Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below median Poor share
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alabama, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
35.0%
4,721 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.3%
451 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-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 - Poor-condition share 11.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 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.
FL
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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.
AIRPORT ROAD
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
ROCK SPRINGS RD.
GoodOver: TRIB. OHATCHEE CREEK
6 MI NE OHATCHEE, Calhoun, AL
Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 164
CO RT 73
GoodOver: BUSHY CREEK
3 MI. S.E. REPTON, Conecuh, AL
Built 1959 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 280
FROST RD.
GoodOver: HUCKLEBERRY CREEK
FROST RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1985 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 75
TURKEY CREEK RD.
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
TURKEY CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1988 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 80
CR # 37
GoodOver: FOURMILE CREEK
2.5 MI N SR 80, Dallas, AL
Built 1950 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,000
TIDMORE BEND ROAD
GoodOver: HENLEY CREEK
0.25 MI E OF ANDERSON RD, Etowah, AL
Built 2003 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,600
Erie Road
GoodOver: Baptizing Branch
3.4 Mi W of Sawyerville, Hale, AL
Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 40
ELBO PORTER ROAD
GoodOver: APC RAILROAD
1.25 MI S FLAT TOP ROAD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,855
Patton Chapel Rd
GoodOver: Patton Creek
1.25 MI W. of US 31, Jefferson, AL
Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,200
COUNTY ROAD 582
GoodOver: SOUTH SAUTY CREEK
MARSHALL-JACKSON CO. LINE, Marshall, AL
Built 2005 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 400
PADGETT SWITCH RD
GoodOver: CARLS CREEK
0.9 MI N OF BLB LMTS, Mobile, AL
Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,834
Danville Road
GoodOver: FLINT CREEK
1 mi S Decatur City Limit, Morgan, AL
Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,270
CO 21
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
12.5MI NE UCHEE, Russell, AL
Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 200
Brown Bridge Rd
GoodOver: Choccolocco Creek
BROWN BRIDGE RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 2019 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 320
CR54 CP 1-20
GoodOver: BRANCH OF DRY CREEK
CR54 4 M NW DRY VALLEY CH, Chilton, AL
Built 1969 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 400
AL-18
GoodOver: Cut Bank Creek
0.9 MI E Miss St Line, Lamar, AL
Built 2004 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 2,421
AL-107
GoodOver: Purgatory Creek
1 MI S JCT SR 118, Marion, AL
Built 1949 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 859
SR 239 MP 12.659
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
1.5 MI. N. BARBOUR 27, Barbour, AL
Built 1984 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 440
SR 9
GoodOver: ENITACHOPCO CREEK
5.5MI N MILLERVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1997 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,943
SR 2
GoodOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
3.7 M E JCT SR 2 & SR247, Colbert, AL
Built 1995 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 8,320
AL 132
GoodOver: LOCUST FK BLACK WARRIOR
AL 132 * WARRIOR RIVER, Etowah, AL
Built 2006 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,418
AL-39
GoodOver: Branch
Clinton, Greene, AL
Built 1982 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,379
FELLOWSHIP RD
GoodOver: REEDY CREEK
0.8 MI. N.W. FELLOWSHIP, Lamar, AL
Built 1952 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 160
Lee Road 54
GoodOver: CHEWACLA CREEK
2 MI S JCT LEE ROAD 146, Lee, AL
Built 2013 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,873
CO RD 13
GoodOver: OLD TOWN CREEK
0.9 MI WEST CO RD 13N, Macon, AL
Built 1992 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 95
READY SECTION ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
WEST OF WALL * TRIANA????, Madison, AL
Built 2005 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,160
US 43
GoodOver: CHICKASAW BOGUE CR REL
0.5 MI. N OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL
Built 2004 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 6,130
Jug Shop Road
GoodOver: Factory Creek
0.3 MILE EAST OF CORD 22, Marion, AL
Built 1991 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 20
SCHILLINGER ROAD S
GoodOver: HALLS MILL CREEK
2 MI N OF THREE NOTCH RD, Mobile, AL
Built 2016 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 13,877
CO 4
GoodOver: BRANCH
3 MI E RUTHERFORD, Russell, AL
Built 1952 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 300
CO. RD. 13
GoodOver: FLY CREEK
1.0 MI. N. OF SR 104, Baldwin, AL
Built 2009 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 2,736
SR202
GoodOver: COLD WATER CREEK
.25 MI. NORTH OF US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 2001 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 13,058
COUNTY ROAD 115
GoodOver: STUDHORSE CREEK
.5MI W OF AL 129 ON CR115, Fayette, AL
Built 2004 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 110
Lee Road 177
GoodOver: HALAWAKEE BRANCH
0.5 MI N JCT LEE ROAD 390, Lee, AL
Built 2011 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 202
GRAVEL RD
GoodOver: BRANCH
65 MILE WEST OF CO RD 93, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 30
FERNLAND ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH OF FRANKLIN CREEK
1,970' N OF TWO MILE ROAD, Mobile, AL
Built 2012 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,471
ATLANTA HWY
GoodOver: OLIVER CREEK
1.4 MI E OF EASTERN BLVD, Montgomery, AL
Built 2009 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 18,520
CO. RD. 13
GoodOver: TURKEY BRANCH
0.6 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 24, Baldwin, AL
Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 433
COUNTY ROAD 83
GoodOver: ELBERTA CREEK
0.6 MI. N. OF U.S.98, Baldwin, AL
Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,992
D'OLIVE ST. EXT.
GoodOver: WHITEHOUSE CREEK
1.1. MI. E. OF U.S. 31, Baldwin, AL
Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 111
KNIGHTS SPUR
GoodOver: U.T. SIKES CREEK
.8 MI NE OF CO 23, Barbour, AL
Built 1961 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 60
CO RT 641
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
3.5 MI SW ENTERPRISE, Coffee, AL
Built 2002 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 100
CO. RD. 45
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
Lindsey Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 1999 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 540
Bass Bridge Road
GoodOver: Bay Branch
Bass Bridge Road, Covington, AL
Built 2015 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 80
US278;SR74
GoodOver: BRINDLEY CREEK
.7MI E JCT SR157*US278, Cullman, AL
Built 1997 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 5,648
SR 75
GoodOver: BLACK OAK CREEK
6 MI S JCT SR 35, DeKalb, AL
Built 1942 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 7,564
CO RD 569
GoodOver: WHIPPORWILL CREEK
0.5 MI W AL 75 T8R5, DeKalb, AL
Built 1995 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 95
SR 19
GoodOver: SR 24
JCT SR 19 & SR 24, Franklin, AL
Built 2010 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,630
CO RD 129
GoodOver: TRUSSELL CK RELIEF
2.57KM N CO RD 131, Greene, AL
Built 1997 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 500
SR 27 MP 66.067
GoodOver: RILEY CREEK
0.5 MI.S.HENRY CO.7, Henry, AL
Built 1929 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 990
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