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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

AL 77

Good

Over: TALLADEGA CREEK

WALDO, Talladega, AL

Built 2003 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 3,177

COUNTY ROAD 34

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

SEC 6 T12 R25, Bullock, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 140

CR. 60

Good

Over: THREE RUN CREEK

0.8 MI. W. BETHEL CHURCH, Butler, AL

Built 1991 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 164

CR. 22

Good

Over: STALLINGS CREEK

2.0 MI. SE LIBERTY, Butler, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 406

CR. 16

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK RELIEF

B/W GEORGIANA * AVANT, Butler, AL

Built 2002 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 260

CR. 16

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

2.0 MI. S.E. AVANT, Butler, AL

Built 2002 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 163

CO RT 156

Good

Over: STEEPHEAD CREEK

5.2MI N ENTERPRISE, Coffee, AL

Built 1996 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 775

CO RT 308

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

2 MI WEST OF WILKINSTOWN, Coffee, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 125

CO RT 308

Good

Over: BIG CREEK RELIEF

2 MI WEST OF WILKINSTOWN, Coffee, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 125

S HOOK ST

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

HOOK STREET TUSCUMBIA, Colbert, AL

Built 2006 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 9,010

CR # 306

Good

Over: BLUE GRITH SWAMP

2.0 MI S SR 14, Dallas, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 50

CR # 294

Good

Over: TRIB TO VALLEY CREEK

1.17 MI N CR 221, Dallas, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 80

AL-171

Good

Over: Savage Creek

1.3 MI N Brotherton Cem, Fayette, AL

Built 1952 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 2,041

SR 54 MP. 11.312

Good

Over: BRANCH

.3 MI. E. GENEVA CO. 10, Geneva, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 950

WATSON BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: OMUSSE CREEK

CIRCLE TO CO RD 55, Houston, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 603

BLUFF SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: WEBB CREEK

US 84 TO CO RD 26, Houston, AL

Built 2001 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 138

OMUSSEE RD

Good

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

COWARTS TO 431 NORTH, Houston, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 400

CO RD 8

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

55 TO 95, Houston, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 350

D. HODGE ROAD

Good

Over: DOUBLE BRIDGES CREEK

CO RD 37 TO US 231, Houston, AL

Built 2003 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 250

CO RD 51

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.3 MI S INT AL 101, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 766

US 431

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.5 MI N PAINT ROCK RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1957 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 10,814

I-10 EB

Good

Over: HIGHLAND BRANCH

3.4 MI W US 90, Mobile, AL

Built 1964 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 30,490

BUTLER MILL ROAD

Good

Over: PINTLALA CREEK

5.3 MI N HICKORY GROVE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 136

LONG ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

6.0 MI N HIWAY 94, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 62

LAWRENCE COVE RD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK RELIEF

0.6 MI WEST CR 292, Morgan, AL

Built 1999 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 220

LAWRENCE COVE RD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.5 MI WEST CR 292, Morgan, AL

Built 1999 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 220

Kirby Bridge Road

Good

Over: West Flint Creek

1.5mi South CR 087, Morgan, AL

Built 2016 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 2,350

CR 23 W.TOLAR RD.

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.75M. WEST OF CR 15, Perry, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 100

#22/RAY BASS RD.

Good

Over: LUBBUB CREEK

.8 MILES EAST STATE AL.17, Pickens, AL

Built 1999 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 400

CO. HWY. 49

Good

Over: YELLOWLEAF CREEK

0.7 MI. NORTH CR 109, Shelby, AL

Built 1985 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 700

CO HWY 266

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.1MI W JCT CO 17, Shelby, AL

Built 1997 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 705

CO. HWY. 340

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.25 MI E JCT ST 31, Shelby, AL

Built 2000 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 1,200

MICROWAVE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2.0MI FM INT/W ROMULUS RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2005 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 50

DYAS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BUSHY CREEK

1.0 MI. N. OF US. 31, Baldwin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 320

CR. 56

Good

Over: FORK OF THREE RUNS CREEK

0.25 MI.NW SPRING CRK.CH., Butler, AL

Built 1993 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 321

CHEROKEE #101

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.9 MI N INT US #411, Cherokee, AL

Built 1995 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 258

CO RT 304

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

1.2 MILES NE OF BLUFF SPR, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 183

CO RD # 89

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

1 MI SW LAWRENCE TOWER, Covington, AL

Built 1951 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 250

RAMP NWCDX

Good

Over: N. S. Railroad

INTERCHANGE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 44.3 t

MOORES MILL DRIVE

Good

Over: MOORES MILL CREEK

1.7 MI E OF I-85, Lee, AL

Built 1993 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 2,870

EASTERN BYPASS

Good

Over: BIG COVE CREEK

0.2 MILE EAST OF U.S. 431, Madison, AL

Built 2002 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 11,800

COUNTY ROAD 5513

Good

Over: PERSIMMON CREEK

EAST SIDE OF TROY, AL, Pike, AL

Built 2015 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 2,190

SR38 / US280

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.0 MI E JUNCT SR50, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 6,627

SR 75

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.4 MI N JCT SR 40, DeKalb, AL

Built 1947 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,955

CO RD 60

Good

Over: CARPENTER CREEK

0.3 MI E LEWISTON, Greene, AL

Built 1990 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 530

SR 53 MP 4.856

Good

Over: GUM SLOUGH BRANCH

4.9 MI. N. FLA. LINE, Houston, AL

Built 1985 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,820

AL0002

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MILE EAST SR117, Jackson, AL

Built 1999 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 13,930

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

1.49 MILES SOUTH OF AL RO, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1956 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 670

CO RD 17

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

7 MI SOUTH OF US 80, Lowndes, AL

Built 1956 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 450

BEVERLY ROAD

Good

Over: HAMMAR CREEK

1.1 MI S OF HALF MILE RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2008 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 984

Showing 11,251-11,300 of 13,471 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 Editorial.

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