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
AL - 4 (US 78)
UnknownOver: I 20
US 78 * I 20 RIVERSIDE, St. Clair, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 43,320
I - 20
UnknownOver: PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD
1.8 MI. E. US 231, St. Clair, AL
Built 1991 ADT: 780
AL - 53 (US 231)
UnknownOver: AL - 4 (US 78)
PELL CITY, St. Clair, AL
Built 1998 ADT: 11,308
AL - 25 (US 411)
UnknownOver: I - 20
US 411 * I20 AT MOODY, St. Clair, AL
Built 2003 ADT: 65,150
I - 20
UnknownOver: AL - 4 ( US 78)
EDEN EXIT, St. Clair, AL
Built 2005 ADT: 1,575
AL - 53 (US 231)
UnknownOver: I-20
231 OVER I-20, St. Clair, AL
Built 2008 ADT: 46,760
I - 20
UnknownOver: COOK SPRINGS ROAD
I-20 OVER COOK SPRINGS RD, St. Clair, AL
Built 2010 ADT: 1,080
CONVEYOR BELT
UnknownOver: AL 144
WEST OF RAGLAND, St. Clair, AL
Built 2001 ADT: 3,170
A.T.& N. R.R.
UnknownOver: US 11
YORK, Sumter, AL
Built 1936 ADT: 4,940
US 80
UnknownOver: I-59
2.0 MI W OF CUBA, Sumter, AL
Built 1971 ADT: 11,030
US 80 (+)
UnknownOver: I-59
2.0 MI W. OF CUBA, Sumter, AL
Built 1971 ADT: 11,030
CR 27
UnknownOver: I-59
2.3 MI. N. OF MISS.ST.LN., Sumter, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 18,040
CR 2
UnknownOver: I-59
4.7MI.N.OF MISS.ST.LINE, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 18,040
CR 19
UnknownOver: I-59
6.5 MI N OF MISS ST LINE, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 18,040
MCCAINVILLE RD
UnknownOver: I-59 (MP 20.9)
2 MI.N.OF SR 28, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 19,990
CR 20
UnknownOver: I-59 (MP 23.5)
3 MI. W. OF EPES, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 20,206
CR-21
UnknownOver: I-59 (MP 24.8)
1.3 MI.N. OF CO.RD 20, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 18,250
AL 17
UnknownOver: I-59
2.3 MI. N. OF YORK, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 20,010
AL 39
UnknownOver: I-59 (MP 21.65)
1 MI. N. at I-59, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 ADT: 18,250
US 80 (+)
UnknownOver: AL 17
5.9 MI EAST OF CUBA, Sumter, AL
Built 2010 ADT: 1,395
US 80 (-)
UnknownOver: AL 17
5.9 MI EAST OF CUBA, Sumter, AL
Built 2012 ADT: 1,395
NORFOLK SOUTH. R/R
UnknownOver: SR 76
TOWN OF CHILDERSBURG, Talladega, AL
Built 1930 ADT: 6,230
CO207(EXIT165)
UnknownOver: I-20
2.2 MI W JCT SR 77, Talladega, AL
Built 1963 ADT: 51,787
CO79/DRY VALLEY RD
UnknownOver: I-20
1.8 MI E JCT SR 77, Talladega, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 44,364
CO 97/AIRPORT RD.
UnknownOver: I-20
5.0 MI E JCT SR 77, Talladega, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 44,364
CO93-SPEEDWAY BLVD
UnknownOver: I-20
EXIT 173 (EASTABOGA), Talladega, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 42,350
CO 129-MAHAFFEY RD
UnknownOver: I-20
4.5 MI E EXT 173, Talladega, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 42,460
CO 47
UnknownOver: I-20
EXIT 179-PRIEBES MILL, Talladega, AL
Built 1967 ADT: 42,460
CO 103-SILVER RUN
UnknownOver: I-20
2.0 MI E EXIT 179, Talladega, AL
Built 1967 ADT: 45,888
US280(SR38)
UnknownOver: US 231(SR21)
INT US 280 / US 231, Talladega, AL
Built 1975 ADT: 6,285
US 280(SR38)
UnknownOver: US 231(SR21)
INT US 280 * US 231, Talladega, AL
Built 1975 ADT: 6,285
SR-77
UnknownOver: I-20
JCT I-20 AND SR-77, Talladega, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 45,009
PEDESTRIAN OVERPAS
UnknownOver: AL 21
CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL
Built 1978 ADT: 3,825
I20
UnknownOver: CO. LINE ROAD WEST
.5 MI W EXIT 79, Talladega, AL
Built 2008 ADT: 364
CENTRAL OF GA RR
UnknownOver: CITY STREET
JACKSON'S GAP, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1924 ADT: 650
SR 22
UnknownOver: HILLABEE ST/NORFOLK R/R
CITY OF ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1958 ADT: 3,500
US 82
UnknownOver: CAMPUS DR
0.5 MI W JCT SR 215, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 10,417
US 82
UnknownOver: CAMPUS DR
0.5 MI W JCT SR 215, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1959 ADT: 10,417
US 82
UnknownOver: WARRIOR RVR, RICE MINE R
0.34 MI W OF JACK WARNER, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1960 ADT: 10,000
CR 32(KEENES MILL)
UnknownOver: I-59 (MP 82.14)
2.3 MI N US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 47,400
ED STEPHENS RD
UnknownOver: I-59 (MP 84.6)
1.6 MI S BROOKWOOD RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 47,400
COVERED BRG RD
UnknownOver: I-59 (EXIT 86)
2.0 MI W CEDAR COVE, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 47,400
I-59
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD
2.2 MI N BROOKWOOD RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 827
I-59
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROAD
2.2 MI N BROOKWOOD RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 1,000
I-59
UnknownOver: WOODLAND LAKE RD (+)
2.0 MI S CAFFEE JCT, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1964 ADT: 265
US 11
UnknownOver: I-59 (EXIT 97)
CAFFEE JUNCTION, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 46,130
AL 216
UnknownOver: I-59,I-20,US-11,AL-5
OVER I59 3.2 MI E US11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1965 ADT: 60,490
CR 77
UnknownOver: I-59 (MP 78.15)
1.7 MI S HAMMS POTTERY, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1966 ADT: 45,680
PEDESTRIAN OVERPAS
UnknownOver: US 11
SKYLAND SCHOOL, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1968 ADT: 25,070
CO RD (Gee Lane)
UnknownOver: I-59 (MP 66.34)
2.2 MI N WARRIOR RIVER, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1969 ADT: 26,470
Showing 901-950 of 13,471 bridges
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