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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

SR21

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2007 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,607

Jack Warner PKWY

Good

Over: ABS Railroad

_1.6 Mi. East US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20,550

Jack Warner PKWY

Good

Over: ABS Railroad

_1.6 Mi. East US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20,550

AL-74

Good

Over: Rock Creek

2 MI. E of Addison, Winston, AL

Built 1994 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,700

WYNNVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK

1.5 MI. SOUTH OF SNEAD, Blount, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 380

CO RD 32

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.8 MI E INT RT 215 * 226, Choctaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,300

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER RELIEF #2

0.9 MI E US 29, Escambia, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 571

CO RD 129

Good

Over: TRUSSELL CREEK

1.5 MI N MACEDONIA CHURCH, Greene, AL

Built 1981 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 327

BROWNLEE RD.

Good

Over: SAL RR

BROWNLEE RD * ALTON RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1982 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 500

DAVEY ALLISON BLVD

Good

Over: OPOSSUM CREEK

0.75MI W I-59 S, Jefferson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,000

RAMP TO I-65 N

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR.

BETWEEN 41ST * and I-22, Jefferson, AL

Built 2013 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 7,575

WILMER GEORGETOWN

Good

Over: BIG CREEK LAKE

.4 MILES W NATCHEZ TRACE, Mobile, AL

Built 2017 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,015

CO RT #35

Good

Over: SOUTHRAIL RAILROAD

9.2 MI N OF CARROLLTON, Pickens, AL

Built 1992 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 107

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.1 MI. SO. CR 12, Shelby, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 600

AL 216

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2.1 MI N JCT SR 215, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2001 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 6,591

CO RD 31

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.5 MI N. CHATOM, Washington, AL

Built 1967 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 396

CO.173

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

1MI.N.LEE COUNTY LINE, Chambers, AL

Built 1980 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 199

COUNTY RD 6

Good

Over: GIN CREEK

NORTH GLENWOOD RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1993 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,473

CR. 560 (DEAN RD)

Good

Over: DEAN CREEK

_, Dale, AL

Built 2019 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 289

FAS 26 CR 85

Good

Over: BENGIS CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT SR 40, DeKalb, AL

Built 1952 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,514

LIBERTY PARKWAY

Good

Over: OLD OVERTON RD;CAHABA R

.1 MI E I459 N, Jefferson, AL

Built 1984 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,625

US 80

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

7.1 MI. E. OF JCT US 29, Macon, AL

Built 2005 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,510

US 431; SR 1

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER (MC)

JCT FLINT RIVER * US 431, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 10,772

SR 25

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE CREEK

1.3 MI. N. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,630

SR 25

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE RELEIF

1.4 MI. N. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,630

SR 25

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.8 MI. N. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,110

COUNTY ROUTE 56

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.05 MI.S.BUNIVISTA, Monroe, AL

Built 1953 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 665

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK

BELOW FONDE MELTONS HOUSE, Monroe, AL

Built 2003 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 500

SR 3

Good

Over: PAINTERS CREEK

4.1 M N JCT SR 3 & I 65, Morgan, AL

Built 1953 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 7,390

HIGHWAY 55 WEST

Good

Over: MACK CREEK

0.5MI EAST CR40, Morgan, AL

Built 2011 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,330

CAVE SPRING RD

Good

Over: GINHOUSE BRANCH

CAVE SPRING RD, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 400

CO. HWY. 42

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.2 MI W. CO. 47, Shelby, AL

Built 1973 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 692

AL-69

Good

Over: Sipsey Fork Warrior Rvr

Walker Culman Co Ln, Walker, AL

Built 2010 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 3,643

SR 225

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

1 MI N I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1994 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,802

MCARTHUR AVE

Good

Over: CSX/NORFOLK S RR

NORTH OF BYNUM RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 2019 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 9,000

CR # 83

Good

Over: TRIB TO MULBERRY CREEK

3.3 MI N SR 14 E, Dallas, AL

Built 1960 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: PAUL'S BRANCH

NO DATA ENTERED, Escambia, AL

Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

SR 24

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

9.6 MI E AL & MS ST LINE, Franklin, AL

Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,069

DEERFOOT PARKWAY

Good

Over: CAHABA RIVER .

0.7 MI N I59, Jefferson, AL

Built 1994 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,538

CO.RT. 95

Good

Over: DEMENT CREEK

0.1 MI N INT. CO.26, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

Greenbrier Parkway

Good

Over: Limestone Creek

.75 mi. SE MOORSVILLE RD, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,600

Greenbriar Parkway

Good

Over: Limestone Creek

.75 mi. SE MOORSVILLE RD, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,400

Cambridge Lane

Good

Over: French Mill Creek

1.0 mi south U.S. 72, Limestone, AL

Built 2016 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 560

MERIDIAN ST

Good

Over: STREAM

3205 MERIDIAN ST, Madison, AL

Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 24,080

US 431; SR 1

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER RELIEF #3

0.3 MI S FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,772

US 431; SR 1

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER RELIEF #2

0.3 MI S FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,772

CEDAR STREET

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

.3 MI N. of CARL AVE., Mobile, AL

Built 1986 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 386

CR 446

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

CR 446 0.4 mi. East CR 47, Shelby, AL

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

AL-195

Good

Over: Charlies Creek

2 MI S Thach, Walker, AL

Built 1929 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,130

CO.RD.55

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

BETHSALEM RD., Autauga, AL

Built 1991 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 65

Showing 9,851-9,900 of 13,471 bridges

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