State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
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 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

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.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

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.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

MARTIN RD

Fair

Over: DRAKE CREEK

0.5 MI NE MILLER VILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1970 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 22

FAITH-WALKER RD

Fair

Over: FOLSOM'S CREEK

ST. STEPHENS, Washington, AL

Built 1985 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 25

TIDWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: STUDHORSE CREEK

3 MILES NORTH HUBBERTVILL, Fayette, AL

Built 1988 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 15

DAWES ROAD

Fair

Over: BAKER CREEK

3.7 MI N CO 11, Mobile, AL

Built 1950 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 3,830

DAWES ROAD

Fair

Over: DEAKLE CREEK

2 MI NE GRANDBAY WILMER, Mobile, AL

Built 1950 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 3,830

CO 4

Fair

Over: ROBERTS CREEK

ROBERTS CREEK CO 4, Cleburne, AL

Built 1954 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50

CO. 131

Fair

Over: BRANCH

.2 MI. E. TAL. CO. LINE, Chambers, AL

Built 1957 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 46

DUNCAN ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1/4 MILE N HWY 5, Walker, AL

Built 1962 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 550

CR 110 HOLSINGBACK

Fair

Over: TRIB. OAKMULGEE

1M N AL#183 BACKFRIDAYSTO, Perry, AL

Built 1964 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50

PERSIMMON DR

Fair

Over: PUSS CUSS CREEK

0.5 MI E INT RT 56 *008, Choctaw, AL

Built 1993 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 85

CO RD 29

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.5 MI. NORTH MIXONVILLE., Conecuh, AL

Built 1996 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 200

CO. RT. 42

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

035 MI N US 72, Jackson, AL

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 330

SR21

Fair

Over: KELLY CREEK

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 1942 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 5,607

RC COLLINS ROAD

Fair

Over: ADAMS CREEK

4 MI SE OF COFFEE SPRINGS, Geneva, AL

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CREEK

.2MI E WALLACE, Escambia, AL

Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 750

NARROW LANE RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI.N.OF SEIBELS RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1948 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 900

CO 123

Fair

Over: TALASSEEHATCHEE CREEK

2.9 MI. N OF AL 21, Talladega, AL

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 805

County Road 49

Fair

Over: Buttahatchee River

ONE FOURTH MILE NO OF 278, Marion, AL

Built 1951 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 370

Lee Road 148

Fair

Over: PHELPS CREEK

1.6 MI W JCT LEE RD 145, Lee, AL

Built 1954 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 461

CR 436

Fair

Over: BRANCH

CR 436, Cullman, AL

Built 1956 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1MI E BRADLEY, Escambia, AL

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 675

SHELTON BEACH ROA

Fair

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

1.3 MI N US 98, Mobile, AL

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,573

ROADWAY

Fair

Over: CO RT 1165 FENACHE CREEK

9.5 MI N AL HWY 116, Sumter, AL

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 386

O. PATTERSON RD

Fair

Over: MOUNTAIN FORK CREEK

1.5 MI W JCT CO RD 305, Madison, AL

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,513

WOLF CREEK(DIRT)

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.0 MI. SO. RIDGEVILLE, Butler, AL

Built 1959 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HWY 55E

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.75 MI S CR 166, Morgan, AL

Built 1961 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,335

CO RT 12

Fair

Over: SIPSEY RIVER

0.7 E OF NEWTONVILLE, Fayette, AL

Built 1962 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 168

CR262 COVE BRANCH

Fair

Over: CR262 COVE BRANCH

CR262 2MI SE NEW HOPECH, Chilton, AL

Built 1971 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 160

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

3.0 MI.S.W.RILEY CROSSING, Monroe, AL

Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50

Lee Road 240

Fair

Over: UCHEE CREEK

MOFFITS MILL, Lee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,480

LINDSEY RD

Fair

Over: COAL FIRE CREEK

3.7 MI. S. KENNEDY, Lamar, AL

Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 30

TIMBER GAP CIRCLE

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF CEDAR CR

0.20 MI E O I65, Morgan, AL

Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 135

CO RD

Fair

Over: EAST SEPULGA RIVER

CC TRAIL, Conecuh, AL

Built 1993 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 40

Goldmine Road

Fair

Over: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 14 T19N R21E, Elmore, AL

Built 1950 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 10

ROBERTS ROAD

Fair

Over: CHICKASAW CREEK

0.4 MI E US 45, Mobile, AL

Built 1954 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 2,014

CO RD 68

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

1.1 E CO 48 CO 68 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1959 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 315

F.A.S.19

Fair

Over: SHADES CREEK

8.1MI E GREENPOND CO.12, Bibb, AL

Built 1962 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 256

ROAD

Fair

Over: OMUSSEE CREEK

RCDG BR. ON PAVED RD. 63, Henry, AL

Built 1963 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 150

GRAVEL ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.1 MILE NORTH JCT ST.253, Marion, AL

Built 1965 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 20

CO 129

Fair

Over: BRANCH

CR 129 BRANCH, Cleburne, AL

Built 1967 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 200

TIMBERS DRIVE

Fair

Over: MENDHIEM CREEK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR 210, Houston, AL

Built 1983 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 1,700

US 82 WBL

Fair

Over: SCL RR

1.1 MI E OF I65, Montgomery, AL

Built 1955 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 17,650

US 82 EBL

Fair

Over: SCL RR

1.1 MI.E.OF I65, Montgomery, AL

Built 1955 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 17,650

CO RD 181

Fair

Over: SIPSEY RIVER AT LEWISTON

COUNTY LINE ON CO RD 181, Greene, AL

Built 1960 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 530

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

2.05 MI.S.W. SKINNERTON, Monroe, AL

Built 1999 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 50

Ceaserville Road

Fair

Over: CALLOWAY CREEK

1.2 MI E OF AL 143, Elmore, AL

Built 1970 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 3,632

Lee Road 124

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.5 MI SE JCT LEE RD 401, Lee, AL

Built 1966 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 270

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.0 MI.S. RILEY CROSSING, Monroe, AL

Built 1968 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 50

Rifle Range Road

Fair

Over: WALLAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 36 T21N RL8E, Elmore, AL

Built 1969 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 336

Rifle Range Road

Fair

Over: CHUBBAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 17 T17N R20E, Elmore, AL

Built 1970 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 300

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