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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

ROCK SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. OHATCHEE CREEK

6 MI NE OHATCHEE, Calhoun, AL

Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 164

CO RT 73

Good

Over: BUSHY CREEK

3 MI. S.E. REPTON, Conecuh, AL

Built 1959 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 280

FROST RD.

Good

Over: HUCKLEBERRY CREEK

FROST RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1985 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 75

TURKEY CREEK RD.

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

TURKEY CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1988 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 80

CR # 37

Good

Over: FOURMILE CREEK

2.5 MI N SR 80, Dallas, AL

Built 1950 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,000

TIDMORE BEND ROAD

Good

Over: HENLEY CREEK

0.25 MI E OF ANDERSON RD, Etowah, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,600

Erie Road

Good

Over: Baptizing Branch

3.4 Mi W of Sawyerville, Hale, AL

Built 2019 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 40

ELBO PORTER ROAD

Good

Over: APC RAILROAD

1.25 MI S FLAT TOP ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1974 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,855

Patton Chapel Rd

Good

Over: Patton Creek

1.25 MI W. of US 31, Jefferson, AL

Built 2020 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,200

COUNTY ROAD 582

Good

Over: SOUTH SAUTY CREEK

MARSHALL-JACKSON CO. LINE, Marshall, AL

Built 2005 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 400

PADGETT SWITCH RD

Good

Over: CARLS CREEK

0.9 MI N OF BLB LMTS, Mobile, AL

Built 2017 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,834

Danville Road

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

1 mi S Decatur City Limit, Morgan, AL

Built 2015 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,270

CO 21

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

12.5MI NE UCHEE, Russell, AL

Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 200

Brown Bridge Rd

Good

Over: Choccolocco Creek

BROWN BRIDGE RD., Calhoun, AL

Built 2019 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 320

CR54 CP 1-20

Good

Over: BRANCH OF DRY CREEK

CR54 4 M NW DRY VALLEY CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1969 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 400

AL-18

Good

Over: Cut Bank Creek

0.9 MI E Miss St Line, Lamar, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 2,421

AL-107

Good

Over: Purgatory Creek

1 MI S JCT SR 118, Marion, AL

Built 1949 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 859

SR 239 MP 12.659

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5 MI. N. BARBOUR 27, Barbour, AL

Built 1984 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 440

SR 9

Good

Over: ENITACHOPCO CREEK

5.5MI N MILLERVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1997 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,943

SR 2

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

3.7 M E JCT SR 2 & SR247, Colbert, AL

Built 1995 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 8,320

AL 132

Good

Over: LOCUST FK BLACK WARRIOR

AL 132 * WARRIOR RIVER, Etowah, AL

Built 2006 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,418

AL-39

Good

Over: Branch

Clinton, Greene, AL

Built 1982 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,379

FELLOWSHIP RD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

0.8 MI. N.W. FELLOWSHIP, Lamar, AL

Built 1952 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 160

Lee Road 54

Good

Over: CHEWACLA CREEK

2 MI S JCT LEE ROAD 146, Lee, AL

Built 2013 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,873

CO RD 13

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

0.9 MI WEST CO RD 13N, Macon, AL

Built 1992 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 95

READY SECTION ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

WEST OF WALL * TRIANA????, Madison, AL

Built 2005 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,160

US 43

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE CR REL

0.5 MI. N OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 6,130

Jug Shop Road

Good

Over: Factory Creek

0.3 MILE EAST OF CORD 22, Marion, AL

Built 1991 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 20

SCHILLINGER ROAD S

Good

Over: HALLS MILL CREEK

2 MI N OF THREE NOTCH RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2016 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 13,877

CO 4

Good

Over: BRANCH

3 MI E RUTHERFORD, Russell, AL

Built 1952 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 300

CO. RD. 13

Good

Over: FLY CREEK

1.0 MI. N. OF SR 104, Baldwin, AL

Built 2009 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 2,736

SR202

Good

Over: COLD WATER CREEK

.25 MI. NORTH OF US 78, Calhoun, AL

Built 2001 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 13,058

COUNTY ROAD 115

Good

Over: STUDHORSE CREEK

.5MI W OF AL 129 ON CR115, Fayette, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 110

Lee Road 177

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE BRANCH

0.5 MI N JCT LEE ROAD 390, Lee, AL

Built 2011 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 202

GRAVEL RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

65 MILE WEST OF CO RD 93, Marion, AL

Built 1900 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 30

FERNLAND ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF FRANKLIN CREEK

1,970' N OF TWO MILE ROAD, Mobile, AL

Built 2012 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,471

ATLANTA HWY

Good

Over: OLIVER CREEK

1.4 MI E OF EASTERN BLVD, Montgomery, AL

Built 2009 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 18,520

CO. RD. 13

Good

Over: TURKEY BRANCH

0.6 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 24, Baldwin, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 433

COUNTY ROAD 83

Good

Over: 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.

Good

Over: WHITEHOUSE CREEK

1.1. MI. E. OF U.S. 31, Baldwin, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 111

KNIGHTS SPUR

Good

Over: U.T. SIKES CREEK

.8 MI NE OF CO 23, Barbour, AL

Built 1961 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 60

CO RT 641

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

3.5 MI SW ENTERPRISE, Coffee, AL

Built 2002 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 100

CO. RD. 45

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

Lindsey Bridge Road, Covington, AL

Built 1999 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 540

Bass Bridge Road

Good

Over: Bay Branch

Bass Bridge Road, Covington, AL

Built 2015 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 80

US278;SR74

Good

Over: BRINDLEY CREEK

.7MI E JCT SR157*US278, Cullman, AL

Built 1997 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 5,648

SR 75

Good

Over: BLACK OAK CREEK

6 MI S JCT SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1942 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 7,564

CO RD 569

Good

Over: WHIPPORWILL CREEK

0.5 MI W AL 75 T8R5, DeKalb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 95

SR 19

Good

Over: SR 24

JCT SR 19 & SR 24, Franklin, AL

Built 2010 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,630

CO RD 129

Good

Over: TRUSSELL CK RELIEF

2.57KM N CO RD 131, Greene, AL

Built 1997 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 500

SR 27 MP 66.067

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

0.5 MI.S.HENRY CO.7, Henry, AL

Built 1929 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 990

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