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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 ROAD 49

Good

Over: UNNAMED TRIBUTORY

4 MILE SOUTH OF SANDCUT, Conecuh, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 940

AL 179

Good

Over: LITTLE COVE CREEK

6.3 MI N JCT US 278, Etowah, AL

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,815

SWANCOTT RD

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CR

SEC15 T5S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1990 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 920

CO RD 9

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK RELIEF

6.0 MILES SO HWY80W, Macon, AL

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 268

COUNTY RT #134

Good

Over: LUBBUB CREEK

0.7 MI EAST OF CO RT #3, Pickens, AL

Built 1987 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 50

CO. RD. 47

Good

Over: DYAS CREEK

1.5 MI. W. OF I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1994 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 526

CR 30 CYRIL RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.7 MI WEST INT AL 10*196, Choctaw, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 375

County RD 71

Good

Over: Dry Creek

0.5 MI S of Dry Creek Rd, Etowah, AL

Built 2019 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,778

CR 69

Good

Over: MCCONNICO CREEK (REL)

_, Greene, AL

Built 2021 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 241

CO RD 69

Good

Over: MCCONNICO CREEK (MC)

1.1 MI SW TISHABEE, Greene, AL

Built 2021 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 241

ROAD

Good

Over: WARD MILL CREEK

RC BR CULVT ON RDNO.124, Henry, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 15

SR 65

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.2 MI N JCT US72 * SR 65, Jackson, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,471

NORTH LAKE DRIVE

Good

Over: LITTLE CAHABA CREEK

50' E JCT CAMP COLEMAN RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1999 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 540

Lee Road 240

Good

Over: WHITES CREEK

0.5 MI E. MEADOWS X-ROADS, Lee, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 3,784

FARROW ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.10 MILE EAST OF SLAUGHT, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 9,520

CO.RT.#44

Good

Over: TRIB.OF BOGUE

1.0MI. W.OF AL.43, Marengo, AL

Built 1989 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 400

OLD ANN GAD HWY

Good

Over: OHATCHEE CREEK

OLD ANN GAD HWY, Calhoun, AL

Built 2000 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,026

CHEROKEE #16

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.3 MI SW INT CHERO #113, Cherokee, AL

Built 1987 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 500

MAUD RD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

ROCK CREEK MAUD RD, Colbert, AL

Built 2011 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 105

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: BURNT CORN CREEK

1.5 MILE EAST OF LENOX, Conecuh, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 550

SR 52 MP 54.202

Good

Over: NEWTON CREEK

.5 MI.W.GENEVA 93, Geneva, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 6,920

WHITE ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

WHITE ROAD, Lee, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 30

New US 98/SR 158

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

0.1 MI E Glenwood RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2008 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 16,939

SR 41

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.5 MI.N.OF MONROEVILLE, Monroe, AL

Built 1989 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 910

BARNES ST

Good

Over: WEST END DITCH

0.1 MI S OF DAY ST, Montgomery, AL

Built 1985 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 130

ROADWAY

Good

Over: Cane Creek

3.2 MI E ALA HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1947 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 222

WATERMELON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK

10.4 MI NE OF JCT US N 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1965 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 350

US 84

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

1 M. W. OF GOSPORT, Clarke, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,151

CR # 101

Good

Over: TRIB TO CHILATCHEE CREEK

3.4 MI E SR 5, Dallas, AL

Built 2006 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 30

SAMUELS CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: SAMUELS CHAPEL CREEK

@ INT W/ GILLIAND RD, Etowah, AL

Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 128

AL 25

Good

Over: BIG PRAIRIE CREEK RELIEF

1.7 MI N LANEVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,600

SNOW DR. (SOUTH)

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI EAST OXMOOR RD., Jefferson, AL

Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,200

BOYD COOPER PKWY

Good

Over: BOYD COOPER DRAINAGE

300FT E OF EASTCHASE PKWY, Montgomery, AL

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 550

CR 39

Good

Over: UT TO BOLIVER CREEK

.5 MI. SO. CR 69, Shelby, AL

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,600

US 11

Good

Over: LITTLE CANOE CREEK

ST. CLAIR/ETOWAH CO LN, St. Clair, AL

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,970

NEW OAKMAN HWY

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

PARRISH, Walker, AL

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,900

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: CURTIS MILL CREEK

1 MILE WEST CORD 2???????, Winston, AL

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 61

C.R.36 SUNSHINE R

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.5 MI N INT AL 10 * 170, Choctaw, AL

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 275

C0.RD. 20

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

2 MI. N. OF N. CREEK CH., Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 270

U.S.HWY 278/SR.74

Good

Over: LITTLE COVE CREEK

2.5 MI EAST OF 431, Etowah, AL

Built 2003 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 7,349

BEN PATE ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1 MILE NE OF BLACK, Geneva, AL

Built 2013 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 40

HORNSBY ROAD

Good

Over: PUMPKIN CREEK

3 MILES SE OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 2013 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 40

US 11

Good

Over: NS RR Active

ALLISON, Greene, AL

Built 1973 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 960

AL-39

Good

Over: Tubb's Creek

2.5 MI N Sumter Co Line, Greene, AL

Built 1990 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,179

CHERRY AVENUE

Good

Over: PRUDES CREEK

BLOSSBURG, Jefferson, AL

Built 2002 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,200

CO RT 50

Good

Over: CORUM HOLLOW CREEK

1.7MI E SR 101, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 260

SR 33

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK CREEK

1.5 M N JCT SR33 & SR157, Lawrence, AL

Built 1982 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,120

SR 20

Good

Over: Warren Branch

0.1 MI E SR 20 & SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1966 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 9,626

COUNTY ROAD 686

Good

Over: WEHADKEE CREEK

BARFIELD BR) ROCKMILLS, Randolph, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 65

CO. RD. 815

Good

Over: CORNHOUSE CREEK

ROCK SPRINGS CH(NW BROUGH, Randolph, AL

Built 1999 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 20

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