State profile · Below national median SD

Alabama bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Alabama — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

13,471
Public bridges
35.0%
Good condition
3.3%
Poor condition
3.3%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

3.3%

451 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 11.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Alabama35.045653626308365%53.99005270581249%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.

12

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

51

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122
Selected

01

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

27

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

09

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

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

Structurally Deficient

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Structurally Deficient

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 21

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK REL.

3.9 MI. N. OF FURMAN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 900

SR 21

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK REL.

4.1 MI. N. OF FURMAN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 900

SR 21

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK REL.

4.3 MI. N. OF FURMAN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 900

CO RD 13

Good

Over: BEECH GROVE CREEK

2 MI S JCT SR 5, Winston, AL

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK

1 MI N ELLISON CROSSRDS, Blount, AL

Built 2014 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 240

CHEROKEE #29

Good

Over: BRANCH

6.4 MI S JCT SR 25, Cherokee, AL

Built 1948 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 1,200

US 84

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.9 M. W. OF GOSPORT, Clarke, AL

Built 1984 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 3,151

CR-29

Good

Over: Stewart Branch

0.44 MI S CR-35, Coosa, AL

Built 1997 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 746

MORGAN MILL RD.

Good

Over: BLAZE BRANCH

MORGAN MILL RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1983 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 90

CR 55

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

MAGNOLIA SHORES RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1991 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 50

HOLLAND BRIDGE RD.

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

HOLLAND BRIDGE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 25

ELMWOOD AVE

Good

Over: NOWLIN BRANCH

ELMWOOD AVE * NOWLIN BRAN, Etowah, AL

Built 1935 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 726

CO RD 572

Good

Over: BRANCH AT TURKEY PEN CR

1.8 MI WEST OF CO RD 65, Marengo, AL

Built 2001 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 36

SR 28

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE CREEK

2.6 MILES W.OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 2006 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 1,870

CO.RD. 861

Good

Over: MCCAY BRANCH

1.5 MI NE DICKERT, Randolph, AL

Built 1991 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 60

US 431 MP 57.766

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

2 MI. S.JCT. SR.95, Barbour, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,495

US 84

Good

Over: SATILPA CREEK REL.

3.8 MI. E. OF COFFEEVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1988 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,330

CO RT 655

Good

Over: BEARGRASS CREEK

5.2 MI SW OF BATTENS XRDS, Coffee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 100

CO RD 79

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 30 T9N R11W, Conecuh, AL

Built 1963 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 130

SR 52 MP 62.025

Good

Over: FOLKES BRANCH

1.2 MI. E OF SR 210, Houston, AL

Built 1927 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,180

CO 047

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

20 MI SE I-20, Talladega, AL

Built 1969 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,375

DENVER RD

Good

Over: CHATAHOSPEE CREEK

1 M N INT CO RD 571 W 529, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2006 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

0.6 MI WEST OF CO 71, Barbour, AL

Built 1990 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 210

GULLEDGE MILL RD

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

0.2 MI W OF COUNTY 49, Barbour, AL

Built 1991 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 30

SR 35

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

1 MI N JCT I-59 * SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 27,802

SR 35

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

1 MI N JCT I-59 * SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 27,802

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

2.1MI N JCT SR 35 *CO 17, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,534

Co. Rd. 489

Good

Over: Second Creek

1.4 mi N. Int SR 101, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2016 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 414

CR 460

Good

Over: ATWOOD BRANCH

6 MI W JCT SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1929 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,180

Lee Road 217

Good

Over: Sougahatchee Creek

1.7 M N MACON CO, Lee, AL

Built 2022 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 54

I 565

Good

Over: WITHERS SPRING BRANCH

6.4 M E JCT I 565 & I 65, Limestone, AL

Built 1988 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 426

DUPREE-WORTHEY RD

Good

Over: KNOX CREEK

SEC23 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1997 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 650

MACEDONIA RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

4 MI SOUTH OF AL 263, Lowndes, AL

Built 1985 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 65

CR 16

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

WEST C.L. OF GEORGIANA, Butler, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 249

CO. 241

Good

Over: BELCHER CREEK

1 MI. W. WELCH, Chambers, AL

Built 1960 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 382

CO 91

Good

Over: HARBUCK CREEK

1.0 M N CLEVELANDS X RDS, Clay, AL

Built 1989 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 232

CO RD 1375

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

CR 1375, Cullman, AL

Built 1963 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 75

Convent Rd NE

Good

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

0.1 Mi N Jct Larkwood, Cullman, AL

Built 2019 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 600

WHY 57 WARDS BR

Good

Over: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R

SEC-12 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1979 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 391

CR 51

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

05 MI E BRADLEY, Escambia, AL

Built 2010 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 40

CO RD 83

Good

Over: BRYANT CREEK

1.0 MI E SR 71, Jackson, AL

Built 2003 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 170

PRINCETON PARKWAY

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

PRINCETON PKWY * WOODLAND, Jefferson, AL

Built 1925 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 8,000

PERSIMMON TREE RD

Good

Over: BRIDGFORTH BR

SEC20 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1963 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 340

AL 183

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.8MI N JCT SR 14, Perry, AL

Built 1996 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 439

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: FENACHE CREEK TRIB

2.9 MI E CO RT 1161, Sumter, AL

Built 1954 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 195

18TH ST

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILROAD

18TH ST * SOU RR, Walker, AL

Built 1970 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 7,500

Pinewood Drive

Good

Over: Prestwood Creek

Pinewood Drive, Covington, AL

Built 1962 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 1,158

CO 79

Good

Over: MCKAYS MILL CREEK

SEC-10 T-4-N R-26-E, Dale, AL

Built 1963 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 196

COUNTY ROAD 54

Good

Over: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R

SEC-12 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1979 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 391

CHEROKEE TRAIL

Good

Over: Wallahatchee Creek

SEC 4 T18N R21E, Elmore, AL

Built 2021 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 668

Showing 9,451-9,500 of 13,471 bridges

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