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%.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37.9%58.4%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

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

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Poor

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

SR 114

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RIVER

BET. PENNINGTON AND MYWD, Choctaw, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 790

CO RT 520

Good

Over: LONGBRANCH CREEK

4.64 MI SE NEW BROCKTON, Coffee, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100

SR 83

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

1.5 MI NW I-65, Conecuh, AL

Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,580

CO RT 1518

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

CR 1518, Cullman, AL

Built 1983 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 160

SR 27 MP 54.370

Good

Over: W. CHOCTAWHATCHEE RELIEF

0.3 MI.E. DALE #18, Dale, AL

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,280

CO RD 25

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

1.0 MI S RODENTOWN T9SR6E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 223

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

1.5 MI E US 29, Escambia, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 571

5TH STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

5TH ST * TOWN CK, Etowah, AL

Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,612

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: COFFEE CREEK

2.4 MI EAST OF HWY. 107, Fayette, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 258

HWY46 T Peacock Rd

Good

Over: SANDY BRANCH

4 MI NE OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 120

SR 103 MP 4.962

Good

Over: WRIGHT'S CREEK

5 MI. N. FLA. LINE, Geneva, AL

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,510

_COUNTY ROAD 86

Good

Over: _LITTLE BUCK CREEK

_2.9 MI EAST KNOXVILLE, Greene, AL

Built 2018 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 70

AL 25

Good

Over: BIG PRAIRIE CREEK REL

1.1 MI N LANEVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,600

AL 25

Good

Over: BIG PRAIRIE CREEK RELIEF

1.5 MI N LANEVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,600

PHEASANT RD

Good

Over: WHITSITT CREEK

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Built 2006 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 67

CO RD 55

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

COTTONWOOD TO HENRY CO, Houston, AL

Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,220

CO RD 63

Good

Over: CEDAR SPRING CREEK

CO RD 22 TO CO RD 33, Houston, AL

Built 1995 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 360

CREEK CHURCH RD

Good

Over: ROCKEY CREEK

US 84 TO COTTONWOOD, Houston, AL

Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100

HARVEY HICKS RD

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

CO RD 69 TO CO RD 77, Houston, AL

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 90

AL - 269

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

.2 MI. SO.BIRMINGPORT, Jefferson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,858

CO.RT. 299

Good

Over: SOUR BRANCH

1.4 MI W INT. CO.61, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 106

Lee Road 037

Good

Over: WATULA CREEK

0.8 MI N E JCT S 051, Lee, AL

Built 2011 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 125

UNIVERSITY DRIVE

Good

Over: BRANCH

UNIV DR E OF MEMORIAL PKY, Madison, AL

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20,200

SR 28

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE REL.

2.9 MI. W. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,870

SR 28

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE REL.

2.1 MI. W. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,870

SR 21

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK REL.

3.2 MI. S. OF BEATRICE, Monroe, AL

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,940

SR 41

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK REL.

1.4 MI. N. OF FOUNTAIN, Monroe, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,480

SR 265

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK REL.

3.6 MI. N. OF BEATRICE, Monroe, AL

Built 1993 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 780

CAMPBELL FIELD RD

Good

Over: UT CONECUH RIVER

SEC 12,T10N,R20E, Pike, AL

Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 900

CO 27

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

2.5 MI N E HUGLEY, Russell, AL

Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 220

COUNTY ROAD 81

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

1/2 MILEM FROM CR83, Shelby, AL

Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 500

AL 39

Good

Over: JONES CRK.

1.9 MI. N. JCT. S.R.11, Sumter, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 830

COUNTY ROAD 203

Good

Over: TALLADEGA CREEK BRANCH

1.5 MI W INTER CO 203, Talladega, AL

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,710

JACOBS TRAIL

Good

Over: BRANCH

1/2 MILE S OF ROMULUS RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2006 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 45

AL-269

Good

Over: Mulberry Fork Warrior

Copeland Ferry, Walker, AL

Built 2008 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,577

US 43

Good

Over: ARMSTRONG CREEK

1 MI.S.OF WAGARVILLE, Washington, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,950

CR 28

Good

Over: BULL HALL CREEK

HOBSON, Washington, AL

Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 118

SR 21

Good

Over: PINE BARREN CREEK REL.

3.6 MI.S.OF SNOW HILL, Wilcox, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,210

CO. RD. 30

Good

Over: HILL CREEK

3.5MI SW LUCILE CO 30, Bibb, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 85

C0 RT 124

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

1.4 MILE WEST OF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1967 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 200

CO RT 528

Good

Over: WOOTEN MILL CREEK

3.69 MI NE OF DAMASCUS, Coffee, AL

Built 1970 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 100

JIM DEAN RD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5 MI SW FAIRNELSON, Conecuh, AL

Built 2017 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 60

CR 59

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK RELIEF

Petrey Highway, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2016 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 555

SR 95 MP 28.023

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

4.7 MI N COLUMBIA, Henry, AL

Built 1999 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 1,020

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2MI N JCT SR 35 *CO 17, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 1,534

STONE HEDGE DR

Good

Over: SECOND CREEK

1ST DRAIN S OF GRELOT RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1998 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 912

SR 21

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

3.3 MI. S. OF BEATRICE, Monroe, AL

Built 1988 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 1,940

HICKORY GROVE RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

6.2 MI E U.S.31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1970 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 125

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: BLACKS SLOUGH

21.6 MI N OF PIKE CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1993 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 900

AL 39

Good

Over: FACTORY CRK. REL.

4.7 MI. S. OF GAINESVILLE, Sumter, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 830

Showing 9,301-9,350 of 13,471 bridges

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