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

sr 69

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK RELIEF

7.5 mi n of Jackson, Clarke, AL

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,060

TWO BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4 MI W OWASSA, Conecuh, AL

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15

MIFLIN ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

0.5 MI. EAST OF HWY.59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,474

SOUTH SERVICE RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

1.3 MILES N. OF BAKER RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53

VIRGINIA STREET

Good

Over: TRIB. SHIRTEE CK.

Virginia Street, Talladega, AL

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210

CR 51

Good

Over: UT MUDDY PRONG CREEK

0.2 MILES SOUTH CR 55, Shelby, AL

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

Plantation Place

Good

Over: Lee Brook

0.1 MI FROM CR 52, Shelby, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

BRIDLEWOOD DR

Good

Over: Prairie Brook

0.4 MI FROM CR 95, Shelby, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

BILL GEORGE ROAD

Good

Over: JAY CREEK

0.6 MI SE OF JCT US NO 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

CO RD.49

Good

Over: BRANCH

150 FT.N HWY 207, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 217

CO. RD. 83

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.4 M. S. OF US 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,419

LINGERLOST ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.4 MI E JCT SR 2 & SR 13, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600

N HOLLY ST.

Good

Over: BR. OFF BLACKWATER RI.

0.5 M. N. OF CR 64, Baldwin, AL

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 54

SR 153 MP 3.125

Good

Over: POPLAR BRANCH

3.1 MI. NORTH FLA. LINE., Geneva, AL

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,450

SR 153 MP 8.810

Good

Over: STREAM

.2 MILE FROM SR 52, Geneva, AL

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,730

WALL * TRIANA HWY.

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.15 MI. S OF LIBERTY DR., Madison, AL

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000

CO. RD. 34

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

2.4 MI E. SR24 CO34 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

_Industrial Rd.

Good

Over: _Stream

_200' from Clolinger, Clarke, AL

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 840

Woerner Road

Good

Over: Three Mile Creek

.08 MI E. of CO RD 87, Baldwin, AL

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

Targum Road

Good

Over: No Business Creek

1 mi North of SR36, Morgan, AL

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

Key Turney Road

Good

Over: Thompson Branch

0.5 mi E of Nat Key Road, Morgan, AL

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Key Turney Road

Good

Over: Dry Creek

1.5 mi N of Nat Key Rd, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CO RD 73

Good

Over: Trib to Negro CR

.23mi N to CO RD 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,093

CO RT #104

Good

Over: Little Bear Creek

.2 MILES NO. OF CR #30, Pickens, AL

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

.56 MILES W OF US 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,815

Giles Road

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

Giles Road, Covington, AL

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

Camp Creek Rd

Good

Over: Little Camp Creek

1700 off St Hwy 253, Marion, AL

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11

Pine Burr Road

Good

Over: No Name Branch

0.5 mi North CR 1165, Morgan, AL

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

Carr. creek pky

Good

Over: Carriage Creek

0.1 mi. from CR 69, Shelby, AL

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

Perkins Wood Road

Good

Over: Tributary to Gill Greek

1/2 mile SW of SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 475

Perkins Wood Road

Good

Over: Gill Creek

300 ft NE of Church Road, Morgan, AL

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 475

REDUS HOLLOW RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH INTO MILL CREEK

Sec.17 T2S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

Wells Rd

Good

Over: Branch

.5 mile west of CR 13, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 308

SR 304

Good

Over: Swan Creek (MC)

0.4M W SR-304/I-65, Limestone, AL

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,052

Hulaco Road

Good

Over: WIDNER CREEK

2.3 mi West of SR67S, Morgan, AL

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 460

_MU 1190

Good

Over: _MOORE BRANCH

SEC1 T4S R3W_, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

MORGANTOWN BLVD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

189 ft south of HWY 180., Baldwin, AL

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 51

_Branch

Good

Over: _Grigsby Ferry Rd

_Sec.18 T2S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 204

_Balch Rd

Good

Over: _Tributary

_, Madison, AL

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,000

Madison Avenue

Good

Over: Little Wills Creek

_, Etowah, AL

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

Chavies Road

Good

Over: Trib to Town Creek

BTWN CR-560 & FORTNER RD., DeKalb, AL

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

Industrial Blvd

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

0.5 miles East of Hwy 31, Cullman, AL

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

Beth Manor Dr

Good

Over: Concrete Ditch

Apartment Complex, Montgomery, AL

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t

Alexander St

Good

Over: Genetta Ditch

Btw Taft & Rosa Parks, Montgomery, AL

Built 1800 Load: 32.7 t

Kahn St

Good

Over: Genetta Ditch

Btw Rosa Parks & Bellview, Montgomery, AL

Built 1800 Load: 32.7 t

Rosa Parks Ave

Good

Over: Genetta Ditch

Btw Lincoln & Stephens, Montgomery, AL

Built 1800 Load: 32.7 t

Taft St

Good

Over: Genetta Ditch

Int. of Taft & Malvern, Montgomery, AL

Built 1800 Load: 32.7 t

Long Acre St

Good

Over: Pond

Hampstead, Montgomery, AL

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t

Remington Rd

Good

Over: Stream

Bellwood Estates, Montgomery, AL

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t

Festival Dr

Good

Over: Pond

Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery, AL

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t

Showing 11,301-11,350 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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