Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below median Poor share
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alabama, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
35.0%
4,721 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.3%
451 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-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 - Poor-condition share 11.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 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.
FL
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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.
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
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: 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
COUNTY ROAD 216
FairOver: LOST CREEK
1MI SW CENTER WEST, Randolph, AL
Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
CO RD 700
FairOver: GRISWALD CREEK
8 MI SE OF WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL
Built 1964 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 22
ATCHISON TRACE
FairOver: BIG CREEK
0.2 MI S JCT CO 26, Shelby, AL
Built 1935 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 40
ST CLAIR CO 66
FairOver: GREEN BRANCH
0 6 E RAGLAND, St. Clair, AL
Built 1948 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 520
CHURCH RD.
FairOver: MARGARET LAKE CREEK
MARGARETT LK CK *CO 12, St. Clair, AL
Built 1978 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
CO RD 224/DAVIS RD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
1.8 MI WEST SR21, Wilcox, AL
Built 1984 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 25
CO RD 347
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
2 MI S JCT CO RD 1, Winston, AL
Built 1939 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CHEROKEE #42
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI N INT US #411, Cherokee, AL
Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 120
CHEROKEE #62
FairOver: MILLS CREEK
0.5 MI E CHEROKEE #99, Cherokee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 133
COUNTY HWY 1141
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
360 FT S JCT 1096, Marshall, AL
Built 1958 Load: 2.1 t ADT: 50
SHEPPARD SPUR
FairOver: BRANCH NO NAME
0.2 MI. N OF DALE CO LN, Barbour, AL
Built 1940 Load: 2.2 t ADT: 15
BRIARWOOD LANE
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI N JCT COTTONWOOD L, Cullman, AL
Built 1970 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 489
COUNTY DIRT ROAD
FairOver: BAMA OIL BRANCH
1.0 MILE WEST OF ALA 107, Fayette, AL
Built 1990 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 20
CO 82
FairOver: KELLY CREEK
500 FT W CO 399, Talladega, AL
Built 1937 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 385
PUTMAN ROAD
FairOver: BRASHER CREEK
1 MI NE OF APPALACHAIN, Blount, AL
Built 1979 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 213
CLAUDE HILL RD.
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3420 FT N JCT 1513, Marshall, AL
Built 1951 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 136
GRAVEL ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5M SOUTH P.D.HILL ROAD, Perry, AL
Built 1971 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 60
CO RD 59
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
1.8 MI N CO 59 CO 16 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1955 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 240
COOK LN
FairOver: COOK CREEK
COOK LN S TO N BRIDGE, Colbert, AL
Built 1939 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 543
TAYLORS CHAPEL RD
FairOver: BRANCH
.1 MI S ALA 202, Calhoun, AL
Built 1939 Load: 3.1 t ADT: 150
PENDER ROAD
FairOver: WHITLEYS CREEK
4 MI SOUTH OF HUBBERTVILL, Fayette, AL
Built 1984 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 15
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: PATSALIGA CREEK BRANCH
Music Road, Covington, AL
Built 1975 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 50
MOUNTAIN VIEW LN
FairOver: COOK CREEK
COOK CREEK W TO E BRIDGE, Colbert, AL
Built 1939 Load: 3.5 t ADT: 22
W 14TH ST
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
W 14TH & Boynton Ave, Calhoun, AL
Built 1936 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 625
64TH STREET
FairOver: BRANCH
64TH ST., Calhoun, AL
Built 1958 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 2,137
CO. 150
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
2.2 MI. S.W. MILLTOWN, Chambers, AL
Built 1920 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 20
DILBECK RD
FairOver: IVY CREEK
BETWEEN MARSHALL RD* SR75, DeKalb, AL
Built 1931 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 430
HOUSTON LOOP RD.
FairOver: BIG WILLS CREEK
0.5 MI W OF AIRPORT AVE, DeKalb, AL
Built 1986 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 2,175
CO RD 28
FairOver: STREAM INTO MUD CREEK
.7 MI E CO C28 CO 28 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1934 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 120
CHEROKEE #24
FairOver: BRANCH
1.2 MI SW INT CHERO #19, Cherokee, AL
Built 1945 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 129
CO RD 83
FairOver: JONES CREEK
1.2MI SE WHITES CP CHURCH, Randolph, AL
Built 1932 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 80
CHILDERS ROAD
FairOver: FROST CREEK
0.75 MI S CR 165, Morgan, AL
Built 1930 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 17
CR 365
FairOver: BRANCH
0.8 MI NW JCT CR 57, Jackson, AL
Built 1960 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 15
CO RD 631
FairOver: BEULAH
.3MI SW BEULAH CHURCH, Randolph, AL
Built 1928 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 50
DEAVERSTOWN ROAD
FairOver: CALVERT PRONG LITTLE WAR
3 MI NE OF LOCUST FORK, Blount, AL
Built 1940 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 243
CO RD 1
FairOver: GUM CREEK
.8 MI NW CO 11 CO 1 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1936 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 240
CO RT 01
FairOver: LITTLE DRY CREEK
2.4 MI N JCT SR 65, Jackson, AL
Built 1951 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 40
LINDSEY RD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
SEC 11 T4S R5W, Limestone, AL
Built 1936 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 120
WESLEY CHAPEL ROAD
FairOver: COAL FIRE CREEK
5 MI SOUTH OF BELK, Fayette, AL
Built 1998 Load: 4.4 t ADT: 20
CO RD 51
FairOver: NW BRANCH OF BLUFF CREEK
1.6 MI W SR 237 CO 51 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1964 Load: 4.4 t ADT: 145
WATTS MILL RD
FairOver: TALLADEGA CREEK
.5 M SW CAMPBELLS X RDS, Clay, AL
Built 1900 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 14
FDR 706
FairOver: CHOCTAFAULA CREEK
TUSKEGEE DISTRICT, Macon, AL
Built 1966 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50
ROBINSON CRK RD
FairOver: FLINT CREEK
1.2 N W US 31, Morgan, AL
Built 1950 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 80
Booker Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Booker Road, Covington, AL
Built 1941 Load: 4.6 t ADT: 80
CHEROKEE #97
FairOver: BRANCH
1.3 MI SW INT ALA #68, Cherokee, AL
Built 1945 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 130
Weogufka Forest Rd
FairOver: Finikochika Creek
0.41 MI SE CR-55, Coosa, AL
Built 1934 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 36
ANDERSON RD.
FairOver: HALAWAKEE CREEK
ANDERSON ROAD, Lee, AL
Built 1957 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 151
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
1/2 MI N OF COOL SPRINGS, Covington, AL
Built 1940 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 110
CO RT 371
FairOver: SANDY FORD CREEK
1.5 MI N CO RT 769 T4SR9E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1960 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 120
CHEROKEE #59
FairOver: BRANCH
0.5 MI N INT CHEROKEE #14, Cherokee, AL
Built 1956 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 110
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