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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 22

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

0.4 MI. E JCT SR 191, Chilton, AL

Built 2009 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,723

COUNTY ROAD 359

Good

Over: BR OF LITTLE MULBERRY CR

CR359 1.5 MS ANTIOCH CH, Chilton, AL

Built 2011 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 150

ROGER CREEK RD

Good

Over: CREEK

0.1 MI N CO RD 117, Greene, AL

Built 1991 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 75

Ridgedale Road

Good

Over: Dry Creek_

0.1 Mile West SR 279, Jackson, AL

Built 2016 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,262

COUNTY ROAD 76

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.05 MI EAST JCT CO 33, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2005 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 550

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILROAD

SEC 24 T4S R3W, Madison, AL

Built 1997 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,500

COUNTY ROAD 30

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.05 MI. S. PETERMAN, Monroe, AL

Built 1983 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 350

AL 126

Good

Over: MILLIES CREEK

4.2 MI.E.OF MITYLENE EXIT, Montgomery, AL

Built 2012 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,810

COUNTY RT #223

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.2 MI EAST OF CO RT #63, Pickens, AL

Built 1989 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 100

CO. ROAD 58

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO BRANCH

1 MI NE JENIFER, Talladega, AL

Built 1917 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 700

NESMITH ROAD

Good

Over: BROWNS CREEK

1/2 MILE EAST OF SUMMIT, Blount, AL

Built 2022 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 237

CR. 19

Good

Over: WOLK CREEK

2.5 MI SW MANNINGHAM, Butler, AL

Built 1996 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 114

SOUTH IND. PARK RD

Good

Over: BASSETTS CREEK

THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 2006 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 100

ALLSBORO RD

Good

Over: CRIPPLE DEER CREEK

ALLSBORO RD CRIPPLE DEER, Colbert, AL

Built 2001 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 670

702

Good

Over: LOVELESS

Cr 702 South culvert, Cullman, AL

Built 1977 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 70

CR # 144

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

1.2 MI E SR 41, Dallas, AL

Built 1987 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 50

SR35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

4 MI N. JCT SR 75 * SR35?, DeKalb, AL

Built 2002 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 8,028

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK BRANCH

1 MI NW ATMORE, Escambia, AL

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

2 MI NORTH CANOE, Escambia, AL

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: KENT BRANCH

2 MI NW OSAKA, Escambia, AL

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 110

US 278

Good

Over: BLACK WARRIOR RIVER

US 278 @ WARRIOR RIVER, Etowah, AL

Built 2008 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 4,951

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: PETERMAN CREEK

COUNTY ROAD 28, Henry, AL

Built 1998 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 130

COUNTY 92

Good

Over: SECOND CREEK

0.4 MI E. CO. 113, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1987 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 220

AL 255

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8MILES N JCT SR 72, Madison, AL

Built 1992 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 45,856

PISGAH DRIVE

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

6110 PISGAH DRIVE, Madison, AL

Built 2000 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,450

Greenbrier PKWY

Good

Over: Sou RR_

.6 mi south of old hwy 20, Madison, AL

Built 2020 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 4,400

BILLY WALKER RD E

Good

Over: BENNET'S CREEK

0.8 MILES N/LONNIE WALKER, Mobile, AL

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 119

KELLY TRAIL

Good

Over: LOG CREEK

2.7 MI S CELESTE ROAD, Mobile, AL

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 25

CR 27

Good

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH

2 MI NW OF MONROEVILLE, Monroe, AL

Built 2018 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 100

INDIAN HILLS ROAD

Good

Over: VILLAGE CREEK

1.4 MI NORTH SR36, Morgan, AL

Built 2004 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,183

HWY 55 WEST

Good

Over: HERRIN CREEK RELIEF

6.4 MI WEST SR31, Morgan, AL

Built 2009 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,040

COUNTY ROAD 1105

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SECT 9,T11N,R19E, Pike, AL

Built 1986 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 60

CO 121

Good

Over: SHIRTEE CREEK

2.3 MI W OF AL 21, Talladega, AL

Built 1994 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,832

JIM JONES ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB.O COTTONDALE CREEK

1.5 MI E OF BUTTERMILK RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 500

US 82

Good

Over: SIPSEY RIVER RELIEF

0.9 MI W SISPEY RIVER, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2010 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 6,070

_BILL LUNCEFORD RD

Good

Over: _BULGER CREEK

_.7 MI N OF JCT CO RD 12, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2015 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 150

CR 9

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SHILOH, Washington, AL

Built 2013 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 305

COWPEN CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

2.2 M. N. OF CO. RD. 87, Baldwin, AL

Built 2004 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 925

CO 266

Good

Over: HARDLEY CREEK

2.3 MI SE FREDONIA, Chambers, AL

Built 1994 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 25

BENCE ROAD

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

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Built 2003 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 31

SR 35

Good

Over: STRAIT CREEK

4 MI N JCT SR 75 * SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1998 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 4,772

chavies

Good

Over: town creek

0.5 mile s of sr 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 2019 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 550

COUNTY ROAD 61

Good

Over: ST. FLORIAN BRANCH

0.05 MI JCT CO 47, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2005 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 2,700

Co Rd 94

Good

Over: Cowpen Creek

0.1 Mi N INT Co Rd 145, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2016 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 404

C R 31

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT C R 28, Lawrence, AL

Built 2003 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 80

_SUNSET ROAD

Good

Over: _S FORK DEER RIVER

_0.4 MI W AL 163, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 1172

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

SEC 31, T10N, R19E, Pike, AL

Built 2005 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 16

TALLADEGA CO.207

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R.R.

.5 MI.NORTH OF U.S.78, Talladega, AL

Built 2001 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 3,950

AL-69

Good

Over: Blackwater Creek

AL-69 @ Blackwater Creek, Walker, AL

Built 2008 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 5,635

CO. RD. 22

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

BETHEL GROVE, Autauga, AL

Built 1990 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 125

Showing 10,501-10,550 of 13,471 bridges

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