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

US 231/SR 53

Good

Over: LILLY FLAGG ROAD

US231 OVER LILY FLAGG RD, Madison, AL

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 51,001

US 80

Good

Over: LITTLE FOURTH CREEK

5.2 MI E OF JCT AL 17, Sumter, AL

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,550

CR 34

Good

Over: Negro Creek

2.3 M. E. of Al. Hwy. 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 384

CO RD 87_

Good

Over: Trib. to Three Mile CR.

_1.28m S of CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,239

_US31 ramp to I20W

Good

Over: _I20 US31 I20 ramps

_I20W, Jefferson, AL

Built 2019 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 86,054

Jack Warner PKWY

Good

Over: ABS Railroad

_1.6 Mi. East US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20,550

Jack Warner PKWY

Good

Over: ABS Railroad

_1.6 Mi. East US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20,550

CO RT #35

Good

Over: SOUTHRAIL RAILROAD

9.2 MI N OF CARROLLTON, Pickens, AL

Built 1992 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 300

CO RD 31

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2.5 MI N. CHATOM, Washington, AL

Built 1967 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 396

CO RD 129

Good

Over: TRUSSELL CREEK

1.5 MI N MACEDONIA CHURCH, Greene, AL

Built 1981 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 327

BROWNLEE RD.

Good

Over: SAL RR

BROWNLEE RD * ALTON RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1982 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 500

CO RD 32

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.8 MI E INT RT 215 * 226, Choctaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,300

I-22

Good

Over: I-22

Jasper Interchange, Walker, AL

Built 1996 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 16,665

AL 216

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2.1 MI N JCT SR 215, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2001 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 6,591

DAVEY ALLISON BLVD

Good

Over: OPOSSUM CREEK

0.75MI W I-59 S, Jefferson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROAD 107

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.1 MI. SO. CR 12, Shelby, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER RELIEF #2

0.9 MI E US 29, Escambia, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 571

Quinton Road

Good

Over: I-22

Quinton Rd OPass MP 79.2, Walker, AL

Built 2003 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 1,037

WYNNVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: WHIPPOORWILL CREEK

1.5 MI. SOUTH OF SNEAD, Blount, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 380

RAMP TO I-65 N

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR.

BETWEEN 41ST * and I-22, Jefferson, AL

Built 2013 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 7,575

WILMER GEORGETOWN

Good

Over: BIG CREEK LAKE

.4 MILES W NATCHEZ TRACE, Mobile, AL

Built 2017 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,015

AL-129

Good

Over: Branch

0.6 MI N JCT US 278, Marion, AL

Built 1947 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,634

SR 3

Good

Over: PAINTERS CREEK

4.1 M N JCT SR 3 & I 65, Morgan, AL

Built 1953 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 7,390

COUNTY ROUTE 56

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.05 MI.S.BUNIVISTA, Monroe, AL

Built 1953 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 665

FAS 26 CR 85

Good

Over: BENGIS CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT SR 40, DeKalb, AL

Built 1952 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,514

LEGGTOWN RD

Good

Over: CROOKED BR

SEC10 T1S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1960 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 250

CO.173

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

1MI.N.LEE COUNTY LINE, Chambers, AL

Built 1980 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 199

US 431; SR 1

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER (MC)

JCT FLINT RIVER * US 431, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 10,772

I-22

Good

Over: CR-301

6.41 MI W AL-19, Marion, AL

Built 1986 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 13,191

SR 25

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE CREEK

1.3 MI. N. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,630

SR 25

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE RELEIF

1.4 MI. N. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,630

SR 25

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.8 MI. N. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,110

CO. HWY. 42

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.2 MI W. CO. 47, Shelby, AL

Built 1973 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 692

LIBERTY PARKWAY

Good

Over: OLD OVERTON RD;CAHABA R

.1 MI E I459 N, Jefferson, AL

Built 1984 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,625

COUNTY RD 6

Good

Over: GIN CREEK

NORTH GLENWOOD RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1993 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,473

CO. RD. 455

Good

Over: COPPER ROCK CREEK

SAXONS ARCH)SAXONS X RDS, Randolph, AL

Built 1997 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 50

US 80

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

7.1 MI. E. OF JCT US 29, Macon, AL

Built 2005 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,510

AL-69

Good

Over: Sipsey Fork Warrior Rvr

Walker Culman Co Ln, Walker, AL

Built 2010 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 3,643

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK

BELOW FONDE MELTONS HOUSE, Monroe, AL

Built 2003 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 500

MONROE AVE

Good

Over: BIG SPRING LAGOON

1.0 MILE NORTH US 431, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 4,200

OAKDALE ROAD

Good

Over: WEOWOKA CREEK

2.0 MILES SOUTH AL HWY 76, Talladega, AL

Built 2006 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 820

HIGHWAY 55 WEST

Good

Over: MACK CREEK

0.5MI EAST CR40, Morgan, AL

Built 2011 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,330

CAVE SPRING RD

Good

Over: GINHOUSE BRANCH

CAVE SPRING RD, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 400

CR. 560 (DEAN RD)

Good

Over: DEAN CREEK

_, Dale, AL

Built 2019 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 289

AL-195

Good

Over: Charlies Creek

2 MI S Thach, Walker, AL

Built 1929 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,130

CR # 83

Good

Over: TRIB TO MULBERRY CREEK

3.3 MI N SR 14 E, Dallas, AL

Built 1960 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

MERIDIAN ST

Good

Over: STREAM

3205 MERIDIAN ST, Madison, AL

Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 24,080

AL 216

Good

Over: ABS RR (OLD L&N) ACTIVE

0.5 MI N PETERSON, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 6,438

US 431; SR 1

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER RELIEF #3

0.3 MI S FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,772

US 431; SR 1

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER RELIEF #2

0.3 MI S FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,772

Showing 11,601-11,650 of 16,205 bridges

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