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

US 43

Good

Over: ARMSTRONG CREEK

1 MI.S.OF WAGARVILLE, Washington, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,950

SR 21

Good

Over: PINE BARREN CREEK REL.

3.6 MI.S.OF SNOW HILL, Wilcox, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,210

AL 22

Good

Over: LITTLE MULBERRY CK REL

0.3 MI E MAPLESVILLE, Chilton, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,960

SR 41

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK REL.

1.4 MI. N. OF FOUNTAIN, Monroe, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,480

SR 114

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK

2.7 MI. N. OF LAVACA, Choctaw, AL

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,410

N CO RD 75

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

CO RD 33 TO CO RD 81, Houston, AL

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400

SR 103 MP 4.962

Good

Over: WRIGHTS CREEK

5 MI. N. FLA. LINE, Geneva, AL

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,510

CO 27

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

2.5 MI N E HUGLEY, Russell, AL

Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 220

SR 25

Good

Over: DRY CREEK REL.

1.3 MI. S. OF VINELAND, Marengo, AL

Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,340

GREEN PINE LN

Good

Over: THREE MILE BRANCH

200FT E OF FOREST PARK DR, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150

AL 39

Good

Over: JONES CRK.

1.9 MI. N. JCT. S.R.11, Sumter, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 830

CO. 176

Good

Over: WELLS CREEK

3.5 MI. S. FIVE POINTS, Chambers, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 85

CO RD 35

Good

Over: BILBO CREEK

1/2 MILE W MCINTOSH, Washington, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 709

SR 28

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE REL.

3.0 MI. W. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,870

SR 28

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE REL.

2.9 MI. W. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,870

SR 28

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE REL.

2.1 MI. W. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,870

SR 265

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK REL.

3.6 MI. N. OF BEATRICE, Monroe, AL

Built 1993 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 780

CO 48

Good

Over: LITTLE CHATAHOSPEE CREEK

2.2 MI E SIKES, Chambers, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 202

CO 216

Good

Over: WATER WORKS CREEK

2 MI E DENSON, Chambers, AL

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 90

SR 83

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

1.5 MI NW I-65, Conecuh, AL

Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,580

CO RD 63

Good

Over: CEDAR SPRING CREEK

CO RD 22 TO CO RD 33, Houston, AL

Built 1995 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 360

AL 25

Good

Over: HAYSOP CREEK

0.2 MI S BRENT, Bibb, AL

Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,240

CREEK CHURCH RD

Good

Over: ROCKEY CREEK

US 84 TO COTTONWOOD, Houston, AL

Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100

AL - 269

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

.2 MI. SO.BIRMINGPORT, Jefferson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,858

SR 114

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RIVER

BET. PENNINGTON AND MYWD, Choctaw, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 790

AL-269

Good

Over: Mulberry Fork Warrior

Copeland Ferry, Walker, AL

Built 2008 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,577

Downtown Rd CR-63

Good

Over: I-22

Carbon Hill, Walker, AL

Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 626

HARVEY HICKS RD

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

CO RD 69 TO CO RD 77, Houston, AL

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 90

CO.RT. 299

Good

Over: SOUR BRANCH

1.4 MI W INT. CO.61, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 106

COUNTY ROAD 81

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

1/2 MILEM FROM CR83, Shelby, AL

Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

1.5 MI E US 29, Escambia, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 571

COUNTY ROAD 1068

Good

Over: LITTLE CHATAHOSPEE CREEK

2.6 MI. E. SIKES, Chambers, AL

Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 23

COUNTY ROAD 1068

Good

Over: LITTLE CHATAHOSPEE CREEK

2.6 MI. E. SIKES, Chambers, AL

Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 23

Rockhill Rd.

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.5 MI. N. OF U.S. 31, Baldwin, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 493

CO RD 23

Good

Over: TROUBLESOME CREEK

MT. HOPE CR. 23, Lawrence, AL

Built 2003 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 340

PHEASANT RD

Good

Over: WHITSITT CREEK

?????????????????????????, Hale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 67

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: COFFEE CREEK

2.4 MI EAST OF HWY. 107, Fayette, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 258

BELMONT PARK DRIVE

Good

Over: PRIVATE LAKE SPILLWAY

.2MI. W. OF MCDONALD RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2003 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,491

CO RT 520

Good

Over: LONGBRANCH CREEK

4.64 MI SE NEW BROCKTON, Coffee, AL

Built 2004 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100

Lee Road 037

Good

Over: WATULA CREEK

0.8 MI N E JCT S 051, Lee, AL

Built 2011 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 125

JACOBS TRAIL

Good

Over: BRANCH

1/2 MILE S OF ROMULUS RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2006 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 45

LAKE ROBINWOOD RD

Good

Over: JAY CREEK

0.8 MI SW OF JCT US NO 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2011 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400

CR 28

Good

Over: BULL HALL CREEK

HOBSON, Washington, AL

Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 118

NEW RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: CATES CREEK

5.4 MI NE OF JCT ALA 171, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10

CURT CUNNINGHAM RD

Good

Over: CARROLL CREEK

.5 MI.NE US HWY 171, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2014 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20

_COUNTY ROAD 86

Good

Over: _LITTLE BUCK CREEK

_2.9 MI EAST KNOXVILLE, Greene, AL

Built 2018 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 70

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2MI N JCT SR 35 *CO 17, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 1,534

US 29 MP 53.039

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.8 MI. S. COV. #82, Covington, AL

Built 1941 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 4,820

C0 RT 124

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

1.4 MILE WEST OF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1967 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 200

HICKORY GROVE RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

6.2 MI E U.S.31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1970 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 125

Showing 10,901-10,950 of 16,205 bridges

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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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