Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below national median SD
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
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)
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
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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
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
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
CYPRESS CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: GRANT CREEK
3.0 MI. SE OF JCT. US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1958 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 70
JORDAN MCGEE ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH
.7 MI. EAST HWY 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20
DAVIS CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: DAVIS CREEK
.7 MI. E WOODLAND LAKE RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
BOYD ROAD
GoodOver: BUCK CREEK
12.7 MI N JCT US NO. 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 125
JOHN SWINDLE ROAD
GoodOver: PATTY'S CREEK
3.1 MI. NE OF JCT. US 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 40
MALONE CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: ELROD CREEK
.2 MI. SOUTH COUNTY 140, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
MYERS ROAD
GoodOver: CLEAR BRANCH
0.8 MI. E OF JCT ALA 69, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75
PHELPS ROAD
GoodOver: YELLOW CREEK
1.5 MI SE OF JCT CR 252, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 115
HURRICANE RD
GoodOver: COTTON DALE CREEK
.7 MI. NE OF JCT US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2004 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
OLD FAYETTE RD.
GoodOver: BINION CREEK
.4 MI. SOUTH OF CO. RD.38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 300
CANDLE WOOD ROAD
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY YO MILL CREEK
.1MI. WEST OF 43 NORTH, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 250
WATSON ROAD
GoodOver: THORTON CREEK
.9 MI. SW OF CO. ROAD 35, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5
JAYS CREEK LANE
GoodOver: JAYS CREEK
.4 MI SOUTH OF CO. ROAD 2, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 15
SEED TOWN ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH
1.MI SOUTH OF HEMPHILL RD, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 10
JOE TAYLOR ROAD
GoodOver: BARBEE CREEK
1/4 WEST OF HWY 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2012 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
FONDREN ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH INTO BARBEE CREEK
3.1 MI NE OF JCT CO # 38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2012 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 40
WALTER SHIRLEY RD
GoodOver: BENTON COLLINS CREEK
1.5 MI NE OF JCT AL RT 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2012 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROAD 1
GoodOver: ESCATAWPA RIVER RELIEF
.25MI WEST OF HWY 45, Washington, AL
Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 275
CO RD 327
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1 MI W JCT SR 195, Winston, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD 27
GoodOver: WEEKS BRANCH
1.4 MI. S. OF U.S. 98, Baldwin, AL
Built 2006 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 1,392
ROCKHILL RD.
GoodOver: TRIB. TO MCCURTIN CR.
0.55 M. N. OF US 31, Baldwin, AL
Built 2014 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 548
LEE AVENUE
GoodOver: MCCURTIN CREEK
1.3 M. N. OF US 31, Baldwin, AL
Built 2014 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 192
CR15 SARDIS ROAD
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
CR15 5 M S HWY22 SARDISRD, Chilton, AL
Built 1984 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 350
GURLEY PIKE
GoodOver: KILLINGSWORTH COVE BR
4.0 MI SE MAYSVILLE, Madison, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 520
Co. Rd. 400
GoodOver: Turkey Creek
1/2 mile W SR75, Marshall, AL
Built 2017 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 92
CR-56
GoodOver: Weogufka Creek
0.76 Miles E of Weogufka, Coosa, AL
Built 2019 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 107
CR 827
GoodOver: Rock Creek
_CR 827, Cullman, AL
Built 2020 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 80
Ingram Road
GoodOver: Cottonford Creek
SEC 16 T18N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 2016 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,829
Rifle Range RD
GoodOver: Goodwater CRK
SEC 11 T20N R17E, Elmore, AL
Built 2022 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 542
CO. RD. 61
GoodOver: LITTLE BUTLER CREEK
1.2 N INT CO RD.8, Lauderdale, AL
Built 2012 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 133
DUNLOP DRIVE
GoodOver: NS RAILROAD
Dunlop Drive, Lee, AL
Built 2005 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 4,000
BROWNSFERRY RD
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
BETWEEN HOUSTON * MADISON, Limestone, AL
Built 1910 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 2,319
PATTON ROAD
GoodOver: MARTIN ROAD
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Madison, AL
Built 1962 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 10,064
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GoodOver: BRANCH OF BASHI CREEK
4.15MI N CLARK CO LINE, Marengo, AL
Built 1996 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 399
CO 33
GoodOver: MARINGO CREEK
9.9 MI N E UCHEE, Russell, AL
Built 1989 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 280
US 80
GoodOver: Little Uchee Crk Relief
3.6 mi East of JCT 169, Russell, AL
Built 2020 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 8,500
I-22
GoodOver: CR-22
Cordova Exit, Walker, AL
Built 2003 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 24,138
CR.350
GoodOver: CR. 350 LITTLE MULBERRY
CR350 2MISW NEW CEDRON CH, Chilton, AL
Built 2007 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 50
SR 154
GoodOver: SALITPA CREEK
10.3 MI. W.OF THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL
Built 1963 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 310
CO RT 51
GoodOver: REEDY CREEK
3MI. SW SHREVE, Conecuh, AL
Built 1957 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 271
MITCHELL RD.
GoodOver: BUSHY CREEK TRIBUTARY
MITCHELL RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1992 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 606
GoodOver: BIG WILLS CREEK
.3.MIE.US11, DeKalb, AL
Built 2003 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 81
COUNTY ROAD 515
GoodOver: CANEY CREEK
T6S,R8E, SECTIONS 16 * 21, DeKalb, AL
Built 2006 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 54
Overhead Road
GoodOver: Deadwater Creek
Bankston, Fayette, AL
Built 2016 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 16
SR 24
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
2.7 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL
Built 1978 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 2,230
SR 2
GoodOver: BLUEWATER CREEK
1.6 M W JCT SR 2 & SR 101, Lauderdale, AL
Built 2015 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 6,730
COUNTY ROAD 68
GoodOver: RYALS MILL CREEK
NEW EBENEZER RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1959 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 250
WILLIAMSON RD.
GoodOver: CANE CREEK TRIBUTARY
WILLIAMSON RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 2000 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 310
EL BETHEL ROAD
GoodOver: CANE CREEK TRIBUTARY
EL BETHEL RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 2000 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 310
COUNTY ROAD 18
GoodOver: BAGWELL CREEK
SEC-29 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 884
Showing 11,401-11,450 of 13,471 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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