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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

U S 29 MP 52.787

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

4 MI N ANDALUSIA, Covington, AL

Built 1998 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 4,820

US 84 MP 142.481

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER RELIEF

5.1 MI.WEST US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,405

CLANTON ST.

Good

Over: MILLER CREEK

@ MILLERS HOLLOW ROAD, Etowah, AL

Built 2007 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 585

COUNTY ROAD 151

Good

Over: BRYANT CREEK

.5 mi. S OF JCT CR 88, Jackson, AL

Built 2015 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 50

CO RT 239

Good

Over: BURCHAM CREEK

0.2 M W OF AL 20, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2011 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 83

CO RT 233

Good

Over: EDDY CREEK

0.80MI E JCT SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1996 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 23

Good

Over: LITTLE MUD CREEK

0.8 MI. W JCT. CR 7, Lawrence, AL

Built 2004 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 80

RAGSDALE CREEK RD.

Good

Over: RAGSDALE CREEK

SEC11 T1S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 2017 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 165

COUNTY RT 44

Good

Over: TUCKER CREEK

0.90 MI W US 43, Marengo, AL

Built 1992 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 380

CO. RD. 44

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

0.8 MI. W. OF SR 181, Baldwin, AL

Built 2011 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 4,230

Oglesby Road

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Oglesby Road, Covington, AL

Built 1996 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 100

CR-36

Good

Over: LUXAPALLILA CREEK

1 MI. South of Winfield, Fayette, AL

Built 2015 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 1,093

Lee Road279

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

1.5 MILES N OF HALAWAKEE, Lee, AL

Built 2004 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 914

CO RO 48

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

1.3 MI. E. OF JCT ALA 49, Macon, AL

Built 2011 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 209

RANDOLP SCHOOL ENT

Good

Over: ADRIDGE CREEK

0.3 MILE NORTH GARTH ROAD, Madison, AL

Built 1974 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 50

GUM SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: GUM SPRINGS CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH SR36, Morgan, AL

Built 2013 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 850

DOSTER STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

ENTERPRISE, Coffee, AL

Built 1976 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,630

PANTHER CREEK

Good

Over: CO DIRT ROAD

Giles Road, Covington, AL

Built 2012 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 50

SR 91

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT US 31, Cullman, AL

Built 1988 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 3,886

CO. RT. 222

Good

Over: RYAN CREEK

CR 222 grand view, Cullman, AL

Built 1994 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 2,600

TREE LIMB ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK

0.5 MI. S. OF WEDGEWORTH, Hale, AL

Built 1983 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 100

JONES ROAD

Good

Over: FRENCH'S MILL CREEK

SEC 9 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1999 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 236

BOLLING BROTHERS B

Good

Over: BOLTON'S BRANCH TRIBUTAR

.07 KM W OF MCVAY DRIVE, Mobile, AL

Built 1997 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,526

ROCHELLE LN

Good

Over: DOG RIVER TRIBUTARY

700' N OF ST ANDREWS LN E, Mobile, AL

Built 2007 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 34

SR 36

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

2 MI W JCT SR 36 & SR 3, Morgan, AL

Built 2001 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 7,120

SR 131 MP 11.115

Good

Over: HAMM CREEK

.4 MI. N.BARBOUR CO.20, Barbour, AL

Built 1992 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,130

AL 106

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

1.4 MI. E.OF CO.RD.16, Butler, AL

Built 2014 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 990

COUNTY LINE RD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.0 MI NE SIKESVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1992 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 98

CO RT 232

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1.2 MILES SOUTH OF ARCUS, Coffee, AL

Built 1975 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 30

AL 157

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

3.9 mi NORTH JCT AL69/157, Cullman, AL

Built 2013 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 8,448

CR # 182

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO CREEK

B/T CR 3 * AL 5, Dallas, AL

Built 2004 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 140

BIG WILLS ROAD

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

0.5 MI E OF US 11, DeKalb, AL

Built 1994 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 390

SR 35

Good

Over: SAUTY CREEK

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

Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 10,337

I-65 SB

Good

Over: 5 MILE CK * ELLARD RD

FULTONDALE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2015 Load: 41.5 t

BOBO SECTION RD

Good

Over: MILL BRANCH

0.5 MI N JCT US HWY 231, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,407

Pike Ackert RD

Good

Over: Unamed

_, Madison, AL

Built 2023 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 100

UNIONACDMY-ADA RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

4.5 MI EAST OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1987 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 118

UNIONACDMY-ADA RD.

Good

Over: CREEK

6.9 MI EAST OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1987 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 118

SMILIES FERRY RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH

9.0 MI N MERIWETHER TRAIL, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 115

SPRINGHILL ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

2.2 MI E LONG RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 35

SPRINGHILL ROAD

Good

Over: WHATLEY BRANCH

1.1 MI E LONG RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 35

OLD LONG ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 MI E HANCHE MILL RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 72

OLD LONG ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

1.8 MI E HANCHE MILL RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 72

COON ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 MI. E. OF MT. ZION RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 60

CO RD 30

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.6 MI W OF MCSHAN, Pickens, AL

Built 1938 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 4,270

AL - 70

Good

Over: WAXAHATCHEE CREEK

AL 70 @ WAXAHATCHEE CK, Shelby, AL

Built 2007 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,420

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROA

OLIN OVERPASS, Washington, AL

Built 2002 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,150

T.J. EARLE RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3.0 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 84, Baldwin, AL

Built 1999 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 31

AL 61

Good

Over: BIG PRAIRIE CREEK

0.5 MI S NEWBERN, Hale, AL

Built 2002 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 1,720

FLAT TOP ROAD

Good

Over: SKELTON CREEK

0.25 MILE SW OF PRACO, Jefferson, AL

Built 1935 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 2,530

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