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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

COUNTY ROAD 30

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

?????????????????????????, Clay, AL

Built 2005 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 415

500

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Cleburne, AL

Built 2012 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 100

SR 9

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ELKAHATCHEE CK

3 MI NO JCT SR 22, Coosa, AL

Built 1928 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,776

CO RD 64

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

0.3 MI W. US 43 CO 64 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 2004 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 259

GRAND NATIONAL PW

Good

Over: SAUGAHATCHEE CREEK

Grand Nat'l Parkway, Lee, AL

Built 1996 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,000

COUNTY ROAD 7707

Good

Over: MANNINGS CREEK

SEC 21 T12N R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1998 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 300

BRUNSON 5

Good

Over: PHELPS CREEK

3.8 MI NE RT 1202, Sumter, AL

Built 2005 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 223

CO. RD. 10

Good

Over: SCHOOLHOUSE CREEK

0.1 MI. N. OF CO. RD. 49, Baldwin, AL

Built 1988 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 2,139

CO 123

Good

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

1 MI. NORTH CR 65, Cleburne, AL

Built 2011 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 50

CO. RD. NO 70

Good

Over: FIVE RUN CREEK

CR 70, Covington, AL

Built 1957 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 280

SR 20

Good

Over: WHEELER LAKE

1.8 M E JCT SR 20 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1928 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 26,220

I-359 RAMP "A"

Good

Over: 15TH STREET

JCT WITH 15TH STREET, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1983 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 5,133

COVE SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE COVE CREEK

.1 MI N OF LITTLE COVE RD, Etowah, AL

Built 2000 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 275

AL-129

Good

Over: Musgrove Creek

Lawrence Mill, Fayette, AL

Built 2001 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 351

BIG BRUSH ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BRUSH CREEK

1.6 Miles East of CR 21, Hale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 146

COUNTY ROAD 99

Good

Over: SKIPPER CREEK

RC BR CULV ON FAS 08, Henry, AL

Built 1994 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 850

WHITE ROAD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK TRIBUTARY

50' E JCT INGRAM ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1991 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 302

EAST LINWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: GRIFFIN BROOK

E.LINWOOD DR AND PRIMROSE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2002 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 400

2ND AVE OPELIKA

Good

Over: NO. SOUTHERN RAILROAD

2nd Ave RR, Lee, AL

Built 1998 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 18,979

Lee Road 154

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

0.8 MI SE JCT LEE RD 390, Lee, AL

Built 2011 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 72

I 565

Good

Over: WITHERS SPRING BRANCH

6.4 M E JCT I 565 & I 65, Limestone, AL

Built 1988 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 393

Upper Delta WMA Rd

Good

Over: Bear Creek

5.2 Miles W. Of SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30

Upper Delta WMA Rd

Good

Over: Globe Creek

2.6 Miles W. SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 28

COUNTY RD 25

Good

Over: COKER CREEK

Padget Road, Covington, AL

Built 1954 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 200

4TH ST SE

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.1 MI E JCT US31 * US278, Cullman, AL

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,970

C0 RD 93

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

5 MI S JCT CO 81, Franklin, AL

Built 2011 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 367

CO RD 16

Good

Over: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK

1.3 MI W ST RD 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2010 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,184

Shaw Road

Good

Over: Douglas Branch

T4S R6W SEC 16, Limestone, AL

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,125

CO RD 12

Good

Over: HALLS BRANCH

8 MI SOUTH OF US HWY 80, Lowndes, AL

Built 1955 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 510

SR 10

Good

Over: BRANCH

.9 MI. W. OF SWEETWATER, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,990

SIPSEY ROAD

Good

Over: SIPSEY RIVER

SIPSEY AL, Walker, AL

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,420

BYNUM-LEATH RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH

BYNUM-LEATHERWOOD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1973 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 8,934

CR 535

Good

Over: Mountain Creek

CR 535 at county line, Chilton, AL

Built 2016 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 71

CR478 Dixie CampRd

Good

Over: CR478 Cargile Creek

CR478 2miSE Providence Ch, Chilton, AL

Built 2017 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 24

CR214

Good

Over: Spur of Mulberry Creek

CR214 1.3MS CAMPBELLAIRPT, Chilton, AL

Built 2017 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 14

Clolinger road

Good

Over: Stream

200' east of Industrial, Clarke, AL

Built 2020 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 840

CR-15

Good

Over: Weogufka Creek

1.22 Miles North of CR-29, Coosa, AL

Built 2019 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 69

HOPEFUL CH RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC-29 T-6-N R-23-E, Dale, AL

Built 1991 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 407

STEELE STATION

Good

Over: ROOK CREEK

0.7 MI.W\PLEASANT VALLEY, Etowah, AL

Built 2014 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,500

Fairview Cove Road

Good

Over: Dry Creek

250' W of Bud Umphrey Rd, Etowah, AL

Built 2020 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 289

AL 61

Good

Over: DRY CREEK RELIEF

3.5 MI N PERRY CO LINE, Hale, AL

Built 2002 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,270

COUNTY ROAD 546

Good

Over: GRANNY BRANCH

0.15 MI W FRANSICO, Jackson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 25

SPRINGS CREEK RD.

Good

Over: PINE SPRINGS CREEK

.2 MI E. PINE SPRINGS, Lamar, AL

Built 2019 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 43

WALL TRIANA HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1.5 MI. N OF 53 HWY.?????, Madison, AL

Built 2005 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 890

COUNTY ROUTE 49

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI. S.E. PACKERS BEND, Monroe, AL

Built 1968 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 200

OLD JASPER ROAD

Good

Over: GIN BRANCH

3.8 MI N OF JCT US NO 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2013 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,000

SR 41

Good

Over: PURSLEY CREEK

5 MI. S. OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1989 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,610

Co. Rd. 30

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

3.5 mi W on RT 30, Wilcox, AL

Built 2018 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 145

COUNTY 6

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1 MI S AL 82 AL 58 CO.6, Bibb, AL

Built 1988 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 52

DELMONT DR.

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

N CITY LIMIT GADSDEN, Etowah, AL

Built 1984 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 400

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