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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

COUNTY LINE RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH

COUNTY LINE RD., Calhoun, AL

Built 1940 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 183

ALEX-JACKS HWY

Good

Over: TALLASSEEHATCHEE CREEK

ALEX-JACK HWY, Calhoun, AL

Built 2005 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 3,216

CO. 48

Good

Over: COUNTY LINE CREEK

1.3 MI. E. TALL. CO. LINE, Chambers, AL

Built 1980 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 632

CO. 11

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

3.6 MI. N. E. WAVERLY, Chambers, AL

Built 1981 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 185

CO. 51

Good

Over: COUNTY LINE CREEK

0.1 MI. E. TAL. CO. LINE, Chambers, AL

Built 1981 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 145

CO. 53

Good

Over: HOOTALOOCCO CREEK

1MI. N. MARCOOT, Chambers, AL

Built 1981 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 142

CO. 281

Good

Over: STROUD CREEK

2 MI. S. HICKORY FLAT, Chambers, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 160

CO. 12

Good

Over: BRANCH

2 MI. S.E. KENDALL C.R., Chambers, AL

Built 1985 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 52

HENRY DOHERTY RD

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK

.3mi S INT AL10 & 199, Choctaw, AL

Built 2013 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 184

US 84

Good

Over: EBERLEIN MILL CREEK

0.5 MI. E. OF COFFEEVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1985 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 1,500

CO 19

Good

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

APPROX. 1 MI S OF HYW 9, Cleburne, AL

Built 2001 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 960

CO RT 546

Good

Over: LITTLE DOUBLE BRIDGES CR

2.66 MI N OF BATTEN XRD, Coffee, AL

Built 2007 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 50

CO. RD. 17

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

Moore Rd., Covington, AL

Built 1960 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 730

SR 189 MP 32.177

Good

Over: MOODY'S MILL CREEK

1.0 MI. S. U.S. 331, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1990 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 910

CR 59

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK RELIEF

Petrey Highway, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2015 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 555

CR 59

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK RELIEF

Petrey Highway, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2016 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 555

CR 1301

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

Cr 1301, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 440

PARK AVE

Good

Over: RELIEF DITCH

PARK AVE* RELIEF DITCH, Etowah, AL

Built 1940 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 1,254

AL-96

Good

Over: Trib. of Luxapallila Ck.

2.5 MI W Fayette City Lim, Fayette, AL

Built 1984 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 1,846

4TH STREET

Good

Over: STREAM TO BEAR CREEK

1.5 MI N CO 3 SR 24 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 5,800

ARMSTRONG ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.0 MILES SOUTH OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 2006 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 52

GULF STATES PKWY

Good

Over: TRIB TO MILLIANS CREEK

1.5 MI. W. OF GUINEA, Hale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 450

8TH STREET

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.65 MI E JCT AL 277, Jackson, AL

Built 2007 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 643

ACCESS DRIVE

Good

Over: BROGLAN BRANCH

SW COR SPARKMAN DR*JOR LN, Madison, AL

Built 1972 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 50

TANNER WILLIAMS RD

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

1.0 MI E OF SNOW RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1990 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 10,781

DAY ST

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.87 MI W OF I-65, Montgomery, AL

Built 1996 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 27,167

CO. RD. 65

Good

Over: HIGH LOG CREEK

1 MI SW OF HATCHECHUBBEE, Russell, AL

Built 2002 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 333

Alexander Road

Good

Over: Shoal Creek

.3mi E Jct Co41 * Co474, Shelby, AL

Built 2017 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 35

US 80

Good

Over: ALAMUCHEE CREEK

1.5 MI E JCT US11, Sumter, AL

Built 2012 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 3,876

AL 21

Good

Over: WEEWOKA CREEK

0.4 MI S JCT SR 76, Talladega, AL

Built 1996 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 7,497

TALLDEGA CO. 207

Good

Over: LOGAN MARTIN BACKWATER

.7 MI. NORTH U.S. HWY. 78, Talladega, AL

Built 2001 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 2,870

NEW LINCOLN ROAD

Good

Over: A SMALL PERIODIC STREAM

.1 MI. N OF JCT ALA 34, Talladega, AL

Built 1982 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 470

CO RD 36

Good

Over: RED CREEK

0.81 KM W OF MEHAPHY, Washington, AL

Built 1995 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 784

COUNTY ROAD 341

Good

Over: SPLUNGE CREEK

1 MI E JCT SR 5, Winston, AL

Built 2012 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 150

Co. Rd. 85

Good

Over: Mortar Creek

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Built 2018 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 652

COUNTY ROAD 85

Good

Over: Pine Level Branch

CR-85 AT CR-104, Autauga, AL

Built 2017 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,252

COTIES REEDER RD

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

.5 MI SW OF AL 10, Barbour, AL

Built 1991 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 35

CO. 1062

Good

Over: LANEY CREEK

1 MI. S. SPARKLING SPGS., Chambers, AL

Built 1988 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 85

US 84 MP 191.811

Good

Over: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER

3 MI.E. OF DALEVILLE, Dale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 9,165

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: GABRIEL CREEK

2.1 MI. W. OF GUINEA, Hale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 370

CO RT 29

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI E JCT CO RT 121A, Lawrence, AL

Built 1969 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 320

SOMOLA ST

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

SOMOLA ST IN ATHENS, Limestone, AL

Built 1990 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 117

County Road 13

Good

Over: Sipsey Creek

4 miles south of us 78, Marion, AL

Built 2015 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 276

COUNTY ROAD 5518

Good

Over: TRIB TO KNIGHTS LAKE

SEC 12, T9N, R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 150

CO 129

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

POYNER DR PHENIX CITY, Russell, AL

Built 1984 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 520

HIDDEN CREEK PKWY.

Good

Over: COALES BRANCH

0.1 MI. E OF CR 33, Shelby, AL

Built 1999 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,210

GREYSTONE WAY

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.3 MILE FROM AL 119, Shelby, AL

Built 1995 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,800

ST. CLAIR ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF DITCH

1.8 MILES WEST US 411, St. Clair, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,200

SAINT CLAIR ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.3 MILES WEST US 411, St. Clair, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,200

SAINT CLAIR ROAD

Good

Over: CANOE CREEK

1.9 MILES WEST OF US 411, St. Clair, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,200

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