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

CEDAR STREET

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

.3 MI N. of CARL AVE., Mobile, AL

Built 1986 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 386

MCCULLEY MILL RD

Good

Over: FRENCH MILL CREEK

SEC17 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 333

SR 225

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

1 MI N I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1994 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,802

DEERFOOT PARKWAY

Good

Over: CAHABA RIVER .

0.7 MI N I59, Jefferson, AL

Built 1994 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10,538

CO.RT. 95

Good

Over: DEMENT CREEK

0.1 MI N INT. CO.26, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

CR 446

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

CR 446 0.4 mi. East CR 47, Shelby, AL

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

SR 24

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

9.6 MI E AL & MS ST LINE, Franklin, AL

Built 2009 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,069

Greenbrier Parkway

Good

Over: Limestone Creek

.75 mi. SE MOORSVILLE RD, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,600

Greenbriar Parkway

Good

Over: Limestone Creek

.75 mi. SE MOORSVILLE RD, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,400

Cambridge Lane

Good

Over: French Mill Creek

1.0 mi south U.S. 72, Limestone, AL

Built 2016 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 560

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: PAULS BRANCH

NO DATA ENTERED, Escambia, AL

Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

MCARTHUR AVE

Good

Over: CSX/NORFOLK S RR

NORTH OF BYNUM RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 2019 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 9,000

CO RT 30

Good

Over: BRANCH

.5 MI WEST FAIRNELSON, Conecuh, AL

Built 1953 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 250

CO 399

Good

Over: EASTABOGA CREEK

0.6 MI W CO 005, Talladega, AL

Built 1967 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 2,305

Murphy Road

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

SEC 33 T19N R21E, Elmore, AL

Built 1973 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 45

Rifle Range Road

Good

Over: BRENSEN BRANCH

SEC 23 717N R19E, Elmore, AL

Built 1974 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 4,160

US 431; SR 1

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER RELIEF #5

0.8 MI S FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 10,772

US 431; SR 1

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER RELIEF #1

0.2 MI S FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 10,772

CO.RD.55

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

BETHSALEM RD., Autauga, AL

Built 1991 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 65

RAMP 43 AIRPORT R

Good

Over: I565

1 MI E CO LINE RD, Madison, AL

Built 1989 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 4,781

SR 193

Good

Over: WHITEHOUSE BAYOU

2.6 MI N SR 188, Mobile, AL

Built 1997 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 4,420

ANGEL DR

Good

Over: CREEK

ANGEL DR, Calhoun, AL

Built 1998 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 1,292

BARKSDALE ROAD

Good

Over: COPELAND BRANCH

0.25 MI E OF MEADOWS ROAD, Limestone, AL

Built 2002 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 169

US 231/ SR 53

Good

Over: WEATHERLY ROAD

US231 OVER WEATHERLY RD, Madison, AL

Built 2009 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 20,102

EASTABOGA ROAD

Good

Over: CHEAHA CREEK

9.0 MI N ST. 21 @ TURNERS, Talladega, AL

Built 2004 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 2,225

FLATWOODS ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.3 MI. WEST OF US JCT 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2005 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 4,000

US 231/ SR 53

Good

Over: WEATHERLY ROAD

US231 OVER WEATHERLY RD, Madison, AL

Built 2009 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 28,276

BROOKSIDE DRIVE

Good

Over: QUAIL CREEK

CITY OF DOTHAN, Houston, AL

Built 2019 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 700

Railroad Trail

Good

Over: _Branch

1 Mi SE Drewry, Monroe, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 10

CR 59

Good

Over: U.T. Conecuh River

1 Mile SW of Gantt, Covington, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 850

AL-171

Good

Over: Bear Creek Branch

0.2 MI N Tusc Co Line, Fayette, AL

Built 1952 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 2,180

COUNTY ROAD 4430

Good

Over: BAREFOOT CREEK

SEC 28 T8N R23E, Pike, AL

Built 1953 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 300

SR 52 MP 15.397

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

.8 MI. E. SR.153, Geneva, AL

Built 1979 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 3,430

FAULK RD.

Good

Over: RYALS MILL CREEK

FAULK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1983 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 65

TUSCALOOSA AVE

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

TUSCALOOSA AVE * TOWN CK, Etowah, AL

Built 1983 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 10,788

CO RT 409

Good

Over: BRANCH

5.7 MILE SOUTH OF ELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 250

CO RT NO 39

Good

Over: WATKINS CREEK

1.05MI N AL 28, Marengo, AL

Built 1986 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 125

HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

.2 M N OF WINCHESTER RD, Madison, AL

Built 1988 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 700

SR 25

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK REL.

1.1 MI. N. OF FAUNSDALE, Marengo, AL

Built 1989 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 1,610

FAS 06 CO RD 51

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BIG WILLS CREEK

0.2MI S JCT I59 T7SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1990 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 1,644

DERBY DRIVE

Good

Over: SEABOARD R.R.

DERBY DR * RR NEAR ALTON, Jefferson, AL

Built 1990 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 2,000

W. MICHIGAN AVENU

Good

Over: RELIEF

0.63 MI. W. SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 1992 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 298

AL 28

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.0 MI E OF LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL

Built 1995 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 2,695

W. FRANCIS ST

Good

Over: BRANCH

W Francis St, Calhoun, AL

Built 1995 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 600

GANDYS COVE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

6.5 MI E I65, Morgan, AL

Built 2002 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 410

_QUINN RD.

Good

Over: _BEAUCHAMP BRANCH

_SEC5 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 2018 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 419

co 76

Good

Over: second creek

1 mi East SR 101, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2020 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 368

WARRIOR RD.

Good

Over: OHATCHEE CREEK

WARRIOR RD ASHTO, Calhoun, AL

Built 1953 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 688

BIBB CO.9

Good

Over: SHULTZ CREEK

NEAR W BLOCTON WW CO.9, Bibb, AL

Built 1954 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 330

COUNTY ROAD #4

Good

Over: HORSE HEAD CREEK

2 MILE W. OF LOCKHART, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,085

Showing 11,651-11,700 of 16,205 bridges

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