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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

OLD SPRINGVILLE RD

Good

Over: CAHABA RIVER TRIBUTARY

IN CLAY, Jefferson, AL

Built 2003 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 7,545

Lee Road 279

Good

Over: WACOOCHEE CREEK

1.0 MI S POWLEDGE, Lee, AL

Built 2002 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 492

C.R.36 SUNSHINE R

Good

Over: VAUGHN CREEK

2.0 MI N INT AL 10 * 170, Choctaw, AL

Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 275

KIRKLAND RD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF BLUFF, Fayette, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40

CLEAR CREEK RD.

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.5 MI E OF DAVIS CHAP, Fayette, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 53

SUNRISE DRIVE

Good

Over: BEAVERS CREEK TRIBUTARY

1000' NW AL 79 (PINSON), Jefferson, AL

Built 1985 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 253

Winchester Rd.

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

3.5 MI NE JCT CO RD 139, Madison, AL

Built 2016 Load: 41.7 t

GRANDBAY WILMER S

Good

Over: SIMMONS BRANCH

0.4 MI N W CO 11, Mobile, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,405

CO. HWY. 26

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.7 MI E ST 119, Shelby, AL

Built 1984 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,000

AL - 25

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

STERRETT, Shelby, AL

Built 1995 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,080

TEAGUE RD.

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

TEAGUE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2017 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 26

Swanner Bridge Rd

Good

Over: Horse Creek

Swanner Bridge Rd, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2017 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 52

SEXTON BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE PATSALIGA CREEK

SEXTON BRIDGE ROAD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2017 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 16

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: LITTLE PATSALIGA CREEK

SWANNER BRIDGE ROAD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2017 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 78

BUD UMPHREY

Good

Over: BRISTOW CREEK

North of Fairview Cove, Etowah, AL

Built 2015 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 128

TAPAWINGO ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1/2 MI S AL 75 PINSON, Jefferson, AL

Built 1979 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2,512

AL - 119

Good

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

AL 119 * LITTLE CAHABA RI, Jefferson, AL

Built 1999 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 6,200

_Creekside drive

Good

Over: _Black Creek

_creekside subdivision, Jefferson, AL

Built 2007 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 400

CO RD 47

Good

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

75FT S JCT CO RD 22, Lawrence, AL

Built 1991 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 100

CO RT 45

Good

Over: STREAM

0.85 MI E JCT CO RT 46, Lawrence, AL

Built 1997 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 75

CR 187

Good

Over: WEST FLINT CREEK

0.85 MI W JCT CO RT 203, Lawrence, AL

Built 2019 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 231

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI WEST OF CO RD 37, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 460

AL 53

Good

Over: UNNAMED TRIBUTARY

5.8 MILES S. OF US 431, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 46,257

AL 255

Good

Over: STREAM

.5 MI JCT SR 255 * SR53, Madison, AL

Built 2005 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 19,241

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: POPLAR CREEK

1.3 MI NORTH OF AL 28, Marengo, AL

Built 2005 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 258

THOMAS LANE CR1009

Good

Over: LITTLE PAINT CREEK

6324 FT E JCT 1005, Marshall, AL

Built 2023 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 105

HUTTO ROAD

Good

Over: CHICKASAW CREEK

1.0 MI EAST OF US 45, Mobile, AL

Built 2002 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 70

LAWRENCE COVE ROAD

Good

Over: WEST FORK OF COTACO CR

JCT CR 1165 * CR 1277, Morgan, AL

Built 2002 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 260

WESLEY CHAPEL RD.

Good

Over: GRANT CREEK

1.1 MI NW OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1994 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 500

CR50PLEASANT GRV R

Good

Over: PATE CREEK

CR50 1M NE PATES CHAPELCH, Chilton, AL

Built 1958 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 1,200

CO RD 14

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.3 MI W INT 67 * 64, Choctaw, AL

Built 1990 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 575

49TH STREET

Good

Over: 49TH ST BIG WILLS CREEK

.4MI W. JCT US11 49TH ST., DeKalb, AL

Built 2009 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 150

WATTERSON PARKWAY

Good

Over: NORFOLK S RR;PINCHGUT CR

0.2 MI S US 11, Jefferson, AL

Built 1993 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 8,345

SNOWVILLE-BRENT RD

Good

Over: BLACK WARRIOR R TRIBUTAR

2 MI SW US 78, Jefferson, AL

Built 1995 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 2,051

THEODOREDAWES RD W

Good

Over: FOWL RIVER

0.2 MI E. MCDONALD RD., Mobile, AL

Built 1989 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 3,821

FRTG RD TO I165SB

Good

Over: WILSON AVENUE

I165 @ WILSON AVENUE, Mobile, AL

Built 1993 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 1,035

CO.RD.3

Good

Over: BAILEY CREEK

0.1 MI.S.OF CO.RD.32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 558

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: NOLTE CREEK

1.8 MI. W OF CO. RD. 49, Baldwin, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,215

SR74 / US278

Good

Over: LADIGA CREEK

3.8 MI E JCT SR200, Calhoun, AL

Built 2013 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 4,299

COUNTY ROAD 97

Good

Over: CARGYLE CREEK

CR97 1MI SW PROVIDENCE CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1970 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,200

CO RT 349

Good

Over: PEA CREEK

2.6 MILES WEST OF LEE COM, Coffee, AL

Built 1956 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 250

SR 27 MP 63.939

Good

Over: DEAL CREEK RELIEF

0.8 MI.S.HENRY CO. L., Dale, AL

Built 1929 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 960

JOHN D ODOM ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RI

1.2 MI N JCT US 84, Houston, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 3,725

CO RT 16

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

2.9 MI EAST OF JCT CO 57, Pickens, AL

Built 1966 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROAD 67

Good

Over: N FORK COWIKEE CREEK MC

1.5 MI N SHADY GROVE RD., Russell, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 26

CO RD 139

Good

Over: LITTLE TALLASEEHATCHEE

LIL TALLASEEHATCHEE CRK, Talladega, AL

Built 1997 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 510

17TH ST

Good

Over: ISBELL BRANCH

TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 2012 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 3,000

ELKAHATCHEE RD

Good

Over: ELKAHATCHEE CREEK

5.4 MI NORTH OF HWY 63, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2002 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,285

CO RD 328

Good

Over: OTTER BRANCH

1 MI E JCT CO RD 4, Winston, AL

Built 1992 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50

CR. 50

Good

Over: NINE MILE BRANCH

1.0 MI. N. MIDWAY, Butler, AL

Built 1985 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,381

Showing 10,901-10,950 of 13,471 bridges

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