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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

BOYD SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

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

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 80

US 80

Good

Over: NS RR Active (-)

1.5 MI E OF AL 11, Sumter, AL

Built 2012 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,475

US 80

Good

Over: NS RR Active (+)

0.7 MI E JCT. U.S 11, Sumter, AL

Built 2013 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 38

SR 259

Good

Over: ELKAHATCHEE CREEK

1 MI N COOSA CO LINE, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1993 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,707

CO.RD.1

Good

Over: MOTLEY BRANCH

DAWSON-MILL TO MILTON, Autauga, AL

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 335

WAID ROAD

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

ARMSTEAD, Blount, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 146

_Deans Ferry Road

Good

Over: _CSX Railroad

_1.5 Mile S of Hayden, Blount, AL

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 404

PRICKETT TRAIL

Good

Over: TALLAHACHEE CREEK

PRICKETT TRAIL, Calhoun, AL

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: MYNOT ROAD

5.95 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Colbert, AL

Built 1981 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 720

CR-118

Good

Over: Jones Creek

2.91 Miles NE of Lyle, Coosa, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 115

KELLEY RD.

Good

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

KELLEY RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1991 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 57

Good

Over: CONECUH TRIBUTARY

S. GLENWOOD RD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1955 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 440

FROST RD.

Good

Over: BOX CREEK

2.5 MI NE FOWLER CROSS RD, Fayette, AL

Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 60

Lee Road 375

Good

Over: Osanippa Creek

.4 mi w Jct Lee Road 379, Lee, AL

Built 2016 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 592

WARHAWK WAY

Good

Over: MCDONALD CREEK

Warhawk * OLD MADISON PK, Madison, AL

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 750

MT TABOR ROAD

Good

Over: OUTLAW SPRINGS CREEK

2 MILES SOUTH SR36, Morgan, AL

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 960

SUMMERVILLE RD.

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

PHENIX CITY, Russell, AL

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,958

CO. HWY. 13

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.66 mi. south CR 93, Shelby, AL

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,125

WATERMELON ROAD

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

21.1 MI NE JCT US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

SR 162

Good

Over: DIXON CREEK REL.

2.5M. W. JCT. S.R. 28, Wilcox, AL

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 210

SR 162

Good

Over: RED CREEK REL.

4.1 M. E. OF KIMBROUGH, Wilcox, AL

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 250

ALEX SHIPMAN RD

Good

Over: U.T. SAND CREEK

0.9 MI NE OF AL 10, Barbour, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 30

CO 73

Good

Over: DYNNE CREEK

1 MI. SOUTH OF CO RD 36, Cleburne, AL

Built 2002 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 250

CO RT 467

Good

Over: TEEL CREEK

1.8 MI S OF RHOADES, Coffee, AL

Built 1974 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 40

SR 24

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK RELIEF 3

2.6 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 2,230

SR 24

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.7 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 2,230

CO RT 127

Good

Over: MIDDLE CYPRESS CK

0.1MI W INT CO 11, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 180

CO RT 63

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.2 MI WEST INT US 43, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2007 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 708

CO RT 34

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

5.2 MI E INT SR 17, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2012 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 484

CR 124

Good

Over: Chisholm Branch

.1 mi West of SR 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2023 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 664

SR 20

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

5.7 M W JCT SR 20 & SR 67, Lawrence, AL

Built 2014 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 16,900

US 80

Good

Over: GLASS MILL CREEK

5.7 MI. E. OF JCT US 29, Macon, AL

Built 2005 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 2,510

COUNTY HWY 1063

Good

Over: SLAB CREEK

8513 FT S JCT 1064, Marshall, AL

Built 2014 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 56

CO RT #146

Good

Over: COOKS CREEK

2.6 MI EAST OF CO RT #27, Pickens, AL

Built 1968 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 200

I-22

Good

Over: Clifty Branch

I-22 @ Clifty Branch, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 14,713

SR 10 MP 190.149

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

.8 MI.E.BARBOUR #3, Barbour, AL

Built 1986 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,151

CO. 62

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

1.5 MI. N.W. TRAMMEL C.R., Chambers, AL

Built 2004 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 50

AL 61

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.6 MI N PERRY CO LINE, Hale, AL

Built 2002 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,270

SR 65

Good

Over: BRANCH

6.5 MI. N JCT US 72* SR65, Jackson, AL

Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 999

COUNTY ROUTE 16

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.0 MI. N.E. OLD TEXAS, Monroe, AL

Built 1963 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 300

STABLEWAY ROAD

Good

Over: BRIDLE BROOK

0.1 MI.E.OFBRIDLBRK.BLVD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1995 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 636

US 280

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

.1 MI W JCT SR49, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2005 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 7,273

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

4.1MI. FROM JCT US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2005 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,000

CR16 JOHN PIERCERD

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK

CR16 1.5 M S SHILOH CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1971 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 175

CO RT 206

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.3 MILES EAST OF JACK, Coffee, AL

Built 1967 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 320

SR 247

Good

Over: Cedar Creek

9 M N JCT SR247 AND SR24, Franklin, AL

Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,193

CO RD 156

Good

Over: CREEK

1.1 MI E COTTON BR, Greene, AL

Built 1961 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 367

CO RT 8

Good

Over: SHOALS CREEK

4.2 MI E INT AL 17, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2007 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 570

I-22

Good

Over: NS Railroad

Cordova, Walker, AL

Built 2002 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 22,592

BOLTON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. OF PERSIMMON CREEK

1.5 MI. NE MT OLIVE CH, Butler, AL

Built 2004 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 46

Showing 10,801-10,850 of 13,471 bridges

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