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

DRAKE RD

Good

Over: HODNETT MILL CREEK

2.9 M E NO 22, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1955 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 195

AL-102

Good

Over: Wolf Creek

AL-102 @ Wolf Creek, Walker, AL

Built 2011 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 867

SR 41

Good

Over: PINE BARREN REL.

7.4MI.N.OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1976 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 820

SR 41

Good

Over: PINE BARREN REL.

7.7.MI.N.OF.CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1976 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 820

CO.RD.40

Good

Over: WHITEHOUSE CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF S.R. 225, Baldwin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 772

CO.RD.39

Good

Over: BAY MINETTE CREEK

3.3 MI. NW. OF US 31, Baldwin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 712

CR. 48

Good

Over: TRIB. OF PIGEON CREEK

0.8 MI. EAST MT.PLESANTCH, Butler, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

LEON SMITH PKWY.

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

.5MI.SO.GOLDEN SPR./I20, Calhoun, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,000

LEON SMITH PKWY.

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK RELIEF

.4MI.SO.I/20*GOLDEN SPRIN, Calhoun, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,000

CO RT 2

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5 MI N.W.FAIRNELSON, Conecuh, AL

Built 1963 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 818

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

Cr 818 East Logan-West, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 818

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

CR 818, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 200

MURPHREE VALLEY RD

Good

Over: LOCUST FORK

AT BRISTOW COVE, Etowah, AL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 812

SR 24

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR

0.2 M W JCT SR 24 & SR 13, Franklin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,350

US 431 MP 41.540

Good

Over: SEABOARD RR(ABANDONED)

2 MI. N JCT. SR 27, Henry, AL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,885

US 431 MP 41.540

Good

Over: SEABOARD RR (ABANDONED)

2 MI. N JCT. SR.-27, Henry, AL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,885

ROUSE ROAD

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

2 MI N CANE CREEK ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 302

MOUNTAIN GAP ROA

Good

Over: ALDRIDGE CREEK

1010 MT GAP RD, Madison, AL

Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 6,200

SLAUGHTER ROAD

Good

Over: RAINBOW CREEK

1.3 MI N OLD MADISON PIKE, Madison, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12,000

Mt Sinai Rd CR1079

Good

Over: Slab Creek

_, Marshall, AL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 544

County Road 845

Good

Over: Cedar Creek

off hwy 77 nw wadley, Randolph, AL

Built 2017 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 54

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF FACTORY CK

6.2 MI NE AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 2005 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 135

PINE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL PERIODIC STREAM

AT JCT. JACKSON TRACE, Talladega, AL

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 125

Traweek Rd CR-115

Good

Over: BINION CREEK

.01 MI W OLD FAYETTE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 56

CO RD 19

Good

Over: Bassetts Creek

Rutan, Washington, AL

Built 2017 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 96

couunty road 69

Good

Over: QUARTER CREEK

1 MI. S JCT CO RD 31?????, Winston, AL

Built 2002 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,000

Fleahop Road

Good

Over: Tumkeehatchee Creek

?????????????????????????, Elmore, AL

Built 1949 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 780

_french farms road

Good

Over: _branch

_.1 mile s. us 72, Limestone, AL

Built 2015 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 500

RYAN ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N OF US 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,500

AL 293

Good

Over: MILLIE'S CREEK

1.5 MI. N. OF AL 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 2001 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 394

US 80

Good

Over: MILL CREEK (-)

5.5 MI. E. OF BELLAMY, Sumter, AL

Built 2007 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,690

US 80

Good

Over: MILL CREEK (+)

5.5 MI. E BELLAMY, Sumter, AL

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,030

BOYD ROAD

Good

Over: DUNN CREEK

6.6 MI N OF JCT US NO 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 120

SR 239 MP 3.755

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7 MI. NORTH OF CLAYTON, Barbour, AL

Built 1953 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 990

Marshtown Road

Good

Over: Tukabum Creek

_.5 MI S INT RT 194*215, Choctaw, AL

Built 2018 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 65

WOODFORD AVE.

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

LUVERNE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1998 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 270

Co Rd 79

Good

Over: Calloway Creek

Sec 8 T 18N R 18E, Elmore, AL

Built 2017 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 323

SR 167 MP 2.567

Good

Over: POPLAR CREEK

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

Built 1989 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 3,200

PLEASANT DRIVE

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOU RAILROAD

OPELIKA, Lee, AL

Built 1981 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 3,600

DOUGLAS RD.

Good

Over: DOUGLAS BRANCH

0.4 MI W JCT CO RD 088, Madison, AL

Built 2010 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 2,760

WYETH DR

Good

Over: GUNTERSVILLE LAKE

SOUTH END OF WYETH DRIVE, Marshall, AL

Built 1985 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 1,293

US 98

Good

Over: SCARBO CREEK

0.4 M East of Wilson RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2007 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 12,910

BROWNVILLE PIKE RD

Good

Over: REL 4 BR FOR SIPSEY RIV

1.7MI NE OF JCT OJ 75, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2006 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 50

BULL SLOUGH ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH RIVER

1.9 MI. EAST INT. U.S. 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 430

CR456

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

CR456 1 MI N/W REFUGE CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1955 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 3

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

2.5 MILES NW CR 23, Clarke, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 680

SR 54 MP 7.984

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

3.5 MI.E.COV.CO.4, Covington, AL

Built 1983 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 830

US 84 MP 129.537

Good

Over: PRESTWOOD MILL CREEK

2.2 MI.W.US 29, Covington, AL

Built 1985 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 8,630

ALA AVE.

Good

Over: DYE BRANCH

50 FT. SOUTH OF SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1988 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,500

Lee Road 252

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

1.0 MI SE JCT LEE RD 390, Lee, AL

Built 2009 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 202

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