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

HOWARD MORRIS

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0.5 MI N CO 63, Mobile, AL

Built 1991 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 35

PINEY CHAPEL ROAD

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

SEC21 T2S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 1994 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 845

CO.RD. 459

Good

Over: CUTNOSE CREEK

WHITMORE BR)E PROVIDENCE, Randolph, AL

Built 1991 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 400

FAS 10

Good

Over: DRY HOLLOW BRANCH

0.4 MI N AL 5 ON CO 9, Bibb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 140

AL-172

Good

Over: Branch

1 MI W JCT AL-135, Marion, AL

Built 1998 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,357

US 84

Good

Over: AL. RR * WJ NICHOLSON ST

0.1 MI W SR 41, Conecuh, AL

Built 2009 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 3,715

AL 17

Good

Over: CANEY CREEK

GEIGER, Sumter, AL

Built 2006 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 868

SR 133

Good

Over: RESERVATION ROAD

4.1 M N JCT SR133 & SR184, Colbert, AL

Built 2001 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 16,170

INGRAM WELLS RD.

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK

INGRAM WELLS RD., Calhoun, AL

Built 2006 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 177

COLVIN GAP RD.

Good

Over: UT TO BIG COVE CREEK

200S OF RABBITOWN RD., Etowah, AL

Built 1956 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,300

_CR 14

Good

Over: _Little Creek

1.0 MI W ALA #9, Cherokee, AL

Built 2019 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 320

Holly Springs Road

Good

Over: Lake Tuscaloosa-Binion

.1 Mile West of Hwy 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2022 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 250

WOODBANK PARKWAY

Good

Over: Wright Branch

0.3 MI. W OF US 69 SOUTH, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2022 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 300

F.A.S.01

Good

Over: BARRET CREEK

.8MI E CHILTON CO.LF.A.S1, Bibb, AL

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 85

CO RT 93

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.5 E OF DAVIS CREEK, Fayette, AL

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 125

SR 202

Good

Over: ABANDONED R/R

10.3 MI E US 78, Calhoun, AL

Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,586

SR 25

Good

Over: SANDY BRANCH

1.6 MI. N. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,630

AL 14

Good

Over: CAHABA RIVER

1.0 MI E JCT SR 175, Perry, AL

Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 981

CR 460

Good

Over: MILAM CREEK

1.8 MI W JCT SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1991 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,780

LAWRENCE ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.0 MI EAST OF I-65, Morgan, AL

Built 2000 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

OXMOOR ROAD

Good

Over: GRIFFIN BROOK

HOMEWEOOD PARK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,600

Cr 87

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

1.5 MI S AL 48, Randolph, AL

Built 1953 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 320

ROAD

Good

Over: GIVENS BRANCH

BR. CULVT. ON PAVEDRD. 33, Henry, AL

Built 1965 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 330

CHEROKEE #29

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT CO RT 8, Cherokee, AL

Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,200

14TH ST.

Good

Over: I-565/ NFS R.R.

0.5 MI E JCT I565 * SR53, Madison, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,971

CR # 466

Good

Over: BR OF DRY CEDAR CK

0.1 MI W CR 85, Dallas, AL

Built 2001 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

CO RD 32

Good

Over: Trib To Nergro Creek

.27 Mi E to CR 73, Baldwin, AL

Built 2016 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 6,964

ROUND HILL RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.20 MI.E.CO.RT.27, Clarke, AL

Built 1962 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 100

CO. 1269

Good

Over: BRANCH

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

Built 1985 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 767

SR 265

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK REL.

3.3 MI. N. OF BEATRICE, Monroe, AL

Built 1993 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 780

SR 265

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

3.9 MI. N. OF BEATRICE, Monroe, AL

Built 1993 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 780

CR-63

Good

Over: I-22

JCT AL-4 and CR-63, Marion, AL

Built 2000 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 100

I-22

Good

Over: Rabbit Branch

West of CR-11, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 14,713

I-22

Good

Over: Rabbit Branch

West of CR-11, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 14,713

FOX CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

5.0 MI NE OF LINEVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 20

CR 460

Good

Over: BORDEN CREEK

2.7 MI E JCT SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1928 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 5,830

INDIA RD.

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

India Road, Lee, AL

Built 1975 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 1,000

HAYNEVILLERIDGE RD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

1.2 MI E US 82, Montgomery, AL

Built 1979 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 255

ALEXANDER ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

2.6 MILE NORTH U S 80, Montgomery, AL

Built 1984 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 280

CO. 1054

Good

Over: CHATAHOSPEE CREEK

1 MI. S. TRAMMELS CROSS R, Chambers, AL

Built 1986 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 142

W 22ND AVE

Good

Over: W 1ST ST DRAINAGE

0.3 MI W OF E 2ND ST, Baldwin, AL

Built 1990 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 769

BRADLEYTON RD.

Good

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

BRADLEYTON RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 65

COUNTY ROAD 2214

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 14 T9N R19E, Pike, AL

Built 2001 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 630

19TH AVE E

Good

Over: L * N RAILROAD

1.0 MI S RIVER RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2000 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 5,615

CO RT 331

Good

Over: MCCOLLOUGH BRANCH

ZOAR COMMUNITY, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 200

Lee Road 182

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

1 MI S JCT LEE ROAD 390, Lee, AL

Built 2003 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 779

CO. RD. 150

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

HARMONY CHURCH, Lawrence, AL

Built 2003 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 210

GILLESPIE RD.

Good

Over: STREAM

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

Built 2010 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 950

COUNTY ROUTE 2

Good

Over: LITTLE REEDY CREEK

1.5MI EAST OF CR19 ON CR2, Clarke, AL

Built 2006 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 650

I20

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R

.6 MI W JCT SR21, Calhoun, AL

Built 2012 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 21,558

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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