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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

WARES FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

.6 MI OFF US 80 E, Montgomery, AL

Built 1967 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,000

US 231

Good

Over: CSX RAIL ROAD

1500 FT. N. EAST BYPAS, Montgomery, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 32,030

SR 3

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.6 M S JCT SR 3 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1955 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 17,540

AL - 53 (US 231)

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

US 231 AT SHOAL CREEK, St. Clair, AL

Built 2007 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,960

OLD SYLACAUGA HWY

Good

Over: UNAMED TRIB SHIRTEE CRK

0.2 MI NTH INT ALABAMA AV, Talladega, AL

Built 1950 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,925

SR 17

Good

Over: FLAT BRANCH

5.4 MI N OF MOBILE CO LIN, Washington, AL

Built 2012 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,460

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: AUTAUGA CREEK

BOOTH, Autauga, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 801

Bridge Drive N.

Good

Over: Coney Branch

0.11M W of Bosbyshell Ave, Baldwin, AL

Built 1999 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 51

AL - 75 SOUTH

Good

Over: BLACKBURN FORK RELIEF

.7 MI. SO.CO RD 15 ., Blount, AL

Built 1998 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 4,105

CO. 258

Good

Over: WHATLEY CREEK

4 MI N.W. FIVE POINTS, Chambers, AL

Built 2016 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 249

CR16CHARLIEMITCHEL

Good

Over: CR16 WARD CREEK

CR16 2.2 MI NE RIDERVILLE, Chilton, AL

Built 1963 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 275

NETTLESBORO RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BASSETT'S CREEK

2.4 M.W CO.35, Clarke, AL

Built 1990 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 100

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

4 MI N OF ASHLAND, Clay, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 192

C0 49

Good

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

CR49 * TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1994 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 300

CO RT 513

Good

Over: BUCK MILL CREEK

4.5 MILES SOUTHEASTOFELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1972 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 89

CO RT 42

Good

Over: RAWLS CREEK

6MI N.W. BROOKLYN, Conecuh, AL

Built 1989 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 718

CR-66

Good

Over: Hatchet Creek

1.8 MI. E MT. OLIVE, Coosa, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 398

7TH ST SE

Good

Over: CSX RR

7th St SW, Cullman, AL

Built 1994 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 760

1117

Good

Over: BRANCH

CR 1117, Cullman, AL

Built 1964 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 150

CO RD 1216

Good

Over: STREAM

CR 1216, Cullman, AL

Built 2007 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 140

S.R. 113 NBL

Good

Over: HALL CREEK

5 MI N.W. U.S. 31, Escambia, AL

Built 2008 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 2,852

AL - 7 (US 11)

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

@ GRAY AUTO, Jefferson, AL

Built 2008 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 15,160

SR 157

Good

Over: AVONDALE AVE

0.3 M S JCT SR157 & SR 2, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2008 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 6,215

SR 157

Good

Over: AVONDALE AVE

0.1 M S JCT SR157 & SR 2, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2008 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 6,215

CO RT 131

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT CR 339, Lawrence, AL

Built 1955 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 200

CARL T. JONES DR.

Good

Over: ALDRIDGE CREEK

2.2 MILES EAST HWY 231 SO, Madison, AL

Built 1988 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 24,000

_Wood Trail Dr

Good

Over: _unnamed drainage creek

0.25 east Big Cove Rd, Madison, AL

Built 2016 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 40

WHITE OAK DRIVE

Good

Over: HT N FORK YELLOWLEAF CK

YELLOWLEAF RIDGE ESTATES, Shelby, AL

Built 1996 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 178

CR 83

Good

Over: BLUE SPRINGS CREEK

0.5 MI E. CR 81, Shelby, AL

Built 2008 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 300

US 80

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RVR REL 4 (-)

TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL

Built 2006 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 2,755

COUNTY ROAD 190

Good

Over: FANNING BRANCH

0.5 MI E STATE 235, Talladega, AL

Built 1970 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 625

SR 275

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R

CITY OF TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 1986 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 10,625

SR4/US78

Good

Over: BLUE EYE CREEK

3.6 MI E OF COOSA RIVER, Talladega, AL

Built 2001 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 11,832

SR 265

Good

Over: PURSLEY CREEK

CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL

Built 2002 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 500

BIBB CO 39

Good

Over: OAKMULGEE CREEK

0.5 MI SE CO RD 36, Bibb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 50

CO.11

Good

Over: PRETTY CREEK

2.0MI.S.W.KENDALL C.R., Chambers, AL

Built 1990 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 210

CO RT 637

Good

Over: WHISKEY BRANCH

3.0 MI E OF FAIRVIEW, Coffee, AL

Built 2014 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 40

US 84 MP 144.577

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT RELIEF

4.0 MI.W. US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 3,405

CHESTNUT STREET

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

CHESTNUT ST * BLACK CK, Etowah, AL

Built 2010 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 5,500

CODY RD N

Good

Over: MILKHOUSE CREEK

990' NORTH OF HITT RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2011 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 14,619

STRATHMORE DR

Good

Over: BALDWIN SLOUGH

0.1 S US 82, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 250

MT. TABOR ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.5 MI S SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1930 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 960

COUNTY RT #63

Good

Over: BRANCH OFF SIPSEY RIVER

11.7 MI EAST OF ST RT #14, Pickens, AL

Built 1954 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 500

CO RD 276

Good

Over: MAD INDIAN CREEK

N OFELIA (SIFAT WOOD BR.), Randolph, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 20

CO. RD. 39

Good

Over: BRANCH OFF IHAGEE CREEK

6.5 MI. SO. MT. OLIVE, Russell, AL

Built 2007 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 1,000

CO.207

Good

Over: BLUE EYE CREEK

.5 MILE SOUTH OF US 78, Talladega, AL

Built 2002 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 4,870

US 280

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.1 MI W SR 49, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2002 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 14,547

JACOB'S TRAIL

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3/8 MILES S OF ROMULUS RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2009 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 45

ROY WEBB ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT TIRE CREEK

ROY WEBB RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 3,062

CR16 ANTIOCH-POOLS

Good

Over: LITTLE MULBERRY

CR16 2MI. EAST ANTIOCH CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1982 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 500

Showing 10,251-10,300 of 13,471 bridges

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