Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
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
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%.
Condition Distribution
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 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
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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.
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
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: 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
AIRPORT AVE
GoodOver: BRANCH
0.8 MI S OF AIRPORT, DeKalb, AL
Built 1967 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,700
DUCK SPRINGS RD.
GoodOver: FISHER CREEK
0.2 MI N. OF COX GAP RD, Etowah, AL
Built 1952 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 850
Lee Road 72
GoodOver: LOBLOCKEE CREEK
0.5 MI E ROWELLS X RD, Lee, AL
Built 1987 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,876
MIDDLE RD
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY TO RABBIT CREE
0.13 MI S OF I-10, Mobile, AL
Built 1996 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 371
CR 42
GoodOver: BRUSHY CREEK
2.9 MI E OF SR 21, Monroe, AL
Built 1953 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 500
AL 21
GoodOver: TALLASEEHATCHEE CK REL.
N CITY LIMITS SYLACAUGA, Talladega, AL
Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 8,567
PELHAM RANGE 8B1
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY OFF CANE CREEK
RANGE 8B1, Calhoun, AL
Built 1960 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 50
CO RD 49
GoodOver: BAILEY CREEK
1 MI N OF HWY 78, Cleburne, AL
Built 2021 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 639
US 43
GoodOver: WARRIOR RIVER RELIEF
1.4 MI N MARENGO CO LINE, Greene, AL
Built 1989 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,973
US 43
GoodOver: WARRIOR RIVER RELIEF
1.9 MI N MARENGO CO LINE, Greene, AL
Built 1989 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,973
EASTVIEW DR
GoodOver: ????????????????????????
?????????????????????????, Madison, AL
Built 2010 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 1,000
SR 188
GoodOver: CODEN BAYOU
4.5 MI W CO RD 59, Mobile, AL
Built 1994 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,370
CO.299
GoodOver: OSANIPPA CREEK
2.6MI.N.E.CUSSETA, Chambers, AL
Built 1966 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 2,895
Fred Carter Road
GoodOver: Taylor Mill Creek
Fred Carter Road, Covington, AL
Built 1933 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 230
AL-7
GoodOver: Trib. to Minters Creek
4.7 MI N Eutaw, Greene, AL
Built 1925 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 2,088
LEE CO 146
GoodOver: MOORE'S MILL CREEK
0.7 MI NW I-85, Lee, AL
Built 2014 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 3,011
LUCAS FERRY RD
GoodOver: MUD CR
SEC31 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL
Built 1941 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 1,660
MERRITT-HAY ROAD
GoodOver: BLUE CREEK
.8 MI E OF US 331, Montgomery, AL
Built 1991 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 80
WOODLEY ROAD
GoodOver: BASKINS MILL CREEK
5.3 MI N MOORE RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1991 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 90
CO RT #34
GoodOver: MCGANEY BRANCH
5.0 MI EAST OF CO RT #75, Pickens, AL
Built 1968 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 200
#29/FRANCONIA RD.
GoodOver: PUCKET BRANCH
0.3 MI SOUTH ST. RT#17, Pickens, AL
Built 1985 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 200
CO. HWY. 32
GoodOver: N.FORK YELLOWLEAF CREEK
1.4MI. E JCT. CO. 49, Shelby, AL
Built 1996 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 400
CR 17
GoodOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
0.5 MI NO. CR 26, Shelby, AL
Built 2011 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 7,730
US 80
GoodOver: TOMBIGBEE RVR REL 1 (+)
TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL
Built 1978 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 2,755
US 80
GoodOver: TOMBIGBEE RVR REL 2 (+)
TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL
Built 1978 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 6,489
UNIVERSITY BLVD
GoodOver: KICKER ROAD
ALBERTA CITY, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2015 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 21,682
AL 5
GoodOver: SCHULTZ CREEK
4.0 MI N JCT US 82, Bibb, AL
Built 1969 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,282
FAS 10
GoodOver: DRY HOLLOW BRANCH
0.4 MI N AL 5 ON CO 9, Bibb, AL
Built 1995 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 140
SR4/US78
GoodOver: JACKSONS CREEK
0.6 MI EAST JCT SR301, Calhoun, AL
Built 1929 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,345
INGRAM WELLS RD.
GoodOver: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK
INGRAM WELLS RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 2006 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 177
_CR 14
GoodOver: _Little Creek
1.0 MI W ALA #9, Cherokee, AL
Built 2019 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 320
US 84 MP 144.447
GoodOver: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK
4.2 MI. W.US 331, Covington, AL
Built 1982 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 3,405
COLVIN GAP RD.
GoodOver: UT TO BIG COVE CREEK
200'S OF RABBITOWN RD., Etowah, AL
Built 1956 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,300
CO RD 77
GoodOver: GUM SLOUGH
US 84 TO COTTONWOOD, Houston, AL
Built 1958 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 260
CARDIFF-LYNNS XING
GoodOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
CARDIFF CITY LIMITS, Jefferson, AL
Built 1980 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 552
FLINT HILL RD
GoodOver: UNNAMED CREEK
AT JCT I-20/59 * I-459, Jefferson, AL
Built 1983 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 44
Lee Road 417
GoodOver: CHEWACLA CREEK
0.4 MI E S 015, Lee, AL
Built 1981 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 158
PINEY CHAPEL ROAD
GoodOver: SWAN CREEK
SEC21 T2S R4W, Limestone, AL
Built 1994 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 845
SR53;GOVERNORS DR
GoodOver: BROGLAN BRANCH
0.2 MI W JCT US431 *US231, Madison, AL
Built 1962 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 28,483
AL-241
GoodOver: Abandoned Railroad
9 MI N JCT US 278, Marion, AL
Built 1976 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,105
AL-172
GoodOver: Branch
1 MI W JCT AL-135, Marion, AL
Built 1998 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,357
HOWARD MORRIS
GoodOver: JACKSON CREEK
0.5 MI N CO 63, Mobile, AL
Built 1991 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 35
OLD HAYNEVILLE RD.
GoodOver: DRAINAGE RELIEF
2 MI E OF U.S. HIGHWAY 31, Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 230
CO.RD. 459
GoodOver: CUTNOSE CREEK
WHITMORE BR)E PROVIDENCE, Randolph, AL
Built 1991 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 400
AL 17
GoodOver: CANEY CREEK
GEIGER, Sumter, AL
Built 2006 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 868
CO HIGHWAY NO 140
GoodOver: SIPSEY RIVER
1.6 MI WEST OF BUHL, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1978 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 900
Holly Springs Road
GoodOver: Lake Tuscaloosa-Binion
.1 Mile West of Hwy 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2022 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 250
WOODBANK PARKWAY
GoodOver: Wright Branch
0.3 MI. W OF US 69 SOUTH, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2022 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 300
SR 202
GoodOver: ABANDONED R/R
10.3 MI E US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,586
OXMOOR ROAD
GoodOver: GRIFFIN BROOK
HOMEWEOOD PARK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,600
Showing 9,151-9,200 of 13,471 bridges
Related
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.
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). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainBridge is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.