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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

ELVESTER ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2 MI S OF HAYDEN, Blount, AL

Built 1995 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 374

CHEROKEE #43

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.5 MI E CHEROKEE #11, Cherokee, AL

Built 1996 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 385

CO. RT. 44

Good

Over: TALLAHATTA CREEK

2.5 MI.W TALLAHATTASPRING, Clarke, AL

Built 1957 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 375

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: CHAVERS CREEK

5MI N POLLARD, Escambia, AL

Built 2004 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 875

FDR 708

Good

Over: DAN BRANCH

OAKMULGEE DISTRICT, Hale, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 2241

Good

Over: BROAD HEAD CREEK

SEC 10,T8N,R19E, Pike, AL

Built 1956 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 280

CR. 49

Good

Over: PINE BARREN CREEK

2.5 MI NE SAUCER, Butler, AL

Built 1996 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 22

I20

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

.3 MI E JCT SR21, Calhoun, AL

Built 2012 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 41,038

CO. 241

Good

Over: CHIKASANOXEE CREEK

0.5 MI. E. DOUBLEHEAD, Chambers, AL

Built 1981 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 575

COUNTY LINE RD

Good

Over: HENNIGAN BRANCH

CLR SOUTH OF FORD CITY, Colbert, AL

Built 1991 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,968

COUNTY ROAD NO40

Good

Over: POOR CREEK

RC CULVERT ON FAS RT 18, Henry, AL

Built 1975 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 650

ROSS BRIDGE PKWY

Good

Over: SHADES CREEK

ROSS BRIDGE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2005 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 4,700

CO RD 37

Good

Over: PRONG STEEP CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF CO RD26, Lowndes, AL

Built 1961 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 460

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

@ intersection of CR 17, Shelby, AL

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 5,470

AL.21

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

5.7 MI S OF OXFORD, Talladega, AL

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 9,390

CO RD B41

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.3 MI N JCT SR 24, Franklin, AL

Built 1979 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 414

CO RT 21

Good

Over: 5 MILE CREEK

4 MI. E. AKRON, Hale, AL

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 200

LOWE RD

Good

Over: STONE CREEK

0.6 MI NORTH ALA 14, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1963 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 315

I-359 RAMP "B"

Good

Over: 15TH STREET

JCT WITH 15TH STREET, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1983 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,133

20TH ST

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

20TH ST * TOWN CREEK, Walker, AL

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,000

Doc McDuffie Rd

Good

Over: Wolf Creek

0.8 Mi. SE of C.R. 26, Baldwin, AL

Built 2021 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 118

SR4/US78

Good

Over: EGONIAGA CREEK

0.2 MI EAST JCT SR 9, Calhoun, AL

Built 1929 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 4,941

CO. 1100

Good

Over: CATY CREEK

1MI. NORTH HAPPYLAND, Chambers, AL

Built 1986 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 110

COUNTY RT.03

Good

Over: DOBEY CREEK

1.73 MI.NW OF WINN, Clarke, AL

Built 1961 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 400

SR 20

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK RELIEF

8.2 M E JCT SR 20 & SR157, Colbert, AL

Built 1934 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 7,420

CO RD 58

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.2 MI SE JCT CO 49, Franklin, AL

Built 1991 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 220

COUNTY ROAD 45

Good

Over: SPEARS CREEK

1 MI S.E. OF BELLWOOD????, Geneva, AL

Built 1998 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 450

I - 459 SOUTH

Good

Over: RELIEF

.1 MI. SO. SHADES CREEK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1982 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 26,365

CO RT 203

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.7MI S JCT CO RT 87, Lawrence, AL

Built 1995 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 730

CRAIGMONT DR

Good

Over: BRANCH

CRAIGMONT * LAUDERDALE, Madison, AL

Built 1983 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 460

CO HW 1005A

Good

Over: LITTLE PAINT CREEK

330 FT S JCT 1005, Marshall, AL

Built 1990 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 30

Levert Rd (CR49)

Good

Over: Potato Patch Creek

Co Rd. 49, Perry, AL

Built 2018 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 66

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1107 MILL CREEK

0.2 MI E AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL

Built 1948 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 614

I-65

Good

Over: YELLOW LEAF CREEK (+)

1.9 MI N JCT SR 145, Chilton, AL

Built 1989 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 43,848

CO RT 338

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

3.5 MI SOUTH OF NEWBY, Coffee, AL

Built 1973 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 45

MARY DANIEL RD.

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

MARY DANIEL RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 30

BLACK ROCK RD.

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

BLACKROCK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 80

CHESTNUT ST

Good

Over: NOWLIN BRANCH

CHESTNUT ST * NOWLIN BR, Etowah, AL

Built 1948 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 1,170

LENDON MAIN

Good

Over: UN NAMED DITCH

2.5 MILE EAST U.S.231, Madison, AL

Built 2011 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: TRIB OF BARTON CREEK

0.75 MI. N. OF AL 28, Marengo, AL

Built 2004 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 1,055

SR 227

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

6 MI S JCT US431 * SR227, Marshall, AL

Built 2000 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 2,249

ARGYLE ROAD

Good

Over: BISHOP MANOR CREEK

.19 MI. S. THREE MILE RD., Mobile, AL

Built 2005 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 2,210

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: RODDICK CREEK

2 MI. S. CO. RD 4, Russell, AL

Built 2004 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 225

SR 17

Good

Over: LITTLE BASSETT'S CRE

2.3 MILES N OF TIBBIE, Washington, AL

Built 2000 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 1,640

CO RD 71

Good

Over: UPPER BEAR CREEK

1.2 MI NW CO 71 CO 79 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1977 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 522

WINCHESTER RD

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

2804 WINCHESTER RD, Madison, AL

Built 1978 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 14,500

COUNTY ROAD 3307

Good

Over: TRIB TO WALNUT CREEK

SEC 27,T9N,R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1981 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 75

CR 363 PALOMINO TR

Good

Over: UT TO BISHOP CREEK

0.1 MILE FROM CR 14, Shelby, AL

Built 2011 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 125

CO 203

Good

Over: HUDSON BRANCH

0.6 MI W CO 207, Talladega, AL

Built 1956 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 1,290

CR18W HAROLD CULP

Good

Over: BRANCH OF POLY CRK

CR18W 1 MI NE HIGHLAND CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1971 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 200

Showing 10,451-10,500 of 13,471 bridges

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