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

CR37 HARGROVE RD

Unknown

Over: I-59

JCT I59 (AT MP 74.2), Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1969 ADT: 50,190

WOODLAND ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-59

JCT I-59 (MP 75.1), Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1969 ADT: 50,190

I-359 (+)

Unknown

Over: I-59

0.3 MI N JCT SKYLAND BLVD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 15,645

I-59

Unknown

Over: ABS RR* REESE PHIFER (-)

0.3 MI S JCT I-359, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 5,500

I-59

Unknown

Over: ABS RR* REESE PHIFER (+)

0.3 MI S JCT I-359, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 5,066

3RD AVE EAST

Unknown

Over: I-59 (MP 72.24)

SKYLAND SCHOOL, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 50,980

JACK WARNER PKWY

Unknown

Over: US 82

0.2 MI E WARRIOR RIVER, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 44,260

NS RR Active

Unknown

Over: US 82

0.2 MI E JCT SR 215, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 45,130

AL 215

Unknown

Over: I-59

0.5 MI N JCT US 11 BYPASS, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 50,980

UNIVERSITY BLVD.

Unknown

Over: US 82,SR 6,MCFARLAND BD.

DCH MEDICAL CENTER, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 45,530

US 43

Unknown

Over: RIVER RD,MN AV,WARRIOR R

HUGH THOMAS, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1973 ADT: 2,240

I-59

Unknown

Over: LOCK 9 ROAD (-)

1.8 MI S OF FOSTERS, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1974 ADT: 64

I-59

Unknown

Over: LOCK 9 ROAD (+)

1.8 MI S OF FOSTERS, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1974 ADT: 60

AL 300

Unknown

Over: I-59

1.0 MI E OF FOSTERS, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1974 ADT: 24,060

US 43

Unknown

Over: 5TH STREET

NORTHPORT, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1974 ADT: 11,621

US 43

Unknown

Over: 5TH STREET

NORTHPORT, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1974 ADT: 11,621

51 STREET

Unknown

Over: US 82,SR 6

0.5 MI E JCT US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1975 ADT: 16,260

PEDESTRIAN OVERPAS

Unknown

Over: PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS

ARCADIA SCHOOL, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1975 ADT: 9,800

AL 215

Unknown

Over: NS RR Active

15TH STREET * LOOP ROAD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1975 ADT: 6,805

I-359 RAMP

Unknown

Over: I-359, I-59, US 11

JCT I-359 * I-59, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1981 ADT: 4,073

35TH STREET

Unknown

Over: I-359,US 11,SR 69,SR 7

1.1 MI N JCT SKYLAND BLVD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1982 ADT: 5,119

31ST STREET

Unknown

Over: I-359,US 11,SR 69,SR 11

1.3 MI N JCT SKYLAND BLVD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1982 ADT: 51,330

I-359

Unknown

Over: US 43,US 11, NS-RR

1.8 MI N JCT SKYLAND BLVD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1983 ADT: 22,010

PEDESTRIAN OVERPAS

Unknown

Over: US 11

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1983 ADT: 21,550

US 11

Unknown

Over: ABS RR Active, TY ROGERS

0.1 MI W OF I-359, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1983 ADT: 500

CR 85, BUTTERMILK

Unknown

Over: I-59

1.6 MI N OF COTTONDALE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1989 ADT: 46,750

M-CLASS BLVD

Unknown

Over: I-59 (MP 89.27-)

3.0 MI N CO RD 59, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1995 ADT: 23,785

M-CLASS BLVD

Unknown

Over: I-59 (MP 89.27+)

3.0 MI N CO RD 59, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1995 ADT: 23,785

NS RR

Unknown

Over: SR-7 (US-11)

4.5 MI S BIBB CO LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1997 ADT: 6,450

JOE MALISHAM PKWY

Unknown

Over: I-59

3.2MI S JCT I 359, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1998 ADT: 26,470

AL 171

Unknown

Over: ROSE BLVD

2.6 MI. N OF U.S. 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 ADT: 3,410

I-59

Unknown

Over: NORFOLK & SO RR Active

OVER US11 AND NORFOLK, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2017 ADT: 14,607

I-59

Unknown

Over: SR-6 (US-82)

EXIT 73, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2021 ADT: 43,607

2nd Avenue

Unknown

Over: Great Southern Railroad

0.25 miles S of Bryant DR, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2021

SOU RR

Unknown

Over: AL 18

AL 18 * SOU RR, Walker, AL

Built 1932 ADT: 880

RR

Unknown

Over: AL 69

AL 69*I C RR, Walker, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 6,980

AL -5

Unknown

Over: US-78

US 78 * AL 5, Walker, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 9,680

I-22

Unknown

Over: Industrial Access Road

M.P. 65 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1997 ADT: 100,000

I-22

Unknown

Over: Industrial Access Road

M.P. 65 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1997 ADT: 100

Whitehouse Road

Unknown

Over: I-22

M.P. 65.3 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1996 ADT: 14,840

I-22

Unknown

Over: Tuscaloosa Road

M.P. 60.9 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1995 ADT: 100

I-22

Unknown

Over: Tuscaloosa Road

M.P. 60.9 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1995 ADT: 100

I-22

Unknown

Over: Calumet Road

M.P. 61.9 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1995 ADT: 500

I-22

Unknown

Over: Calumet Road

M.P. 61.9 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1995 ADT: 500

AL-269

Unknown

Over: I-22

M.P. 62.9 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1995 ADT: 14,840

I-22

Unknown

Over: AL-118

Carbon Hill Interchange, Walker, AL

Built 2001 ADT: 402

I-22

Unknown

Over: AL-118

Carbon Hill Interchange, Walker, AL

Built 2001 ADT: 402

Ripley Cut-Off Rd

Unknown

Over: I-22

Over I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1996 ADT: 13,730

Ripley Road

Unknown

Over: I-22

Ripley over I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1996 ADT: 13,730

I-22

Unknown

Over: Holley Creek

M.P. 60.5 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1996 ADT: 200

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