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

MOORESVILLE RD

Good

Over: PINEY CR

SEC5 T2SR3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 800

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1008 CREEK

3.0 MI NE MISS LINE, Sumter, AL

Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 297

CR. 37

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK RELIEF

CHAPMAN, Butler, AL

Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 309

DAVID JONES ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK COWIKEE CRK

0.9 MI N OF COUNTY 89, Barbour, AL

Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 125

CR 566

Good

Over: LITTLE COON CREEK

300FT.BEHINDCAVESPRINGCH., Jackson, AL

Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10

SR21

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK RELIEF

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2007 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,548

LAGOON PARK DR.

Good

Over: HOLY WATER CREEK

0.4 MI W OF EASTERN BLVD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1997 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,000

CENTRAL AVE.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SHIRTEE CK.

SYL. MILL VILLAGE, Talladega, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 310

c.r. 149

Good

Over: CREEK

0.1 MI E OF CR 148, Lawrence, AL

Built 2013 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.7 MILES SOUTH OF AL ROU, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 670

CAPSHAW RD

Good

Over: COPPERRUN BR

SEC13 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1952 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 5,500

COUNTY RT #75

Good

Over: RELIEF OF KINCAIDE CREEK

4.2 MI NO OF SR #14, Pickens, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 550

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

SEC-10 T-5-N R-26-E, Dale, AL

Built 1957 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 256

CO 2 EAST TO AL2

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI WEST OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL

Built 1963 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 460

W11TH*MCDANIEL

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

ANN W 11th & McDaniel, Calhoun, AL

Built 1965 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,100

COUNTY RD 33

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PICKS CREEK

1.4 MI. E. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1966 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 100

CO RD 6

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

2.9 MI E INT RT 231 * 241, Choctaw, AL

Built 1967 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 425

SR 17

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.3 MI.N. OF SILAS, Choctaw, AL

Built 1970 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,830

CO. RD. 133

Good

Over: BRANCH

WED.H.S.CULVERT), Randolph, AL

Built 1974 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 250

ST CLAIR CO HWY14

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.3 MI SW PELL CITY, St. Clair, AL

Built 1976 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 250

OLD LOW.WETMPKA RD

Good

Over: GALBRAITH MILL CREEK

0.2 MI.E.LOW.WETMPKA.RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1995 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 50

I - 65 TO I - 22

Good

Over: I - 65

I - 22 WBR, Jefferson, AL

Built 2015 Load: 24.6 t

CR 53

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.8 MI. SE OF HUBBERTVILL, Fayette, AL

Built 1954 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 106

NIX MILL POND RD

Good

Over: EDGAR BRANCH MILL POND

0.7 MI W. CO.8 JCT., Franklin, AL

Built 2013 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 170

SR 117

Good

Over: WILLS CREEK

2.5 MI SE JCT I 59, DeKalb, AL

Built 1927 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 3,503

CO RT 30

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

1.5 E OF BERRY, Fayette, AL

Built 1951 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 120

CO. RT. 10

Good

Over: STREAM

2.66 MI.NE JCT.US43* CO10, Clarke, AL

Built 1951 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 450

FAS 08 CR20

Good

Over: BOGUECHITTO CREEK

CR 20 LAKELAND FARM, Perry, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 325

COUNTY ROUTE 35

Good

Over: BRANCH

.04 MI. S. EXCEL, Monroe, AL

Built 1956 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 390

CO. RT. 03

Good

Over: STREAM

3.57 MI.NW OF WINN, Clarke, AL

Built 1961 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 400

CO RD 88

Good

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER FAS 18

LEE BRIDGE, Randolph, AL

Built 1975 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 212

MULGA LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: BAYVIEW LAKE

1/2 MI E MULGA, Jefferson, AL

Built 1980 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 1,665

AL-86

Good

Over: BNSF Railroad

0.3 MI W Pickensville, Pickens, AL

Built 1984 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 1,653

US231;US431;SR1

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

3 MI N JCT US231*US431, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 9,141

COUNTY ROAD 50 E.

Good

Over: CO. RD. 50 * LEAF CREEK

CR50 1.5 M E OF US HWY 31, Chilton, AL

Built 1967 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 750

FAS 03

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI S JCT SR 25, Cherokee, AL

Built 1948 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 1,200

CLIO SHORT RD-CR 9

Good

Over: BIG SAND CREEK

1.9 MI S OF AL 130, Barbour, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 160

COUNTY ROUTE 29

Good

Over: STURDIVANT CREEK

2.0 MI. S.E. OLD TEXAS, Monroe, AL

Built 1952 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 340

COUNTY ROUTE 56

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.0 MI.S.E. VREDENBURGH, Monroe, AL

Built 1953 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 650

CO 008

Good

Over: KAHATCHEE CREEK

3.5 MI N CO 26, Talladega, AL

Built 1954 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 825

COUNTY RT 63

Good

Over: KIRK BRANCH

22.5MI E OF SR14, Pickens, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 600

AL - 25

Good

Over: BRANCH

AL 25 * US 78, Jefferson, AL

Built 1924 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 3,580

CO. RT. 27

Good

Over: POGUE CREEK

3.5 MI.N. GROVE HILL, Clarke, AL

Built 1965 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 950

SR 24

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK RELIEF 1

1.9 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL

Built 1978 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 2,335

CR-107

Good

Over: Hatchet Creek

4 MI. N. W.ROCKFORD, Coosa, AL

Built 1980 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 176

CO RD 84

Good

Over: EAST FORK OF LOST CREEK

1.3 MI W CO 48 CO 49 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1990 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 135

SR 133

Good

Over: TENNESSEE RIVER

2.3 M N JCT SR133 & SR184, Colbert, AL

Built 2001 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 13,610

FORREST AVE

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

FORREST AVE * BLACKCREEK, Etowah, AL

Built 1930 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 8,820

SR 36

Good

Over: ELAM CREEK

1 MI E JCT SR 36 & SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1950 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 770

CO. ROAD 47

Good

Over: CHEAHA CREEK

0.6 MI N CO 385 AT MCELDE, Talladega, AL

Built 1955 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 925

Showing 10,101-10,150 of 16,205 bridges

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