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
SR 28
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1.8 MI. E. OF DARLIINGTON, Wilcox, AL
Built 1989 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 1,080
SR 21
GoodOver: PINE BARREN CREEK REL.
3.8 MI.S.OF SNOW HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1989 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 1,210
CO.RD. 138
GoodOver: WHITEHOUSE CREEK
1.5 MI. SW. OF U.S. 31, Baldwin, AL
Built 1992 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 2,734
MUDD STREET
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
MUDD ST. (BIG), Calhoun, AL
Built 2005 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 2,239
CHEROKEE #41
GoodOver: BRANCH
3 MI NE JCT SR 35, Cherokee, AL
Built 1952 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 445
CO. RT. 48
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
1.06 MI.E MORVIN, Clarke, AL
Built 1955 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 650
US 29 MP 70.995
GoodOver: POSSUM BRANCH
1.4 MI. N. SR 106, Crenshaw, AL
Built 1923 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,980
COUNTY ROAD 24
GoodOver: CLAYBANK CREEK
SEC-27 T-4-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1968 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,406
COUNTY ROAD 20
GoodOver: W CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
SEC-28 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1973 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 465
FORTNER SREET
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
CIRCLE TO PILGRAM REST CH, Houston, AL
Built 2010 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,150
4TH AVE BESSEMER
GoodOver: HALLS CREEK TRIBUTARY
500' S DIVISION STREET, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 9,615
COUNTY RD 11
GoodOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
1.3 MI W INT SR 17, Lauderdale, AL
Built 2013 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 156
OLD PASCAGOULA RD
GoodOver: JACKSON CREEK
1.0 MI W OF MARCH RD, Mobile, AL
Built 2015 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 4,588
COUNTY ROUTE 23
GoodOver: WET WEATHER CREEK
1/4 MILE EAST FRISCO CITY, Monroe, AL
Built 1995 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,270
COUNTY ROAD 433
GoodOver: BLUE EYE
0.3 MI E CO 456 PATTONS C, Talladega, AL
Built 1950 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 745
RUSSELVILLE RD
GoodOver: TANYARD CREEK
RUSSELVILLE RD * CHEROKEE, Walker, AL
Built 1972 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 400
ALEX/WELL RD
GoodOver: TRIB TO TALLASSEEHATCHEE
ALEX/WELL RD CULVERT, Calhoun, AL
Built 2012 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 211
CO. RT. 27
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
2.99 MI.N T'VILLE CT.LTS, Clarke, AL
Built 1924 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 300
AL 123 4.500
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
0.2MI S CONO44, Geneva, AL
Built 2002 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 2,470
_BRIARWOOD DR
GoodOver: _ALDRIDGE CREEK
1 MILE EAST WHITESBURG, Madison, AL
Built 2017 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 400
MARTIN ROAD
GoodOver: HUNTSVILLE SPRING BRANCH
200 YARDS E GATE 1, Madison, AL
Built 2002 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 14,800
COUNTY HWY 1283
GoodOver: BRANCH
4072 FT N JCT 1285, Marshall, AL
Built 1980 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 6627
GoodOver: CONNERS CREEK
SEC 24,T10N, R23E, Pike, AL
Built 1961 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 225
UPPER COLUMBUS RD.
GoodOver: SIPSEY RIVER
9.8 MI. NW JCT. US NO. 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 750
JONES BLUFF PARK
GoodOver: IVY CREEK
HENRY L&D NEAR SELMA, AL, Autauga, AL
Built 1987 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 10
US 98
GoodOver: OAK POND BRANCH EAST
3.6 MI E SR 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 1988 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 13,203
CO. RD. 62
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.7 MI. W. OF CO. RD. 83, Baldwin, AL
Built 2009 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 485
MARLIN SPRINGS RD
GoodOver: TARRANT SPRING BRANCH
500' W CARSON ROAD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1980 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,868
US 72; SR 2
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
3.4 MI E FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL
Built 1986 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 10,490
BALCH RD.
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1 MI E LIMESTONE CO. LINE, Madison, AL
Built 2009 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,500
US 43
GoodOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
DEMOPOLIS, Marengo, AL
Built 1985 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,740
CO RD 1344
GoodOver: LITTLE SLAB CREEK
679 FT W JCT 1348, Marshall, AL
Built 1984 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 150
SMILIE FERRY RD.
GoodOver: CREEK RELIEF
1.4 MI. N. OF MERIWETHER, Montgomery, AL
Built 1982 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 115
COUNTY RT 75
GoodOver: RELIEF OF MAGBY CREEK
3.4 MI NORTH OF US HWY 82, Pickens, AL
Built 1959 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 280
CR 67
GoodOver: BOLES CREEK
2 MILES SOUTH OF 102, Fayette, AL
Built 1966 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 262
SR 3
GoodOver: Tennessee River Relief
1 M N JCT SR 3 & SR 20, Limestone, AL
Built 1995 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 25,465
AL-253
GoodOver: Camp Creek
5 MI N JCT AL-118, Marion, AL
Built 1991 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 222
KEENE'S MILL ROAD
GoodOver: BEE BRANCH
1.9 MI E JCT AL 216, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1995 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 750
SR 17
GoodOver: LITTLE BASSETTS CREEK
2.5 MI N OF TIBBIE, Washington, AL
Built 1995 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 1,640
Rockhill Rd.
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
0.5 MI. N. OF U.S. 31, Baldwin, AL
Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 493
BAXTER STATION RD
GoodOver: SIKES CREEK
0.4 MI W OF COUNTY 21, Barbour, AL
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 145
AL 25
GoodOver: HAYSOP CREEK
0.2 MI S BRENT, Bibb, AL
Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,240
CO. 195
GoodOver: OSANIPPA CREEK
1. 5 MI. S. W. MC GINTY, Chambers, AL
Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,024
CO. 176
GoodOver: WELLS CREEK
3.5 MI. S. FIVE POINTS, Chambers, AL
Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 85
CO 48
GoodOver: LITTLE CHATAHOSPEE CREEK
2.2 MI E SIKES, Chambers, AL
Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 202
CO 216
GoodOver: WATER WORKS CREEK
2 MI E DENSON, Chambers, AL
Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROAD 1068
GoodOver: LITTLE CHATAHOSPEE CREEK
2.6 MI. E. SIKES, Chambers, AL
Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 23
COUNTY ROAD 1068
GoodOver: LITTLE CHATAHOSPEE CREEK
2.6 MI. E. SIKES, Chambers, AL
Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 23
CHEROKEE #11
GoodOver: YELLOW CREEK
0.3 MI N JCT SR 68, Cherokee, AL
Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,420
SR 114
GoodOver: TUCKABUM CREEK
2.7 MI. N. OF LAVACA, Choctaw, AL
Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,410
Showing 9,251-9,300 of 13,471 bridges
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