State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alabama, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

13,471
Public bridges
35.0%
Good condition
3.3%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 11.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

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.

FL

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

VA

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

MN

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

CT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in Alabama

OLD JASPER HWY

Good

Over: BLACK WARRIOR LOCUSTFORK

SAYRE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1972 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 631

CO RT 327

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

1.4 MI S JCT CO RT 87, Lawrence, AL

Built 1963 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 220

ATLANTA HWY

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.2 MI W OF EASTERN BLVD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1928 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 33,450

HORSE CRK BLVD

Good

Over: BRANCH (RELIEF)

0.35MI E AMORY AVE/CR30, Walker, AL

Built 1967 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,500

CR313 OLD HWY 22

Good

Over: MARTIN CREEK

CR313 RIDERVILLE, Chilton, AL

Built 1983 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 500

CO 49

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MI N OF RANBURNE, Cleburne, AL

Built 1998 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 700

SR. 134 MP 8.121

Good

Over: PEA RIVER RELIEF

3 MI.E.OF SR.189, Coffee, AL

Built 2003 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 3,940

US431,SR1

Good

Over: HONEYCOMB CREEK

3.9MI.NJCT.SR79*US431, Marshall, AL

Built 1998 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 8,819

SCONYERS RD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF AL 10, Barbour, AL

Built 1960 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 155

SR 9

Good

Over: WILLIS BRANCH

5.3 MI N JCT US 78, Calhoun, AL

Built 1955 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 3,475

CO. 83

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1 MI. S. CUSSETA, Chambers, AL

Built 1952 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 1,150

SR 9

Good

Over: CARR CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT US 431, Cleburne, AL

Built 1983 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 2,177

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: BOXES CREEK

3.0 MI E OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL

Built 1957 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 1,130

TYLER LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT GRIST MILL ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1999 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 2,550

SPARKMAN DR

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR

JCT. SPKMAN DR*SOU.RR, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 22,000

SR 63

Good

Over: WHATLEYS MILL CREEK

9.1 MI N. ELMORE CO LINE, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1980 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 5,825

CLEMENTS ROAD

Good

Over: WILLOW SWAMP CREEK

2.0 MI. S. BUTTERMILK RD., Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 800

CLEMENTS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB.TO COTTONDALE CK.

1.5MI.S. OF BUTTERMILK RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 500

JIM JONES ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COTTONDALE CK.

.6MI FM INT/W BUTTERMILK, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 500

BIBB CO 13

Good

Over: SCHULTZ CREEK

NEAR W BLOCKTON WW CO 13, Bibb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 44

SR 87 MP 28.277

Good

Over: BUCKS MILL CREEK

4.1 MI.N.SR 134, Coffee, AL

Built 1986 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 960

Gunnells Road

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.5 MILES N OF ST-14, Elmore, AL

Built 2000 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 150

SR 65

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.1MI N JCT U S 72 * SR65, Jackson, AL

Built 1998 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,549

GLENBROOK ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.25 MI W AL 75 PINSON, Jefferson, AL

Built 1990 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 2,003

WINCHESTER RD

Good

Over: RUBE BRANCH

NEAR JCT CO RD 1276, Madison, AL

Built 1965 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 4,950

LOCK ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE PAINT ROCK CREEK

0.3 MI SOUTH US 431, Marshall, AL

Built 1939 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 191

COUNTY HIGHWAY106

Good

Over: BIG SPRING BRANCH

760 FT E JCT 79, Marshall, AL

Built 1968 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 320

CO RD 29

Good

Over: NONE

1.53 MI S OF HALE CO LINE, Perry, AL

Built 1970 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 641

COUNTY RT 57

Good

Over: LUBBUB CREEK

1 MI. EAST OF CO RT #3, Pickens, AL

Built 1970 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 215

ST CLAIR /HWY157

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

1 0 MI W LOGAN MARTIN DAM, St. Clair, AL

Built 1990 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 600

_RIVER CREST DRIVE

Good

Over: _LOGAN MARTIN LAKE

PIER 59 MARINA, St. Clair, AL

Built 2016 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 227

CO RD #28

Good

Over: LITTLE SCARHAM CREEK

2.0 MI E AL #75 T8SR6E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1983 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 88

HICKORY GROVE RD

Good

Over: COWARTS CREEK

AL 53 TO CO RD 81, Houston, AL

Built 1971 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 340

HICKORY GROVE RD

Good

Over: COWARTS CREEK

AL 53 TO CO RD 81, Houston, AL

Built 1971 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 365

US 72; SR 2

Good

Over: CROW CREEK

1 MI W JCT US 72 * SR 117, Jackson, AL

Built 1988 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 14,086

US 72; SR 2

Good

Over: CROW CREEK

1 MI W JCT US 72 * SR 117, Jackson, AL

Built 1992 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 14,086

LAKE CYRUS PKWY

Good

Over: SHADES CREEK

LAKE CYRUS PKWY/ AL150, Jefferson, AL

Built 1999 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 800

Co Rd 887

Good

Over: High Pine Creek

off state 22 west roanke, Randolph, AL

Built 2017 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 54

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1008 CREEK

0.2 MI NE MISS LINE, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 297

CO 002

Good

Over: BRANCH CULVERT

0.6 MI N CO RT 008, Talladega, AL

Built 1949 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 1,310

US 82

Good

Over: SIPSEY RIVER

4.9 MI. E TUSC CO. LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 12,687

SR 10 MP 188.546

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

.6 MI.E.BARBOUR #5, Barbour, AL

Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,760

POST OAK ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

POST OAK, Calhoun, AL

Built 1993 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,712

CNTY. ROAD #9

Good

Over: MCCALL'S BRANCH

2.7 MI. N INT 10 * 187, Choctaw, AL

Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 620

BOWEN RD

Good

Over: DRAKE CREEK

0.8 MI E ALA NO 9, Clay, AL

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 104

SR 85 MP 22.292

Good

Over: WIREGRASS CENTRAL R.R.

FORT RUCKER GATE, Dale, AL

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,910

SR 117

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1 MI N AL/GA ST LINE, DeKalb, AL

Built 2006 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,504

POWDER PLANT ROAD

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

POWDER PL RD / VALLEY CK, Jefferson, AL

Built 2001 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,500

Roebuck IND. PKWY

Good

Over: Creek

0.1 Mi. From US 11, Jefferson, AL

Built 2016 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 300

0LD MADISON PIKE

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR*SHERWOOD CRK

JCT.OLD MADISON PK*SOU.RR, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,100

Showing 9,051-9,100 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.

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