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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

AL 69

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.8 MI N HALE COUNTY LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2001 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 14,370

SPURGEON ROAD

Good

Over: GAINES CREEK

1.5 MI. E. HWY. 43, Washington, AL

Built 1987 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 100

Covered Bridge Cir

Good

Over: Little Warrior

3 Mi NE of Oneonta, Blount, AL

Built 2023 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 149

CO. RT. 44

Good

Over: BASHI CREEK

3 MI.W THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1977 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: PATSALIGA CREEK RELIEF

7 MILES NORTH OF GANTT, Covington, AL

Built 2006 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 63

CR # 30

Good

Over: TRIB TO SOAPSTONE CK

1.1 MI W CR #7, Dallas, AL

Built 1952 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 400

CO RD 199

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0 MI NE CO RD 23, Greene, AL

Built 1973 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 105

CO RD 191

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK RELIEF

0.6 MI S SNODDY, Greene, AL

Built 1980 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 347

CO RD 191

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.5 MI S SNODDY, Greene, AL

Built 1980 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 347

ROAD

Good

Over: PINEY WOOD CREEK

R.C.BR.CULVERT ON RD 207, Henry, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 10

SHORT CUT RD

Good

Over: SCARCE GREASE CREEK

SEC 14 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1987 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 490

SR 193 SB

Good

Over: RABBIT CREEK

1.6 MI N HAMILTON BLVD, Mobile, AL

Built 1999 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 11,422

FLOWERS ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI NORTH OF BULLOCK CO, Montgomery, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 195

HICKORY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

1.3 MI E OF US 331, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 92

SR1/US431

Good

Over: WEDOWEE CREEK

TOWN OF WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL

Built 1981 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 5,051

CO RD 7

Good

Over: PINE BARREN CREEK

3.9 MILES E. ON RTE. 7, Wilcox, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 90

HOKES ST

Good

Over: RELIEF DITCH

HOKES ST * RELIEF DITCH, Etowah, AL

Built 1945 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 4,340

US 278

Good

Over: LITTLE COVE CREEK

2.5MILES EAST OF 431, Etowah, AL

Built 1998 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 7,349

SR 24

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR

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

Built 1998 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 3,350

MORRIS-MAJESTIC RD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

2.25 MI NW NEWCASTLE RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1950 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 4,173

BESSEMER-JOHNS RD

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

0.75MI NE MUD CRK RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 5,082

Thach Rd

Good

Over: Fall Branch

_0.7 MI. S.E. AL.HWY.251, Limestone, AL

Built 2022 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 131

OAKWOOD AVE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3801 OAKWOOD AVE, Madison, AL

Built 1957 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 13,800

R16W (I565-PRATT)

Good

Over: CONNECTS TO RAMP 8

2.7 MI E JCT I565 * SR 53, Madison, AL

Built 1991 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 962

OLD MONROVIA RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1 MILE NORTH U.S. 72, Madison, AL

Built 2008 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 22,000

CR211

Good

Over: Trib Oakmulgee Cr.

.5m N Dallas Co Line, Perry, AL

Built 2017 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 55

COUNTY RT 63

Good

Over: BOX BRANCH

13.6 MI EAST OF SR #14, Pickens, AL

Built 1954 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 600

CR 47

Good

Over: UT TO MILL CREEK

.25 MI SOUTH AL 145, Shelby, AL

Built 2006 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 800

Hosmer RD

Good

Over: Rock castle creek

_1.0 mi N JCT #216, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2017 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 90

CO RT 719

Good

Over: WILSON MILL CREEK

4.08 MI S OF KEYTON, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 55

HORNE RD.

Good

Over: MCCARTER CREEK

HORNE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 70

CO RD 25

Good

Over: BOYD CREEK

Cr 25, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 160

SR 35

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

S CITY OF RAINSVILLE, DeKalb, AL

Built 1997 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 9,107

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

4.5 MI NW HUXFORD, Escambia, AL

Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 75

SR 24

Good

Over: HARRIS BRANCH

3.9 MI E JCT SR 243, Franklin, AL

Built 1927 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,298

CO RD 90

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.6 MI W JCT CO 21, Franklin, AL

Built 1979 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 286

Denton rd

Good

Over: Rock creek

Denton rd, Houston, AL

Built 2017 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 10,457

SIBLEYVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: HOGELAND CREEK

0.5 MILE NE COALDALE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1990 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 513

CO RD 1

Good

Over: WHITE HOLLOW BRANCH

0.3 S OF INT CO 40, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2009 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 73

Co Rd 187

Good

Over: Bumpass Creek

0.2 Mi E Int Co Rd 3, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2016 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 254

US 80 W.B.L.

Good

Over: TALLAWASSEE CREEK

2.4 MI. E. OF LOWNDESBORD, Lowndes, AL

Built 2015 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 10,700

CO RD 11

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

4.8 KM N US 78, Marion, AL

Built 1996 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 205

US 431

Good

Over: PAINT ROCK RIVER

INT PAINT ROCK RIVER, Marshall, AL

Built 1997 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 9,519

HWY 55W

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

1.5 MI E SR 157, Morgan, AL

Built 1955 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 875

COUNTY ROAD 34

Good

Over: MAGBY CREEK

0.3 MI. EAST CR#75, Pickens, AL

Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 269

US 11

Good

Over: BIG CANOE CREEK

3.5 MI. NO. AL 23, St. Clair, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,070

US 80

Good

Over: PONKABIA CREEK

2.6 MI EAST OF BELLAMY, Sumter, AL

Built 2009 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,690

US 80

Good

Over: PONKABIA CREEK

2.6 M.I. E OF BELLAMY, Sumter, AL

Built 2007 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 5,030

US 43

Good

Over: CARROLLS CREEK

2.0 MI N JCT SR 171, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 15,885

US 82

Good

Over: SIPSEY RIVER RELIEF #3

0.4 MI W SIPSEY RIVER, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2010 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,070

Showing 10,351-10,400 of 13,471 bridges

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