, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2019 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 20

CO. 54

Good

Over: ALLENS MILL CREEK

2 MI. S. W. UNION HILL, Chambers, AL

Built 1985 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 168

CO RT 147

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

2.3 MI S OF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1984 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 225

CR 460

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

1.7 MI W JCT SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1991 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 4,780

NEW GARDEN ROAD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

SEC34 T1S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 2003 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 442

ST. DOMINIC PLACE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

157 E. BURMA HILLS EAST, Mobile, AL

Built 1960 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 138

BOWERS LANE

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.5 MI S OLD MILITARY RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1991 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 24

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.5 MI. N. ELISKA, Monroe, AL

Built 1971 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 375

RT 2/BENEVOLA RD.

Good

Over: COW CREEK

1 MILE EAST OF AL 14??, Pickens, AL

Built 2003 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 550

_Liberty Road

Good

Over: _Little Creek

_0.9 MI. South CR 439, Shelby, AL

Built 2018 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 25

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1067 TEOC CREEK

1.8 MI W AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1950 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 265

CO.RD.9

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.4 MI. N. OF CO. RD. 28, Baldwin, AL

Built 1954 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,489

OHV 1

Good

Over: Dorsey Creek

_, Cullman, AL

Built 2023 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 300

CO. HWY # 72

Good

Over: CAMPBELL MILL CREEK

1 MI E OF CHANCELLOR, Geneva, AL

Built 1960 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 252

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