State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
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 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

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.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

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.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

MEADOWS RD

Good

Over: JOHNSON BR

SEC4 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1962 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 490

CR # 951

Good

Over: GEE CREEK

B/T PINE BELT * MOLETTE, Dallas, AL

Built 1972 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 125

FAS 15

Good

Over: VIADUCT OVER SO RR

GREENPOND, Bibb, AL

Built 1976 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 455

CO RD 52

Good

Over: I - 65

CO RD 52 * I65, Shelby, AL

Built 1979 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 8,500

SR 10 MP 187.207

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

.9 MI.E.PIKE 83, Pike, AL

Built 1984 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,760

US 29

Good

Over: BRANCH

6.3 MI. N. OF US 82 JCT., Bullock, AL

Built 1988 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,950

SR 25

Good

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK

3.5 MI. S. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 1,110

AL 297

Good

Over: ALAVE HOLTRD MNST RVR

RICE MINE * JACK WARNER, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2003 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 8,458

BUCKET BRANCH RD.

Good

Over: BUCKET BRANCH CR.

2 MILE WEST OF PAUL AL., Conecuh, AL

Built 2003 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 100

Co. Route 11

Good

Over: Beaver Dam Branch

1.01m S Rumley Cemetary, Monroe, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 50

Co. Route 11

Good

Over: Walkers Creek

1.02m S Rumley Cemetary, Monroe, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 50

BIBB CO.9

Good

Over: OLDHAM CREEK

.1MI S BELCHER CO.9, Bibb, AL

Built 1954 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 260

CO RD B44

Good

Over: HARRIS CREEK

.5 MI S SR 24 CO 44B JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1972 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 165

US 80

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RELIEF

TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL

Built 1978 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 6,489

SR 52 MP 80.875

Good

Over: OMUSSEE CREEK

.4 mi.e. co. rd. 95 south, Houston, AL

Built 1980 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 5,280

CO. RD. 89

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

CAMP HILL, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1984 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 230

SR 134 MP 38.078

Good

Over: DILLY BRANCH

3.6 MI.E.OF DALEVILLE, Dale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 4,460

LEE RD.97

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI.SOUTH U.S.280, Lee, AL

Built 1999 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 7,963

Moores Mill Road

Good

Over: IN 85

3.5 Miles North Jct US 29, Lee, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 12,251

GULF BAY RD.

Good

Over: CANAL OFF WOLF BAY

1.0 M. FROM SR 180, Baldwin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 53

GULF BAY ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL OFF WOLF BAY

0.5 N. OF SR 180, Baldwin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 53

CO RT 646

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.8 MI SW OF BATTENS X RD, Coffee, AL

Built 1974 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 40

JC142

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.15MISOUTHJCTAL146, Jackson, AL

Built 1984 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 70

SR 22

Good

Over: SWAMP CREEK

9.2 MI E COOSA CO LINE, Coosa, AL

Built 1985 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 1,054

U.S. 72

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

1.9 MI WEST TENN ST LINE, Jackson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 5,360

US 72 SR 2

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

1.9 MI WEST TENN ST LINE, Jackson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 5,360

SR 24

Good

Over: CITY STREET

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

Built 1997 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 3,350

SURLES ROAD

Good

Over: BEDSOLE BRANCH

SURLES RD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2002 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 17

COUNTY ROAD 532

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

Cr 532, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 200

Battles Rd

Good

Over: Drainage

.33 miles W of US 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 1,340

Ingram Road

Good

Over: Middle Creek Spur

Sec9 T18N R17E, Elmore, AL

Built 2017 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 2,644

COUNTY ROAD 7708

Good

Over: MORGANS BRANCH

SEC 09 T10N R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1955 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 240

CO RD NO 28

Good

Over: STREAM

3 1/2 MI S.STEPHENS, Washington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 118

CO RT 33

Good

Over: STREAM

2.6 MI S.BETHEL, Conecuh, AL

Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 100

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI WEST OF CO RD 37, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 460

CR 59

Good

Over: I-65

VERBENA INTERCHANGE, Chilton, AL

Built 1960 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 300

PERSIMMON TREE RD

Good

Over: SHACK BR

SEC17 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1963 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 340

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1088 HANNAH BRANCH

7.0 MI N US HWY 80, Sumter, AL

Built 1964 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 416

BRUCE AVE NE

Good

Over: BRANCH

Bruce Ave, Marshall, AL

Built 1968 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 150

CO RT 248

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

2.5 MILE NORTHOFRICHBURG, Coffee, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 452

US231; US431; SR1

Good

Over: BRIAR FORK FLINT RIVER

8 MI S TENN ST LINE, Madison, AL

Built 1974 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 14,156

SR 92 MP 7.527

Good

Over: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER

DALE-HOUSTON COUNTY LINE, Dale, AL

Built 1984 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,940

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: HARDIN CREEK

1.7 MI. E. OF STEWART, Hale, AL

Built 1985 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 200

SR 157

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK RELIEF

5.3 M N JCT SR157 & SR101, Colbert, AL

Built 1988 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 3,020

JVC ROAD

Good

Over: COTTONDALE CREEK TRIB.

1.1 MI E JCT #11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1987 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 873

I-22

Good

Over: Industrial Access Road

M.P. 65 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1997 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 20,662

I-22

Good

Over: Industrial Access Road

M.P. 65 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1997 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 20,662

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: RODDICK CREEK

3MI S OF PERSONS, Russell, AL

Built 1997 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 400

AL 108

Good

Over: AL 110

al108/al110, Montgomery, AL

Built 2013 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 5,120

AL 108

Good

Over: AL 110

At AL110, Montgomery, AL

Built 2013 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 5,120

Showing 10,351-10,400 of 16,205 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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