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

Jimmy Faulkner Dr.

Good

Over: SIBLEY CREEK

2.2 MI.N. OF AL. HWY.31, Baldwin, AL

Built 2005 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 392

SR 9

Good

Over: CHULAFINNEE CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT US 431, Cleburne, AL

Built 1983 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 2,368

CO RT 482

Good

Over: LITTLE SCARHAM CREEK

1.1 MI NE OF PAINTET8SR5E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1986 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 189

HOLINGSWORTH ROAD

Good

Over: LUXAPALLILA CREEK

5.5 MILES NW OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 115

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

3.5 MI N JCT CO RD 119, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 1,534

COUNTY ROAD 142

Good

Over: PAINT ROCK RIVER

0.1 MILE JUT SR 65, Jackson, AL

Built 2007 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 93

COUNTY ROAD 50

Good

Over: SECOND CREEK

1 MI. EAST ALA 101, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2002 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 270

CO RD 37

Good

Over: BROTHERICK BRANCH

1.50 MI W CO 63, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2008 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 256

CO RT NO 45

Good

Over: BAPTIZING CREEK

2.45 MI N AL 25, Marengo, AL

Built 1989 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 400

LOWER DUBLIN ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

1.2 MI SE DUNBAR SCHOOL, Montgomery, AL

Built 1976 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 2201

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 11,T9N,R19E, Pike, AL

Built 1952 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 250

SR 21

Good

Over: TALLADEGA CREEK

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 5,496

I-22

Good

Over: Mill Creek

I-22 & Mill Creek, Walker, AL

Built 2003 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 14,713

CO RD 47

Good

Over: WATERHOLE HOLLOW

0.9 MI. N. OF I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,600

MT. ANDREW ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.0 MI WEST OF CO. 49, Barbour, AL

Built 2007 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 42

AL 5

Good

Over: AFFONEE CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT SR 25, Bibb, AL

Built 1942 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 4,669

RAINBOW DRIVE

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

RAINBOW DR TRUSS, Calhoun, AL

Built 2009 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 222

SR 17

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK REL.

2.8 MILES S OF JACHIN, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,160

SR 17

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK REL.

2.6 MILES S OF JACHIN, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,160

CO 22

Good

Over: CHULAFINNEE CREEK

1 MI. W OF HWY.431, Cleburne, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 105

CO RT 643

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2.5 MILE S.W.OF BATTENS X, Coffee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 413

Avant Road

Good

Over: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 35 T20N R20E, Elmore, AL

Built 1978 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 40

CO. RD 23

Good

Over: BR. TO HURRICANE CR.

0.2 MI W JCT CO 3, Franklin, AL

Built 2016 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 333

CO RT 135

Good

Over: MASTERSON CREEK

2.65MI W JCT CO RT 236, Lawrence, AL

Built 1993 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 170

US 72; SR 2

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

JCT FLINT RIVER * US 72, Madison, AL

Built 1994 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 11,959

AL-118

Good

Over: Luxapalilla Creek

2 MI W JCT SR 253, Marion, AL

Built 1964 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 6,441

I-22

Good

Over: Little New River

2.85 Miles East OF AL-129, Marion, AL

Built 2001 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 12,834

I-22

Good

Over: Little New River

2.85 Miles East of AL-129, Marion, AL

Built 2001 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 12,834

SR 130 MP 8.899

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

1.1MI E PIKE CO 83, Pike, AL

Built 1999 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 680

COUNTY ROAD 67

Good

Over: N FORK COWIKEE CREEK REL

1.3 MI. N. SHADY GROVE RD, Russell, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 26

US 43

Good

Over: ROBERTS BRANCH

2.1 MI. STH OF WAGERVILL, Washington, AL

Built 2008 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 4,260

US 43

Good

Over: BATES CREEK

3.4 MI N OF CALVERT, Washington, AL

Built 2009 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 4,785

CR-2

Good

Over: Escatawpa River

Yellow Pine, Washington, AL

Built 2017 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 35

SR 59

Good

Over: LITTLE TURKEY CREEK

0.6 MI N JCT CO RD 61, Baldwin, AL

Built 1988 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 801

BEACH EXPRESS

Good

Over: TRIB TO NEGRO CREEK

0.6 M. N. OF CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 3,825

BEACH EXPRESS

Good

Over: TRIB TO NEGRO CREEK

0.6 M. N. OF CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 3,825

CO RT 682

Good

Over: Double Bridges Creek

5.75 mi SE of Fairview, Coffee, AL

Built 2017 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 65

CO RD NO 357

Good

Over: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC.10,T19N,R21E, Elmore, AL

Built 1992 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 60

LOBOE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE WEOKA CREEK SPUR

2.0 MI W AL 9, Elmore, AL

Built 1996 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 20

Friendly Pine Road

Good

Over: COTTON FORD CREEK

SEC 14 T18N R17E, Elmore, AL

Built 1999 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 50

CO RD 20

Good

Over: TAYLOR CK

3.0 MI N WATSONIA, Greene, AL

Built 1978 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 341

CR 118

Good

Over: BURKHALTER CREEK

1.2 MI SE JCT CR 326, Jackson, AL

Built 1973 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 65

GRIFFIS ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK TRIBUTARY

3 MI W O OAK GROVE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1974 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 25

I 565

Good

Over: WITHERS SPRING BRANCH

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

Built 1988 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 651

COUNTY ROAD 1409

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

535 FT N JCT 1415, Marshall, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,120

Beaver CK. road

Good

Over: Mud Creek

0.5 mi.E. egg butter road, Shelby, AL

Built 2018 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 75

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1008 CREEK

0.6 MI NE MISS LINE, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 215

AL-118

Good

Over: Lost Creek

Lost Creek at Carbon Hill, Walker, AL

Built 1998 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 3,624

BEACH EXPRESS

Good

Over: NEGRO CREEK

0.8 M. N. OF CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 3,825

BEACH EXPRESS

Good

Over: NEGRO CREEK

0.8 M. N. OF CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 3,732

Showing 9,751-9,800 of 13,471 bridges

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