Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
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
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
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
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
AL 69
GoodOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
2.8 MI N HALE COUNTY LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2001 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 14,370
SPURGEON ROAD
GoodOver: GAINES CREEK
1.5 MI. E. HWY. 43, Washington, AL
Built 1987 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 100
Covered Bridge Cir
GoodOver: Little Warrior
3 Mi NE of Oneonta, Blount, AL
Built 2023 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 149
CO. RT. 44
GoodOver: BASHI CREEK
3 MI.W THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL
Built 1977 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROAD 59
GoodOver: PATSALIGA CREEK RELIEF
7 MILES NORTH OF GANTT, Covington, AL
Built 2006 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 63
CR # 30
GoodOver: TRIB TO SOAPSTONE CK
1.1 MI W CR #7, Dallas, AL
Built 1952 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 400
CO RD 199
GoodOver: CREEK
2.0 MI NE CO RD 23, Greene, AL
Built 1973 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 105
CO RD 191
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK RELIEF
0.6 MI S SNODDY, Greene, AL
Built 1980 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 347
CO RD 191
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.5 MI S SNODDY, Greene, AL
Built 1980 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 347
ROAD
GoodOver: PINEY WOOD CREEK
R.C.BR.CULVERT ON RD 207, Henry, AL
Built 1986 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 10
SHORT CUT RD
GoodOver: SCARCE GREASE CREEK
SEC 14 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL
Built 1987 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 490
SR 193 SB
GoodOver: RABBIT CREEK
1.6 MI N HAMILTON BLVD, Mobile, AL
Built 1999 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 11,422
FLOWERS ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
3 MI NORTH OF BULLOCK CO, Montgomery, AL
Built 1984 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 195
HICKORY GROVE ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
1.3 MI E OF US 331, Montgomery, AL
Built 1991 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 92
SR1/US431
GoodOver: WEDOWEE CREEK
TOWN OF WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL
Built 1981 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 5,051
CO RD 7
GoodOver: PINE BARREN CREEK
3.9 MILES E. ON RTE. 7, Wilcox, AL
Built 2005 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 90
HOKES ST
GoodOver: RELIEF DITCH
HOKES ST * RELIEF DITCH, Etowah, AL
Built 1945 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 4,340
US 278
GoodOver: LITTLE COVE CREEK
2.5MILES EAST OF 431, Etowah, AL
Built 1998 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 7,349
SR 24
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY
2.25 MI NW NEWCASTLE RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 4,173
BESSEMER-JOHNS RD
GoodOver: BLUE CREEK
0.75MI NE MUD CRK RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1997 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 5,082
Thach Rd
GoodOver: Fall Branch
_0.7 MI. S.E. AL.HWY.251, Limestone, AL
Built 2022 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 131
OAKWOOD AVE
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
3801 OAKWOOD AVE, Madison, AL
Built 1957 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 13,800
R16W (I565-PRATT)
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
1 MILE NORTH U.S. 72, Madison, AL
Built 2008 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 22,000
CR211
GoodOver: Trib Oakmulgee Cr.
.5m N Dallas Co Line, Perry, AL
Built 2017 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 55
COUNTY RT 63
GoodOver: BOX BRANCH
13.6 MI EAST OF SR #14, Pickens, AL
Built 1954 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 600
CR 47
GoodOver: UT TO MILL CREEK
.25 MI SOUTH AL 145, Shelby, AL
Built 2006 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 800
Hosmer RD
GoodOver: Rock castle creek
_1.0 mi N JCT #216, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2017 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 90
CO RT 719
GoodOver: WILSON MILL CREEK
4.08 MI S OF KEYTON, Coffee, AL
Built 1969 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 55
HORNE RD.
GoodOver: MCCARTER CREEK
HORNE RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1989 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 70
CO RD 25
GoodOver: BOYD CREEK
Cr 25, Cullman, AL
Built 2004 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 160
SR 35
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
S CITY OF RAINSVILLE, DeKalb, AL
Built 1997 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 9,107
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: LITTLE RIVER
4.5 MI NW HUXFORD, Escambia, AL
Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 75
SR 24
GoodOver: HARRIS BRANCH
3.9 MI E JCT SR 243, Franklin, AL
Built 1927 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,298
CO RD 90
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.6 MI W JCT CO 21, Franklin, AL
Built 1979 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 286
Denton rd
GoodOver: Rock creek
Denton rd, Houston, AL
Built 2017 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 10,457
SIBLEYVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: HOGELAND CREEK
0.5 MILE NE COALDALE, Jefferson, AL
Built 1990 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 513
CO RD 1
GoodOver: WHITE HOLLOW BRANCH
0.3 S OF INT CO 40, Lauderdale, AL
Built 2009 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 73
Co Rd 187
GoodOver: 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.
GoodOver: TALLAWASSEE CREEK
2.4 MI. E. OF LOWNDESBORD, Lowndes, AL
Built 2015 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 10,700
CO RD 11
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
4.8 KM N US 78, Marion, AL
Built 1996 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 205
US 431
GoodOver: PAINT ROCK RIVER
INT PAINT ROCK RIVER, Marshall, AL
Built 1997 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 9,519
HWY 55W
GoodOver: NO NAME CREEK
1.5 MI E SR 157, Morgan, AL
Built 1955 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 875
COUNTY ROAD 34
GoodOver: MAGBY CREEK
0.3 MI. EAST CR#75, Pickens, AL
Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 269
US 11
GoodOver: BIG CANOE CREEK
3.5 MI. NO. AL 23, St. Clair, AL
Built 2005 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,070
US 80
GoodOver: PONKABIA CREEK
2.6 MI EAST OF BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 2009 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,690
US 80
GoodOver: PONKABIA CREEK
2.6 M.I. E OF BELLAMY, Sumter, AL
Built 2007 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 5,030
US 43
GoodOver: CARROLLS CREEK
2.0 MI N JCT SR 171, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 15,885
US 82
GoodOver: 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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