State profile · Below national median SD

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

COUNTY ROAD 13

Good

Over: TAYLOE CREEK

TAYLOE RD CR13, Perry, AL

Built 2003 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 150

I59

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.4 MI NO US 231, St. Clair, AL

Built 1961 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 13,160

SR 239 MP 9.943

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2.7 MI. N. BELL X-RDS., Barbour, AL

Built 1953 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 440

GLADDEN LANE W.

Good

Over: CREEK

GLADDEN LN W, Calhoun, AL

Built 1952 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 665

CO RD 1231

Good

Over: WHATLEY CREEK

2 MI NE 5 POINTS, Chambers, AL

Built 1995 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 30

CO. 1155

Good

Over: BELCHER CREEK

2 MI. S.W. WELCH, Chambers, AL

Built 2002 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 47

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK RELIEF

0.7 MI N INT ALA #273, Cherokee, AL

Built 2005 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 500

CR230WINSTONCULPRD

Good

Over: LITTLE MULBERRY CREEK

CR230 1MIWPLEASANTGROVECH, Chilton, AL

Built 1963 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 150

US 82

Good

Over: BIG MULBERRY CREEK

1.1 MI E SR 22, Chilton, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 4,087

US 84 MP 163.748

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

0.3 MI. N. SR 189, Coffee, AL

Built 2009 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 2,075

CO RT 106

Good

Over: BRANCH

7 MI EAST MIDWAY, Conecuh, AL

Built 1956 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 325

CO. HWY. 95

Good

Over: BLACKS CREEK

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

Built 1961 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 203

BRUER DRIVE

Good

Over: LITTLE CLAYBANK CREEK

DALEVILLE, Dale, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 100

CO RT 30

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

1MI W CO RT 51 8S 7E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 239

CO. RD. 60

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

0.1 MI SE JCT. CO. 39, Franklin, AL

Built 2000 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 693

GOODNER MT ROAD

Good

Over: CAHABA RIVER

1.5 M NE OF CLAY, Jefferson, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 308

CO 36

Good

Over: POSSUM CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF INT AL 64, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 190

CO RD RT 24

Good

Over: CHISHOLM BRANCH

0.6 MI S INT CO RT 124, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2008 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 220

SR 24

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK RELIEF

1.8 M W JCT SR24 & SR101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1997 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 2,200

SR 24

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK RELIEF

1.8 M W JCT SR24 & SR101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1997 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 2,200

US 231/SR 53

Good

Over: BYRD SPRINGS RD

231/BYRD SPRINGS RD, Madison, AL

Built 2018 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 44,084

CO RT NO 79

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE

1.15 MI CO RT 53, Marengo, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 400

COUNTY RT 57

Good

Over: RELIEF DRAINAGE DITCH

2.4 MI.N. JEFFERSON, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 450

Boardtree Road

Good

Over: Boardtree Creek

0.3MILE NORTH OF JCT 78, Marion, AL

Built 1973 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 45

AL 108

Good

Over: MILLIES CREEK

1.3 mi from AL 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 2013 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 5,120

AL 108

Good

Over: MILLIES CREEK

1.3 miles from AL 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 2013 Load: 40.6 t

WILHITE ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.6 MI E SR31, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 760

CO.RD. 88

Good

Over: BUCKHANNON CREEK

HWY 88 2 MI E OF 431, Randolph, AL

Built 1994 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: PEAVINE CREEK

0.3 MI. NORTH CR 68, Shelby, AL

Built 2013 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 12,213

CO.105 ODENA RD.NT

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK

1.0MI.STH.CO.175 INT, Talladega, AL

Built 2009 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 288

CR. 45

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

2.0 MI. NE SEARCY, Butler, AL

Built 1993 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 383

CO RT 206

Good

Over: JUMP CREEK

.9 MILE EAST OF JACK, Coffee, AL

Built 1967 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 320

SR 10 MP 145.794

Good

Over: SIKES MILL CREEK

.5 MI.W.JCT.US 331, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1929 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 4,900

S. HAWKINS AVE.

Good

Over: STREAM

LUVERNE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1997 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 270

CR # 26

Good

Over: IRISHMAN DITCH

0.26 MI E OF CR 30, Dallas, AL

Built 1995 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROAD NO 123

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

RC BR. CULVERT ON FAS 16, Henry, AL

Built 1982 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 90

SR 2

Good

Over: WIDOWS CREEK

5.7MI E. JCT SR117,US72, Jackson, AL

Built 1994 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 10,719

SR 2

Good

Over: WIDOWS CREEK

5.7MI E. JCT SR117,US72, Jackson, AL

Built 1994 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 10,719

CO RT 8

Good

Over: GREENBRIER BRANCH

0.5 MI E INT AL 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1988 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 330

ABBEYWOOD LANE

Good

Over: COPPER RUN CREEK

3 MILE NORTH U.S. 72, Limestone, AL

Built 2007 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 100

SULLIVAN RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

.25 MI NORTH OF CO RD 26, Lowndes, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 65

Martin Road

Good

Over: Railroad

.25 mi. E of US 231, Madison, AL

Built 2016 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 10,100

US 80

Good

Over: A.G.R

0.8 MI. E. OF DEMOPOLIS, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 4,650

CO. RT. 30

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

2.20 MI. E. AL.25, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 290

CLOVERFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: BOGGUT CREEK

1 MI E OF LOWNDES CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 425

HOBBIE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

11.7 MI N S-94 RAMER, Montgomery, AL

Built 1986 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 525

MT. ZION ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

13.0 MI N PIKE CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 400

LOWER DUBLIN RD.

Good

Over: WEAVER MILL CREEK

1.9 MI SE DUNBAR SCHOOL, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 250

BUTLER MILL ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

.9 MI N HICKORY GROVE RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 130

BOYD SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

.8 MI E BUTLER MILL RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 80

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