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

CROSSCREEK TRAIL

Good

Over: BISHOP CREEK

JCT FRONTIER DR, Shelby, AL

Built 1959 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,300

SR 162

Good

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

2.9 MI. E. OF KIMBROUGH, Wilcox, AL

Built 2002 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 510

GREEN COVE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.4 MILE WEST U.S. 231, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 2,700

CO. RD. 63

Good

Over: TANYARD CREEK

2.75 M SOUTH OF STUD. CR, Fayette, AL

Built 1952 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 175

TRUCK TRAIL 17

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

5.8 MI. E. OF HWY. 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 75

Falco Road

Good

Over: Blackwater Creek

Falco Road, Covington, AL

Built 2021 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 30

LENTZVILLE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC26 T2S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1956 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 600

CO RD 191

Good

Over: CREEK

3.3 MI NE CLINTON, Greene, AL

Built 1966 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 320

CO17 EAST TO CO

Good

Over: CREEK

2 1/2 MI EAST OF CO17, Lowndes, AL

Built 1970 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 360

VINSON ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

5 MILES NE OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL

Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 460

Good

Over: SLEDGE CREEK

2.5 MI W JCT ALA 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 2004 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,487

GATES MILL STREET

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.10 MILE WEST PROVIDENCE, Madison, AL

Built 2005 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 550

I - 459 SO RAMP

Good

Over: COX SPRINGS BRANCH

RAMP I-459 SO.TO 59 SO., Jefferson, AL

Built 1978 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 6,371

WATERMELON ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

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

Built 1965 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 350

OLD HAYNEVILLE RD.

Good

Over: PINTLALA CREEK

1.3 MI E OF U.S. 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1969 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 230

COUNTY 17

Good

Over: COPPERAS CREEK

2.7MI SE SIX MILE CO.17, Bibb, AL

Built 1976 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 145

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: ABBIE CREEK

RCDG BRIDGE ON FAS RT. 01, Henry, AL

Built 1981 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 300

ST CLAIR 31

Good

Over: BIG CANOE CREEK

03 MI NW COOL SPRINGS CHU, St. Clair, AL

Built 1983 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 373

BEACH EXPRESS SO.

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.8 M. SO. OF U.S. 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2000 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 4,415

BEACH EXPRESS NO.

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.8 M. SO. OF U.S. 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2000 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 4,416

SR 273

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI S JCT SR 35*273, Cherokee, AL

Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,010

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

2.8 MI NE OF US 82, Barbour, AL

Built 1948 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 265

RIVER RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

1.0 MI S OF AL 10, Barbour, AL

Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 200

ENGLAND ST

Good

Over: DALLAS CREEK

BETWEEN RISON * STEVENS, Madison, AL

Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 350

CO RD 2

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

4.6 MI EAST OF SR29, Macon, AL

Built 1975 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 268

SHAMROCK LN

Good

Over: BALDWIN SLOUGH

200 FT E OF SEMMES DR, Montgomery, AL

Built 1980 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 125

HARRY WALKER ROAD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC-15 T-5-N R-24-E, Dale, AL

Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: CLAYBANK CREEK

SEC-34 T-7-N R-23-E, Dale, AL

Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 89

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: JUDY CREEK

SEC-35 T-7-N R-24-E, Dale, AL

Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 506

SR 10

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.6 MI. W. OF DIXONS MILL, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,990

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: MAYO CREEK

3.6MI ENE TRAVIS CHURCH, Escambia, AL

Built 1940 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 60

EARL GOODWIN PRKY

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CHANNEL

.10 MI E US80, Dallas, AL

Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,770

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: STINSON BRANCH

CR. 29 MT. HOPE, Lawrence, AL

Built 2004 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 29

7TH STREET

Good

Over: G M * O RAILROAD

1- BLK E 32ND AVE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2003 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,700

CO RT 359

Good

Over: RELIEF

6.19 MI NW OF ELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 2008 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 65

River Ridge Rd

Good

Over: Flat Creek

3 MI NW of Old Scotland, Monroe, AL

Built 2018 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 27

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

6.4 MI NW OF AL 51, Barbour, AL

Built 1956 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 250

Lee Road 334

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2.5 MI NE JCT LEE RD 379, Lee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 272

CO. RT. 19

Good

Over: LITTLE REEDY CREEK

0.26MI.NE JCT. CO19* CO02, Clarke, AL

Built 1960 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.2 MI NE OF AL 10, Barbour, AL

Built 1966 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 310

CO.RD.24

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK

1-MI-EAST BILLINGSLEY, Autauga, AL

Built 1970 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 535

BAKER HILL RD

Good

Over: BIG CR

SEC25 T2S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1972 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 1,560

CO RD 7

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

2 MI N JCT CO RD 7, Winston, AL

Built 1978 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 300

SR 41

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

2.1 MI. N. OF MONROEVILLE, Monroe, AL

Built 1989 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 910

HOLLINGSWORTH DR

Good

Over: CREEK

HOLLINGSWORTH DR, Calhoun, AL

Built 2003 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 214

LEGACY FARM DR

Good

Over: BAILEY CREEK

2/10 MILE EAST BAILEY COV, Madison, AL

Built 2014 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 140

County Road 3

Good

Over: Drainage

1 MI N of CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 544

WALLACE ROAD

Good

Over: WARRIOR CREEK

1/2 MI W OF STRAWBERRY, Blount, AL

Built 2016 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 44

CO RT 33

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

6.0 M NW JCT SR 72, Jackson, AL

Built 1956 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 272

GARRETT ROAD

Good

Over: PINEY SPRING BR

SEC25 T4S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 1957 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 262

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