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

US 82 MP 232.766

Good

Over: STREAM

.3 MI.E.BARBOUR 89, Barbour, AL

Built 1929 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,870

CO. 389

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

.3 MI. N. LEE CO. LINE, Chambers, AL

Built 1984 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 372

Lee Road 72

Good

Over: LOBLOCKEE CREEK

0.5 MI E ROWELLS X RD, Lee, AL

Built 1987 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 1,876

AL 21

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CK REL.

N CITY LIMITS SYLACAUGA, Talladega, AL

Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 8,567

MIDDLE RD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO RABBIT CREE

0.13 MI S OF I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 1996 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 371

CARSON ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.5MI S PINE HILL RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 9,625

COUNTY ROAD 818

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

Cr 818 West logan-West, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 300

CR 42

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

2.9 MI E OF SR 21, Monroe, AL

Built 1953 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 500

Giles Road

Good

Over: Panther Creek

Giles Road, Covington, AL

Built 1986 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 22

US 43

Good

Over: WARRIOR RIVER RELIEF

0.6 MI N MARENGO CO LINE, Greene, AL

Built 1989 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,973

US 43

Good

Over: WARRIOR RIVER RELIEF

1.2 MI N MARENGO COLINE, Greene, AL

Built 1989 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,973

US 43

Good

Over: WARRIOR RIVER RELIEF

1.4 MI N MARENGO CO LINE, Greene, AL

Built 1989 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,973

US 43

Good

Over: WARRIOR RIVER RELIEF

1.9 MI N MARENGO CO LINE, Greene, AL

Built 1989 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,973

SR 188

Good

Over: CODEN BAYOU

4.5 MI W CO RD 59, Mobile, AL

Built 1994 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,370

PELHAM RANGE 8B1

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OFF CANE CREEK

RANGE 8B1, Calhoun, AL

Built 1960 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 50

EASTVIEW DR

Good

Over: ????????????????????????

?????????????????????????, Madison, AL

Built 2010 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 1,000

CO RD 49

Good

Over: BAILEY CREEK

1 MI N OF HWY 78, Cleburne, AL

Built 2021 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 639

AL-7

Good

Over: Trib. to Minters Creek

4.7 MI N Eutaw, Greene, AL

Built 1925 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 2,088

LUCAS FERRY RD

Good

Over: MUD CR

SEC31 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1941 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 1,660

F.A.S.19

Good

Over: Caffey Creek

.3MI E OF WOODSTOCKCO.97, Bibb, AL

Built 1948 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 525

BIBB CO.51

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.2MI S CVILLE ON CO.51, Bibb, AL

Built 1964 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 185

CO.299

Good

Over: OSANIPPA CREEK

2.6MI.N.E.CUSSETA, Chambers, AL

Built 1966 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 2,895

CO RT #34

Good

Over: MCGANEY BRANCH

5.0 MI EAST OF CO RT #75, Pickens, AL

Built 1968 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 200

US 80

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RVR REL 1 (+)

TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL

Built 1978 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 2,755

US 80

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RVR REL 2 (+)

TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL

Built 1978 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 6,489

TABERNACLE LOOP RD

Good

Over: PINCHONY CREEK

.6 MI W OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 125

#29/FRANCONIA RD.

Good

Over: PUCKET BRANCH

0.3 MI SOUTH ST. RT#17, Pickens, AL

Built 1985 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 200

MERRITT-HAY ROAD

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

.8 MI E OF US 331, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 80

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: BASKINS MILL CREEK

5.3 MI N MOORE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 90

CO. HWY. 32

Good

Over: N.FORK YELLOWLEAF CREEK

1.4MI. E JCT. CO. 49, Shelby, AL

Built 1996 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 400

CR 17

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.5 MI NO. CR 26, Shelby, AL

Built 2011 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 7,730

UNIVERSITY BLVD

Good

Over: KICKER ROAD

ALBERTA CITY, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2015 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 21,682

10th Street

Good

Over: Holland Branch

Phenix City, Russell, AL

Built 2016 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 2,100

LEE CO 146

Good

Over: MOORES MILL CREEK

0.7 MI NW I-85, Lee, AL

Built 2014 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 3,011

Fred Carter Road

Good

Over: Taylor Mill Creek

Fred Carter Road, Covington, AL

Built 1933 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 230

SR4/US78

Good

Over: JACKSONS CREEK

0.6 MI EAST JCT SR301, Calhoun, AL

Built 1929 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,345

OLD ALA.HWY 94

Good

Over: BEEMAN CREEK

.8 MI WEST OF OLD US 231, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 60

CR. 16

Good

Over: BRANCH OF PANTHER CREEK

1.0 MI.W.GEORGIANA, Butler, AL

Built 1992 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 260

CO RD 77

Good

Over: GUM SLOUGH

US 84 TO COTTONWOOD, Houston, AL

Built 1958 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 260

SR53;GOVERNORS DR

Good

Over: BROGLAN BRANCH

0.2 MI W JCT US431 *US231, Madison, AL

Built 1962 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 28,483

AL 5

Good

Over: SCHULTZ CREEK

4.0 MI N JCT US 82, Bibb, AL

Built 1969 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,282

OLD HAYNEVILLE RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

2 MI E OF U.S. HIGHWAY 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1993 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 230

CO. RD 91

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

2 MI. S. OF BEULAH, Covington, AL

Built 1970 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 290

AL-241

Good

Over: Abandoned Railroad

9 MI N JCT US 278, Marion, AL

Built 1976 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,105

CO HIGHWAY NO 140

Good

Over: SIPSEY RIVER

1.6 MI WEST OF BUHL, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1978 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 900

CARDIFF-LYNNS XING

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

CARDIFF CITY LIMITS, Jefferson, AL

Built 1980 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 552

Lee Road 417

Good

Over: CHEWACLA CREEK

0.4 MI E S 015, Lee, AL

Built 1981 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 158

US 84 MP 144.447

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK

4.2 MI. W.US 331, Covington, AL

Built 1982 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 3,405

FLINT HILL RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

AT JCT I-20/59 * I-459, Jefferson, AL

Built 1983 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 44

I-22

Good

Over: Buttahatchee River

2.8 MI W OF AL-171, Marion, AL

Built 1988 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 12,289

Showing 10,701-10,750 of 16,205 bridges

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