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

MORGAN MILL RD.

Good

Over: BLAZE BRANCH

MORGAN MILL RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1983 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 90

US 84

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.9 M. W. OF GOSPORT, Clarke, AL

Built 1984 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 3,151

RAMP * I565 W.B.

Good

Over: NORHFOLK SOUTHERN R.R.

0.3 MI W SR255 * I565, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 52,839

WILLIAMSON RD.

Good

Over: CANE CREEK TRIBUTARY

WILLIAMSON RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1991 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 5

CR 55

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

MAGNOLIA SHORES RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1991 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 50

CO.RD. 861

Good

Over: MCCAY BRANCH

1.5 MI NE DICKERT, Randolph, AL

Built 1991 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 60

CR- 37

Good

Over: I-22

3.9MI E US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1991 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RT. 56

Good

Over: TALLACHEE CREEK

2 MI. S. E. VREDENBURGH, Monroe, AL

Built 1994 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 250

HOLLAND BRIDGE RD.

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

HOLLAND BRIDGE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 25

CR-29

Good

Over: Stewart Branch

0.44 MI S CR-35, Coosa, AL

Built 1997 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 746

CO RD 572

Good

Over: BRANCH AT TURKEY PEN CR

1.8 MI WEST OF CO RD 65, Marengo, AL

Built 2001 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 36

SR 28

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE CREEK

2.6 MILES W.OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 2006 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 1,870

US 80 (-)

Good

Over: AL 17

5.9 MI EAST OF CUBA, Sumter, AL

Built 2012 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 1,475

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK

1 MI N ELLISON CROSSRDS, Blount, AL

Built 2014 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 240

EAST MAIN ST

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

East Main Street, Marshall, AL

Built 1945 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 2,200

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1202 BRANCH

1.8 MI SW WARD, Sumter, AL

Built 1951 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 145

CO RT 655

Good

Over: BEARGRASS CREEK

5.2 MI SW OF BATTENS XRDS, Coffee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 100

CO 047

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

20 MI SE I-20, Talladega, AL

Built 1969 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,375

SR 52 MP 62.025

Good

Over: FOLKES BRANCH

1.2 MI. E OF SR 210, Houston, AL

Built 1927 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,180

US 84

Good

Over: SATILPA CREEK REL.

3.8 MI. E. OF COFFEEVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1988 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,330

US 431 MP 57.766

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

2 MI. S.JCT. SR.95, Barbour, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,495

CO RD 79

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 30 T9N R11W, Conecuh, AL

Built 1963 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 130

Taylor Road

Good

Over: WALAHATCHEE CREEK

.5MI N OF AL229, Elmore, AL

Built 1997 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 350

DENVER RD

Good

Over: CHATAHOSPEE CREEK

1 M N INT CO RD 571 W 529, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2006 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40

CR 460

Good

Over: ATWOOD BRANCH

6 MI W JCT SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1929 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,180

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

2.1MI N JCT SR 35 *CO 17, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,534

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

2.9 MI N JCT CO RD 119, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,534

MACEDONIA RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

4 MI SOUTH OF AL 263, Lowndes, AL

Built 1985 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 65

I 565

Good

Over: WITHERS SPRING BRANCH

6.4 M E JCT I 565 & I 65, Limestone, AL

Built 1988 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 426

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

0.6 MI WEST OF CO 71, Barbour, AL

Built 1990 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 210

GULLEDGE MILL RD

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

0.2 MI W OF COUNTY 49, Barbour, AL

Built 1991 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 30

SR 35

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

1 MI N JCT I-59 * SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 27,802

SR 35

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

1 MI N JCT I-59 * SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 27,802

DUPREE-WORTHEY RD

Good

Over: KNOX CREEK

SEC23 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1997 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 650

Co. Rd. 489

Good

Over: Second Creek

1.4 mi N. Int SR 101, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2016 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 414

Lee Road 217

Good

Over: Sougahatchee Creek

1.7 M N MACON CO, Lee, AL

Built 2022 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 54

PRINCETON PARKWAY

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

PRINCETON PKWY * WOODLAND, Jefferson, AL

Built 1925 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 8,000

CO. 241

Good

Over: BELCHER CREEK

1 MI. W. WELCH, Chambers, AL

Built 1960 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 382

PERSIMMON TREE RD

Good

Over: BRIDGFORTH BR

SEC20 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1963 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 340

18TH ST

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILROAD

18TH ST * SOU RR, Walker, AL

Built 1970 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 7,500

LISTER DAIRY ROAD

Good

Over: HARPERS BRANCH

850 S I65, Mobile, AL

Built 1970 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 699

CR 16

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

WEST C.L. OF GEORGIANA, Butler, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 249

WHY 57 WARDS BR

Good

Over: WEST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R

SEC-12 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1979 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 391

CO 91

Good

Over: HARBUCK CREEK

1.0 M N CLEVELANDS X RDS, Clay, AL

Built 1989 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 232

COUNTY ROAD 1136

Good

Over: PATSALAGA CREEK

SEC 20 T11N R19, Pike, AL

Built 1990 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 240

AL 183

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.8MI N JCT SR 14, Perry, AL

Built 1996 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 439

COUNTY HWY 4

Good

Over: LUXAPALLILA RELIEF

.5 MILES N OF US 43, Marion, AL

Built 2003 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 907

CO RD 1375

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

CR 1375, Cullman, AL

Built 1963 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 75

CO RD 83

Good

Over: BRYANT CREEK

1.0 MI E SR 71, Jackson, AL

Built 2003 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 170

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: FENACHE CREEK TRIB

2.9 MI E CO RT 1161, Sumter, AL

Built 1954 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 195

Showing 11,101-11,150 of 16,205 bridges

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