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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

FLAT TOP ROAD

Good

Over: BNSF RR

100FT E OF PALOS RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1995 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,580

STEEDLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2 MI. S. OF WALNUT GROVE, Lamar, AL

Built 2014 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 25

OLD HIGHWAY 20

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

SEC 20 T4S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,165

OLD 431 HWY

Good

Over: TARKLIN BRANCH

1.4MI S OWEN X ROADS, Madison, AL

Built 1945 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,500

CALDWELL LANE

Good

Over: BIG COVE CREEK

1/4 MI. EAST OF HWY. 431, Madison, AL

Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,700

COUNTY ROAD 44

Good

Over: POWELL CREEK

1.6 MI EAST OF U.S. 43, Marengo, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 590

COUNTY ROAD 64

Good

Over: OAKMULGEE CREEK

APPROX. 2600' E HWY 219, Perry, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 66

COUNTY RT #134

Good

Over: RELIEF OF LUBBUB CREEK

0.8 MI E OF CO RT #3, Pickens, AL

Built 1988 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 50

LANGDON WOODS ROAD

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.2 MILES EAST OF CR#49, Pickens, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 60

FAIR ROAD

Good

Over: DUNN'S CREEK

1.0 MI. EAST OF CR#113, Pickens, AL

Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 60

CO 31

Good

Over: PADGETT BRANCH

3.2KM SE HUGLEY, Russell, AL

Built 1993 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 50

CO RD 19

Good

Over: HIGHLOG CREEK

0.4 KM SE HATCHECHUBER, Russell, AL

Built 1992 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 50

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

0.5 MI E NEW HOPE CHURCH, St. Clair, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 65

W. GANTTS MILL RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

08. MI. E. OF CO. RD. 015, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2001 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 265

MANORA ESTATES

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

.5 MI. WEST OF ALA. 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 200

CO RD 5

Good

Over: TAYLORS CREEK

BARLOW, Washington, AL

Built 2012 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 370

CR 6

Good

Over: ARMSTRONG CREEK

CORTELYOU, Washington, AL

Built 2014 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 560

CO RD 14

Good

Over: UNNAMED TRIB AL RIVER

1.35 M N AL 28 ON CR 14, Wilcox, AL

Built 2006 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 50

CO RD 11

Good

Over: JAMES CREEK

1.0 MILE SOUTH CO RD 32, Wilcox, AL

Built 2014 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 180

WOODY JOHNSON RD

Good

Over: S FORK COWIKEE CK TRIB

.1 MILE SOUTH CO 79, Barbour, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

CR. 53

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.0 MI.W. OAKEY STREAKCH, Butler, AL

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 32

WILLIAMS RD.

Good

Over: COFFEE CREEK

WILLIAMS RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1959 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 314

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK BRANCH

1.8 MI N INT ALA #273, Cherokee, AL

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 500

OLD LOCK ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.2 MI.SW. AL 69, Clarke, AL

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: BEAVER BRANCH

BURGAMY SWAMP RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 555

CR # 201

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.0 MI NE CR 45, Dallas, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

CR # 960

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP BRANCH

0.3 MI W CR 959, Dallas, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

Co. Rd. 137

Good

Over: Big Wills Creek

360 ft. N of SR 117, DeKalb, AL

Built 2018 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

CO RD 46

Good

Over: POPLAR SPRING BRANCH

ALA 52 TO CIRCLE, Houston, AL

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,822

PREVATT ROAD

Good

Over: COWARTS CREEK

APPR .19 M EAST OF CR 65, Houston, AL

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 215

GREATHOUSE RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.75 MI N ROBBINS, Jefferson, AL

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 885

AL - 269

Good

Over: BHAM SOU. RR

SYLVAN TOWN LIMITS, Jefferson, AL

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,250

COUNTY ROAD 54

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.35 MI N JCT CR 59, Lawrence, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

CO RD 400

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

4 MI N JCT CO RT 150, Lawrence, AL

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 400

HSV-BRFERRY RD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

SEC32 T3S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,540

OLD R R BED RD

Good

Over: JENKINS CREEK

2.4 MI N JCT US HWY72, Madison, AL

Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,798

BRADFORD DRIVE

Good

Over: SHERWOOD BRANCH

BRADFORD DR. A/SHERWOOD B, Madison, AL

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 15,200

JACKSON STREET

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE BACKWATER

DEMOPOLIS, Marengo, AL

Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,622

AL-74

Good

Over: Buttahatchee River

AL-74 b/t AL-241*129, Marion, AL

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,057

SHELL BELT ROAD S

Good

Over: TIDAL STREAM

2.8 MI SW HWY 188, Mobile, AL

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 260

OLD TRINITY ROAD

Good

Over: BAKERS CREEK

3.5 MI EAST OF CO. LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,033

COUNTY ROAD 30

Good

Over: BUNCOMB CREEK RELIEF

1 MILE NORTH OF US82, Pickens, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 2262

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC12,T8N,R20E, Pike, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 385

COUNTY ROAD 7759

Good

Over: BROWNS MILL CREEK

SEC5,T10N,R22E, Pike, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 7755

Good

Over: BROWNS MILL CREEK

SEC1, T10N, R21E, Pike, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 370

12th Avenue

Good

Over: Holland Creek

Phenix City, Russell, AL

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,000

1ST STREET S.W.

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.1 MI SO US 31 ALABASTER, Shelby, AL

Built 1982 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,200

ST CLAIR CO 40

Good

Over: CANOE CREEK

4 3 MI NE SPRINGVILLE, St. Clair, AL

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 368

ST CLAIR CO HW 79

Good

Over: BROKEN ARROW CREEK

0.3 MI NW REFUGE CHURCH, St. Clair, AL

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 350

LOVELADY RD

Good

Over: SOUGHATCHEE CREEK

3.8 MI N ALA NO 49, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 405

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