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
BEACH EXPRESS
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
4.3 M. N. OF CR 32, Baldwin, AL
Built 2014 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 3,732
COUNTY ROAD 27
GoodOver: PEA CREEK
1.5 MI NORTH OF AL 51, Barbour, AL
Built 2016 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 374
CO RT 78
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
4 MI. S. SKINNETON, Conecuh, AL
Built 1965 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 75
CO RD 86
GoodOver: BIG BUCK CREEK
3.8 MI EAST KNOXVILLE, Greene, AL
Built 2006 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 70
SR 25
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
1 MI. N. OF FUNSOALE, Marengo, AL
Built 1989 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,610
GRAVEL ROAD
GoodOver: BULL MT CREEK
1 MILE WEST JCT ST RD 19, Marion, AL
Built 1994 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 35
AL-171
GoodOver: East Branch
0.5 MI S of JCT 253, Marion, AL
Built 2012 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 4,157
CO 33
GoodOver: ADAMS BRANCH
7.9 MI N E UCHEE, Russell, AL
Built 1987 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 400
BARRON BRIDGE RD
GoodOver: BLUE CREEK
2.0 MI NORTH ALA NO 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1991 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 220
MULLICAN RD
GoodOver: BUCK CREEK
0.3 MI N AL NO 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1996 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 480
US 82
GoodOver: SIPSEY RIVER RELIEF #2
0.6 MI W SIPSEY RIVER, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2010 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 6,070
CO RD 57
GoodOver: BREAKFAST CREEK
INT 57 AND 85, Autauga, AL
Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 725
Ciounty Road 24
GoodOver: Turkey Branch
87 feet W of US 98, Baldwin, AL
Built 2017 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,340
COUNTY ROAD 341
GoodOver: BENSON CREEK
CR341 3MI N SARDIS CH, Chilton, AL
Built 1971 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 100
US 43
GoodOver: BASSETTS CREEK
THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL
Built 1981 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,275
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD
0.8 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. R, Colbert, AL
Built 1981 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 720
US 29
GoodOver: MANTEL CREEK
1.2 MI N SR 41, Escambia, AL
Built 1986 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,690
SR 64
GoodOver: SECOND CREEK
2 MI E JCT SR64 & SR101, Lauderdale, AL
Built 2008 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,720
CO RT 71A
GoodOver: PINEY CREEK RELIEF
1.1 MI E JCT I 65, Limestone, AL
Built 1978 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 200
RED BANK ROAD
GoodOver: FLINT CREEK
1.75 MI E SR 31, Morgan, AL
Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 330
Bradford Rd (CR47)
GoodOver: Beaver Creek
_, Pickens, AL
Built 2018 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 150
I-59
GoodOver: AT*N.RR (ABANDON)
.3MI.S. OF S.R.17, Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 21,968
JOE MALLISHAM PKWY
GoodOver: TATER HILL CREEK
0.53 MI N BLACK WARR RV, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,250
CO. RD. 52
GoodOver: SILVER CREEK
0.8 MI. E. OF CO. RD. 55, Baldwin, AL
Built 1993 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 956
CR 34
GoodOver: Negro Creek
2.3 M. E. of Al. Hwy. 59, Baldwin, AL
Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 384
SR74 / US278
GoodOver: GLADE BRANCH
3 MI E JCT SR9, Calhoun, AL
Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,299
CO. RT. 48
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.97 MI.E OF BASHI, Clarke, AL
Built 1955 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 750
CO. RT. 19
GoodOver: BASSETT CREEK
WALKER SPRINGS, Clarke, AL
Built 1994 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 450
CO RT 10
GoodOver: RABBIT CREEK
2.51MI NE JCT 43/CO 10, Clarke, AL
Built 1996 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 450
CO RT 477
GoodOver: HOLLEY MILL CREEK
3.6 MI W OF FAIRVIEW, Coffee, AL
Built 1974 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 97
COUNTY ROAD 59
GoodOver: PATSALIGA CREEK M.C.
Oakey Streak Rd, Covington, AL
Built 2006 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 63
COUNTY ROAD 59
GoodOver: PATSALIGA CREEK
PETREY HIGHWAY, Crenshaw, AL
Built 2006 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 950
CO. RT. 747
GoodOver: BRINDLEY CREEK
Cr 747 North, Cullman, AL
Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 700
COUNTY ROAD 974
GoodOver: WHETSTONE CREEK
Cr 974, Cullman, AL
Built 2004 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60
CR # 86
GoodOver: TRIB TO BEECH CK SWAMP
0.34 MI E CR 81, Dallas, AL
Built 1970 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 150
CO RD 193
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK CREEK
T-8-S R-7-E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1995 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 119
US 278
GoodOver: BLACK WARRIOR RELIEF
0.1E OF BLK WARRIOR RIVER, Etowah, AL
Built 2008 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,951
AL 60
GoodOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
0.5 MI E OF AKRON, Hale, AL
Built 1993 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,212
BIVENS-BROOKSIDE R
GoodOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
0.4 MI N CHERRY AVENUE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1987 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,800
CO RT 139
GoodOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CK
1.2MI N INT CO 11, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1994 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 12
THACH ROAD
GoodOver: PINEY CR
SEC28 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL
Built 1958 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 880
BIBB-GARRETT RD
GoodOver: PINEY CR
SEC31 T4S R3W, Limestone, AL
Built 1988 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 300
US 231/SR 53
GoodOver: LILLY FLAGG ROAD
US231 OVER LILY FLAGG RD, Madison, AL
Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 51,001
COUNTY RT #76
GoodOver: MOCCASIN BRANCH
1.2 MI E OF JCT # 159, Pickens, AL
Built 1964 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD #225
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.4 MI. E. OF CO RT #63, Pickens, AL
Built 2002 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 32
COUNTY ROAD 3328
GoodOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
SECT 35,T8N,R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1963 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 275
COUNTY ROAD 7724
GoodOver: NAPPY HEAD BRANCH
SEC 12,T10N,R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40
US 80
GoodOver: SUCARNOOCHEE RIV. RELIEF
1.7 MI EAST BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 2009 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,690
US 80
GoodOver: SUCARNOOCHEE RIV REL
1.7 MI. E BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 2007 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,030
US 80
GoodOver: LITTLE FOURTY CREEK
5.2 MI E JCT AL 17, Sumter, AL
Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,752
Showing 9,801-9,850 of 13,471 bridges
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