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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

BELLS MILL RD.

Good

Over: CANE CK. TRIB.

0.1 MI SO. AL 46, Cleburne, AL

Built 2014 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 375

CO RT 151

Good

Over: FOLSOM MILL CREEK

6.7 MI SOUTH OF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 215

HALEY DR

Good

Over: OLD LEE HWY/NS RR

HALEY DR N OF HWY 72, Colbert, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 3,060

COUNTY ROAD 30

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

3 MI. N.W. OF EVERGREEN, Conecuh, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 612

COUNTY DIRT ROAD

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

.5 MI E OF HOLLOWAY BRIDG, Covington, AL

Built 1994 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 60

ANN RABREN ROAD

Good

Over: BAY BRANCH

6.4KM S OF ANDALUSIA, Covington, AL

Built 1996 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 186

Mitchell Road

Good

Over: Tributary to Poley Creek

1/4 M W OF 331 1M N OF 70, Covington, AL

Built 2000 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 80

CO. RD. 59

Good

Over: BRANCH INTO POINT A LAKE

Point A Road, Covington, AL

Built 1998 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 440

CONVENT ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.7 MI N JCT 278, Cullman, AL

Built 1987 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 489

RABBITTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE COVE CREEK

3/4 MI FROM LONESOME BEND, Etowah, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 675

COUNTY ROAD NO 36

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

2 MILES EAST OF WAYSIDE, Fayette, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 883

FOSTER CLARK ROAD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2 MILES EAST OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 2012 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 46

HARRELL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

2 MILES NW OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL

Built 2013 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 62

US 84 MP 212.454

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI. E. SR.210, Houston, AL

Built 1927 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 20,960

ROCKY CREEK RD

Good

Over: COWARTS CREEK

US 84 TO COTTONWOOD, Houston, AL

Built 2002 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 285

CO RD 227

Good

Over: BIG SHOALS CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT CO RD 217, Lawrence, AL

Built 1991 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 250

CO RT 117

Good

Over: BORDEN CREEK

0.6MI E JCT CO RT 108, Lawrence, AL

Built 1999 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 70

CO RD 71

Good

Over: CHEWACLA CREEK

.77 MILES N. CO RD 26, Macon, AL

Built 1991 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 75

CO RD 54

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

1.9 MI NW SR29/AL15, Macon, AL

Built 2009 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 75

I-22

Good

Over: Gulf Branch

3.2 MI. E of AL-233, Marion, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 13,401

TANNER WILLIAMS RD

Good

Over: PASTURE CREEK

1.3 MI E MISS LINE, Mobile, AL

Built 1990 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 3,240

_Baker Road

Good

Over: _Hartley Branch

_1.2 m. w od US 43, Mobile, AL

Built 2016 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 843

COUNTY ROUTE 30

Good

Over: LITTLE COALFIRE CREEK

1 MI NORTH S.R. 82, Pickens, AL

Built 1994 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 150

AL-14

Good

Over: Blubber Creek

2.0 MI W Aliceville, Pickens, AL

Built 2021 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 2,880

CO RD. 30

Good

Over: WEHADKEE Cr

WILSON BR)S WEHADKEE, Randolph, AL

Built 1996 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 500

CO 44

Good

Over: BARBOUR CREEK

6 MI S W COTTONTON, Russell, AL

Built 1934 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 38

ST CLAIR CO 35

Good

Over: CANOE CREEK

0.1 NW FAIRVIEW CHURCH, St. Clair, AL

Built 1947 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 250

ST CLAIR HWY 19

Good

Over: BIG CANOE CREEK

0.75 MI N ASHVILLE, St. Clair, AL

Built 1990 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 560

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1088 STREAM

4.2 MI N US HWY 80, Sumter, AL

Built 1989 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 754

BROWNVILLE PIKE RD

Good

Over: REL 5 BR FOR SIPSEY RIV

1.72 MI E JCT BOYD RD., Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2009 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 50

TUSCALOOSA CO 26

Good

Over: RUM CREEK

0.5 MI W SR 215, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2007 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 3,624

BEE BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: BEE BRANCH

.1 MI. N JCT. US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2009 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 25

dobbs rd

Good

Over: thorntol creek

5 mi w of jet. co. rd. 35, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2016 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 450

SELLERS ROAD

Good

Over: BURNT CANE CREEK

JCT. REID RD., Walker, AL

Built 1992 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 500

CR. 34

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

4 MI.EAST OF MILLRY, Washington, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 987

ALVIN DYKES RD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.7 MI WEST OF CO 17, Barbour, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 80

BROWN BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SCARBROUGH CREEK

BROWN BRIDGE CULVERT, Calhoun, AL

Built 2002 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 121

CO. 176

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI. S. WARDS MILL, Chambers, AL

Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 145

CO. RD. 11

Good

Over: SOUTH SANDY CREEK

1.2 MI N WAVERLY, Chambers, AL

Built 2013 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 370

COUNTY ROAD 122

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

CR122 1.2 MNW MARS HILLCH, Chilton, AL

Built 2007 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 200

CR530

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK.

CR530 2.5 MI NE OF MIDWAY, Chilton, AL

Built 2007 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 125

COUNTY ROAD 120

Good

Over: MAHAN CREEK

CR120 1M N.W.MARS HILL CH, Chilton, AL

Built 2008 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 100

CR 199

Good

Over: Sawmill Branch

CR199 2.1 M. N. of CR607, Chilton, AL

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 153

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: KINTERBISH CREEK

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Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 100

1082

Good

Over: BLEVENS CREEK

CR 1082, Cullman, AL

Built 1964 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 800

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

1.5 MI. WEST JCT CR36*10, Fayette, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 215

COFFEE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: COFFEE CREEK

2.2 MILES EAST OF WAYSIDE, Fayette, AL

Built 2002 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 32

COUNTY ROAD 60

Good

Over: SHAMBLEY CREEK

1.6 MI W LEWISTON, Greene, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROAD 208

Good

Over: TRIB TO SIPSEY RIVER

3.8 MI N MANTUA, Greene, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 100

CO RD 181

Good

Over: TRUSSELL CREEK

5.5 MI N AL HWY 14, Greene, AL

Built 1993 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 368

Showing 11,501-11,550 of 13,471 bridges

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