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

US84 MP 523.279

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI. N OF AL 134, Covington, AL

Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,840

US 31

Fair

Over: LITTLE ESC.CREEK RELIEF

4.4 MI N US 29, Escambia, AL

Built 2001 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 5,990

NEW MULGA LOOP RD

Fair

Over: CAMP BRANCH

2MI SE OF AL HWY 269, Jefferson, AL

Built 1970 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,586

PLEASANT GROVE RD

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

1.5 MI SE AL HWY 269, Jefferson, AL

Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,600

FAUCETT ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1 MI E AL HWY 79, Jefferson, AL

Built 1975 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 835

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Fair

Over: SWEETWATER CRK BNCH

1.10 MI NE AL 10, Marengo, AL

Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 150

LIGON SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: COOK CREEK

2450 LIGON SPRINGS RD, Colbert, AL

Built 1996 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 634

US 31

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.4MI N CONECUH CO LINE, Butler, AL

Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,752

ALA 281

Fair

Over: HUBBARD CREEK

5.0 MI S CLEBURNE CO.LINE, Clay, AL

Built 1993 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 113

ADVENT CIRCLE

Fair

Over: CLEAR BRANCH

1/8 MI E I-59, Jefferson, AL

Built 1969 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 330

SHORT CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 MI SW AL 269, Jefferson, AL

Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 5,405

CARSON ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1 MI NE PINEHILL RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1965 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,825

CANE CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

0.125 MI W I-65 WARRIOR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1955 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 11,050

US 84

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.85MI E OF US 43, Clarke, AL

Built 1999 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,040

OLD MADISON PIKE

Fair

Over: RAINBOW CREEK

0.15MI W WALL-TRIANA, Madison, AL

Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 10,000

AL 170

Fair

Over: CHUBBEHATCHEE CREEK

6.9MI E OF AL 14, Elmore, AL

Built 1998 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,640

AL 170

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

7.9MI E OF AL 14, Elmore, AL

Built 1998 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,640

I-22

Fair

Over: Cane Creek

0.2 MI W Moon Road, Walker, AL

Built 1996 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 16,665

AL 14

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5 MI E RADFORD, Perry, AL

Built 1997 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 660

SR 177

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.9 MI. N INT HWY 43, Clarke, AL

Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,220

SR 24

Fair

Over: PAIN CREEK

0.8 M E JCT SR24 & SR243, Franklin, AL

Built 1999 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,370

CO RD 28

Fair

Over: TRIB BASSETS CREEK

0.25MI S CR 12 INT, Washington, AL

Built 1955 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 559

US 82

Fair

Over: FAY BRANCH

0.437 MI E. AUTAUGA CO LI, Elmore, AL

Built 1997 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 10,600

AL 108

Fair

Over: BRANCH

.2 MILE WEST OF US80, Montgomery, AL

Built 2003 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 500

AL 108

Fair

Over: BRANCH

.2 MI WEST OF US80, Montgomery, AL

Built 2003 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 500

SR38 / US280

Fair

Over: CREEK

CAMP HILL, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,254

I-22

Fair

Over: Cold Branch

.4 MI W. Blackwell Rd, Walker, AL

Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 20,698

CO.RD.30/OIL WLL.R

Fair

Over: LITTLE ESAMBIA CRK RLF.

4.4 MI. N. US.29, Escambia, AL

Built 2002 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 500

CO. 6

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BLACK CREEK

5.64KM FROM HWY 411??????, St. Clair, AL

Built 1996 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,943

WALDROP RD.

Fair

Over: SHOUL CREEK

0.71KM FROM CO. RD. 21, St. Clair, AL

Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 150

SR-69

Fair

Over: SHOALS CREEK

7.7 MI S OF BROWNS CREEK, Marshall, AL

Built 1999 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 8,696

ROCKY MOUNT CH RD

Fair

Over: DILLARS CREEK

0.9 MI WEST OF 431JCT 165, Barbour, AL

Built 1997 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 210

LEE CLAYTON RD

Fair

Over: NO BRANCH NAME

0.2 MILES SOUTH US 82, Barbour, AL

Built 1998 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 20

CO. HWY 4

Fair

Over: LIMSTONE BRANCH

2 MILES WEST OF GENEVA, Geneva, AL

Built 1956 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,400

CO. HWY. 62

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

4 MILES NORTH OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL

Built 1974 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 100

GRELOT RD

Fair

Over: SECOND CREEK

+/- 380 E OF SCHILLINGER, Mobile, AL

Built 1989 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 17,665

GRELOT RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SECOND CREEK

+/-1750 E OF SCHILLINGER, Mobile, AL

Built 1989 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 17,665

I-22

Fair

Over: Bean River

1/4 MI E.Carbon Hill INT, Walker, AL

Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 18,196

WILJOY ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2.5 MI WEST HWY 231, Morgan, AL

Built 1985 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 92

AL-118

Fair

Over: Turkey Creek

1.4 MI W Sulligent, Lamar, AL

Built 2001 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,271

SOUTHLAKE PARKWAY

Fair

Over: SOUTHLAKE

.5 KM NW JCT CO RD 17, Shelby, AL

Built 1986 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 500

I-22

Fair

Over: Trib to Barton Creek

.6 MI W Reed Rd, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 22,592

I22

Fair

Over: PRUDES CREEK

.7 MI.WEST CO. RD. 112, Jefferson, AL

Built 2001 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 12,470

I - 22

Fair

Over: PRUDES CREEK

400EAST OF C. R. 112, Jefferson, AL

Built 2001 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 14,630

I22

Fair

Over: PRUDES CREEK

1 M.EAST OF CR 12, Jefferson, AL

Built 2001 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 34,716

I-22

Fair

Over: Frog Auge Creek

.3 MI S Cordova Exit, Walker, AL

Built 2002 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 24,138

I-22

Fair

Over: Flat Branch

.5 MI W. East Lake Rd, Walker, AL

Built 2002 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 22,592

I-22

Fair

Over: Mallard Creek

.2 MI East CR-1, Walker, AL

Built 2002 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,401

I-22

Fair

Over: Trib of Mill Creek

.8 MI E Dogtown Rd, Walker, AL

Built 2002 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,401

I - 22

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

LOWER COALBURG, Jefferson, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 11,910

Showing 9,551-9,600 of 16,205 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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