State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
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 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

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.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

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.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

HUBBARD CREEK-Brid

Good

Over: HUBBARD CREEK

BANKHEAD DISTRICT, Lawrence, AL

Built 1990 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

910

Good

Over: HODNETT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Macon, AL

Built 2010 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 7711

Good

Over: LOG CREEK

SEC 24 T12N R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1958 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 115

CO RD 6

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI S INT RT 21 * 241, Choctaw, AL

Built 1965 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 275

LINNDALE ROAD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

LYNNS CROSSING, Jefferson, AL

Built 1980 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 228

GANDYS COVE ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5 MI EAST CR166, Morgan, AL

Built 2011 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 428

LUCAS FERRY RD.

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

SEC8 T4S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 2016 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 1,350

FORESTRY ACCESS RD

Good

Over: BOWLES CREEK TRIB

N OF STRUCTURE 24576, Coffee, AL

Built 1998 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 5

FORESTRY ACCESS RD

Good

Over: BLACKS MILL CRK

NW OF STRUCTURE 25447, Dale, AL

Built 1998 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 100

FORESTRY ACESS RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF STEEPHEAD CRK

NW OF STRUCTURE 25457, Dale, AL

Built 1998 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20

FORESTRY ACESS RD

Good

Over: WHITAKER CRK

NE OF STRUCTURE 24229, Dale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 7708

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER RELIEF

SEC 04 T10N R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 240

CO.RD.19

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK

HAYNES, Autauga, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 500

STINNETT HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: MCGOWAN BRANCH

SEC9 T2S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 608

CO17 EAST TO CO

Good

Over: CREEK

2 1/2MI EAST OF CO 17, Lowndes, AL

Built 1970 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 360

CO. RT. 33

Good

Over: BAILEYS CREEK

2.45 MI.E GAINSTOWN, Clarke, AL

Built 1970 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 200

CO. RT. 44

Good

Over: TALLAHATTA CREEK

0.53 MI. W CAMPBELL, Clarke, AL

Built 1977 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 150

BROOKWOOD BLVD

Good

Over: SHADES CRK

.2 MI S LAKESHORE DR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1969 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 9,765

CO RD 91

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.0 M W OF CO 89, Greene, AL

Built 1983 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 10

CO RD 125

Good

Over: TUBBS CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.9 MI N ALA HWY 39, Greene, AL

Built 1957 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 121

CO RT 608

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.82 MILE WEST OF GOODMAN, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 60

AL.14

Good

Over: COOSA RIVER RELIEF NO.2

0.5 MI.W.OF COOSA RIVER, Elmore, AL

Built 1983 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 12,690

AL 14

Good

Over: COOSA RIVER RELIEF NO.3

0.3 MI.W.OF COOSA RIVER, Elmore, AL

Built 1983 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 12,690

Buster Aplin Road

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

Johnson Quarters, Covington, AL

Built 1991 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50

CR 75

Good

Over: DITCH

1 MI N STEVENSON, Jackson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 520

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: HARRISON MILL CREEK

SEC-1 T-3-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1951 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 298

CO RT 114

Good

Over: TURNERS CREEK

2.5SOUTHOF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1951 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 375

CR-34 East

Good

Over: Sandy Creek

6.4 M N OF AL 49, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 405

CR # 83

Good

Over: TRIB TO MULBERRY CREEK

1.8 MI N SR 14 E, Dallas, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 100

SUMMERVILLE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

205 SUMMERVILLE RD SW, Marshall, AL

Built 1978 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,250

CORRIDOR X

Good

Over: I - 65

I - 22 EBR / I - 65 RAMP, Jefferson, AL

Built 2016 Load: 24.4 t

CR 24

Good

Over: BARRON CREEK

5.5 MI. N OF FOWLERS CR, Fayette, AL

Built 1966 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 140

MONTEVALLO ROAD

Good

Over: WATKINS CREEK

Montevallo Park Road, Jefferson, AL

Built 2011 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,510

CO. RT. 448

Good

Over: TROUBLESOME CREEK

0.01 MI. W CO RT 25, Lawrence, AL

Built 2014 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 15

CR 64

Good

Over: Drainage

1.9 M. E. of Hwy. 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,576

FLAT TOP ROAD

Good

Over: SKELTON CREEK

0.75 MILE S OF QUINTOWN, Jefferson, AL

Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,560

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1253 COTAHAGACREEK

1.8 MI E ALA HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 222

SR 36

Good

Over: SHEATS CREEK

1 MI W JCT SR36 & SR157, Lawrence, AL

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,040

COUNTY HIGHWAY147

Good

Over: BRANCH

429 FT W JCT 1005, Marshall, AL

Built 1951 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150

HORTON RD (CR 92)

Good

Over: PINEY CREEK

.5 MI W OF AL 75, DeKalb, AL

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 366

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1223 JONES CREEK

1.9 MI N EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 340

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1186 CREEK

3.4 MI N EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 340

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1186 TOMS CREEK

5.1 MI N EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 315

CO 034

Good

Over: BRANCH CULVERT

2.05 MI N W CO 002, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 565

CO 207

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK-COLBERT

0.5 MI S CO 191, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,080

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1056 TOOMSUBACREEK

2.3 MI NW US HWY 11, Sumter, AL

Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 250

POOLE ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CHAPEL CREEK

2.7 MI N SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1061 BRANCH

4.0 MI E MISS LINE, Sumter, AL

Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 420

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1027 CREEK

3.0 MI E CO RT 1009, Sumter, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 295

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1027 LITTLE KIN CR

3.5 MI E CO RT 1009, Sumter, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 596

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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