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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

FAS 08 C.R.20

Good

Over: WASHINGTON CREEK

CR 20, Perry, AL

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 325

AL 14

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1.0 MI E OF SPROTT, Perry, AL

Built 1994 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 690

COUNTY ROAD 37

Good

Over: BRANCH OF COALFIRE CREEK

3.3 MI NORTH OF CR#35, Pickens, AL

Built 2006 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 180

9TH STREET

Good

Over: BUXAHATCHEE CREEK

NEAR RR DEPOT., Shelby, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 100

MCCAIN PARKWAY

Good

Over: HOGPEN CREEK

0.15 MI SE EXIT 242 I-65, Shelby, AL

Built 1986 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,500

US 11

Good

Over: SUCARNOOCHEE RVR REL

LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL

Built 2003 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,407

CAMPGROUND RD

Good

Over: OAKTASASI CREEK

1.9 MI NORTH AL 63, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 485

US 82

Good

Over: BOX CREEK

102 MI. W. SIPSEY RIVER, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2010 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,070

US 82

Good

Over: SISPEY RIVER RELIEF #4

0.2 MI W SIPSEY RIVER, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2010 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,070

US 45

Good

Over: PINE BARREN CREEK

4.1 MI N OF DEER PARK, Washington, AL

Built 1995 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,500

SR 10

Good

Over: AGR

3.6 MI E OF PINE HILL, Wilcox, AL

Built 1982 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 4,010

GOODE BRIDGE RD.

Good

Over: TALLASSEEHATCHEE CREEK

GOODE BRIDGE RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1954 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 985

POSSUM TROT

Good

Over: BRANCH

POSSUM TROT/ASBERRY, Calhoun, AL

Built 2013 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 369

DAY GAP RD. cul

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5 MI SW OF I65, Cullman, AL

Built 1990 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 500

SR 117

Good

Over: BRANCH

5.9 MI N JCT SR 117* US72, Jackson, AL

Built 1948 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 618

AL - 5 (US 78)

Good

Over: VILLAGE CREEK * BNSF RR

AL 5 * BNSF RR, Jefferson, AL

Built 2017 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 47,213

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.75 MI E US 31, Jefferson, AL

Built 2004 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 8,700

EASTER FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE BRANCH

SEC 25 T2S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 2005 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 650

cr 515

Good

Over: wedowee cr

omaha, Randolph, AL

Built 2015 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 38

STONEHAVEN TRAIL

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.25 MI. W OF JCT US 31, Shelby, AL

Built 2003 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 6,010

HARGROVE RD E.

Good

Over: LYE BRANCH

5.8 MI NE OF JCT US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2014 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 7

BELFOREST CEM. RD.

Good

Over: CONEY BRANCH

0.4 MI.W.OF CR.RD. 54W., Baldwin, AL

Built 2002 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 619

SILAS GANEY RD.

Good

Over: MAJORS CREEK

0.02 MI. N. OF CR 96, Baldwin, AL

Built 2011 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 77

2 MILES E AL HWY 9

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREK

BROWN BRIDGE CONC 2007, Calhoun, AL

Built 2007 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 320

SR15 / US29

Good

Over: OSANIPPA CREEK

4 MI N JCT CO RD 70, Chambers, AL

Built 2012 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,673

_CO RD 224

Good

Over: _WELLS CREEK

_1.8 MI S.E. WHITE PLAINS, Chambers, AL

Built 2016 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 25

SR46

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

13 MI. E TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 2008 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,690

COUNTY ROAD 818

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

Cr 818 East Logan-East, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 200

CO RD #114

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

1.25 MI N CO RT #85T5SR9E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1981 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 283

CO RD 49

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

.1MI S CO 33 CO 49 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1979 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 500

VINA SHOTTSVILLE

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

JCT CR.23 & CR A23, Franklin, AL

Built 2015 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 68

SR 167 MP 6.075

Good

Over: BURCH BRANCH

6.1 MI.N.FLA.LINE, Geneva, AL

Built 1989 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 3,100

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: COLWELL CREEK

0.3 MI N OF AL HWY 14, Hale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 783

FERNBANK RD

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

3.9 MI. W. HWY. 17, Lamar, AL

Built 1956 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 190

CR 330

Good

Over: GRAY BRANCH

200 FT EAST OF CR 327 i, Lawrence, AL

Built 2016 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 11

SR-304

Good

Over: Swan Creek (Relief)

0.3M W SR-304/I-65, Limestone, AL

Built 2023 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 9,052

COLEMAN

Good

Over: DALLAS CREEK

COLEMAN, Madison, AL

Built 1971 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 350

AL-17

Good

Over: Bear Creek

N of Hackleburg, Marion, AL

Built 2007 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,021

SR 67

Good

Over: BRANCH

7 MI N JCT SR 67 & SR 69, Morgan, AL

Built 1952 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,940

GUM POND ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.2 MI SOUTH SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 2003 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 275

AL-17

Good

Over: LineBarger Branch

3.8 MI N of Reform, Pickens, AL

Built 1929 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,618

US 80

Good

Over: Little Uchee Crk

4 mi E. of JCT SR169, Russell, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 8,500

CR 32

Good

Over: N. FORK YELLOWLEAK CK

2.6 MI EAST CR 49, Shelby, AL

Built 2007 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 500

DEAD HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: MORGAN CREEK

0.6 MI FROM AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 2009 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 100

Quail Ridge road

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

_INT of Quail creek road, Shelby, AL

Built 2000 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 100

CO RT 415

Good

Over: HAYS CREEK

2 MILE WEST OF BASIN, Coffee, AL

Built 1956 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 276

CO RT 368

Good

Over: PATRICK CREEK

3.2 MI NW OF ELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1970 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 350

EASTERN VALLEY RD

Good

Over: CREEK

150' N BURCHFIELD LOOP, Jefferson, AL

Built 2007 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 6,676

I - 65 NORTH

Good

Over: PROPOSED I - 22

I-65/I-22 INTER, Jefferson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 34.8 t

MT. CARMEL RD

Good

Over: MT CARMEL BRANCH

.6 MI. E. H. NANCE RD, Madison, AL

Built 1994 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 200

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