State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alabama, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

13,471
Public bridges
35.0%
Good condition
3.3%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 11.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37.9%58.4%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

FL

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

VA

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

MN

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

CT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

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

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Poor

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

CO RD 69

Good

Over: COBB CREEK TRIB

1.5 MI SW TISHABEE, Greene, AL

Built 1986 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 241

CO RD 69

Good

Over: COBB CREEK TRIB

1.1 MI SW TISHABEE, Greene, AL

Built 1986 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 226

SR 173 MP 8.099

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1 MI.N.HENRY CO.7, Henry, AL

Built 1990 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 500

SR. 134 MP 66.942

Good

Over: SPIVEY MILL CK.

4.5 MI.E. OF HEADLAND, Henry, AL

Built 2002 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 1,350

AL 68

Good

Over: CHATTOGA RIVER

AL 68 OVER CHATTOGA RIVER, Cherokee, AL

Built 1994 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 5,235

Gillespie road

Good

Over: STREAM

?????????????????????????, Madison, AL

Built 2010 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 950

COUNTY ROAD 61

Good

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

SEC16 T12N R24E, Bullock, AL

Built 2006 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 60

CO. RT.48

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.83 MI.W OF BASHI, Clarke, AL

Built 1955 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 700

SR 106 MP 27.329

Good

Over: BRANCH

.6 MI.E.BUTLER CO.LINE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1956 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 700

CO RD 22

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

SEC. 4, T9S, R8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1999 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 137

SR 123 MP 7.886

Good

Over: PATES CREEK

1.5MI N GENEVA CORD46, Geneva, AL

Built 2001 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 2,400

CEDAR HILL RD

Good

Over: LITTLE LIMESTONE CREEK

SEC2 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1985 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 550

AL 97

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2 MI.S.OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL

Built 1940 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 960

I-22

Good

Over: Gulf Branch

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

Built 2004 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 13,401

SR. 134 MP 8.363

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

3 MI. E. SR. 189, Coffee, AL

Built 2003 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 3,940

CHERRY ROAD

Good

Over: RAINBOW CREEK

150 FT. N STEELE DR, Madison, AL

Built 1987 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 450

NATURES WAY

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

1 MILE WEST OF ZERDT RD, Madison, AL

Built 2007 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 125

CO. RT. 03

Good

Over: STREAM

1.61 MI. NW OF WINN, Clarke, AL

Built 1961 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: ADAMS CREEK

1.7 MILES SOUTH OF 84, Covington, AL

Built 2001 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 610

SAND VALLEY RD

Good

Over: FISHER CREEK

1.0MILE NE HWY 431, Etowah, AL

Built 1999 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 150

TREE TOP ROAD

Good

Over: COLWELL CREEK

.6 Miles West of CR 21, Hale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 14

CO RD 43

Good

Over: COSSEY CREEK

4.7 MI NORTH OF SR8/US80, Macon, AL

Built 2010 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 261

KELLY SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: HAM CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT HWY 53, Madison, AL

Built 1992 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 780

County Hwy 207

Good

Over: Choccolocco Creek

1.5 mi. S of JCT INTST 20, Talladega, AL

Built 2018 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 3,080

1 MI E ALA 9

Good

Over: NANCES CREEK

BABBLING BROOKE RD., Calhoun, AL

Built 1997 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 440

EAST MILL ROAD

Good

Over: MAD INDIAN CREEK

NEAR BARFIELD, Clay, AL

Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 195

COUNTY DIRT RD

Good

Over: PATSALIGA CREEK

BARNES BRIDGE ROAD, Covington, AL

Built 2000 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 80

SR-12 MP 142.286

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

5.3 MI. WEST OF US 331., Covington, AL

Built 2013 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 3,405

COUNTY ROAD 469

Good

Over: BRANCH

Cr 469, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 240

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: WEST FORK DRY CREEK

SEC-6 T-7-N R-26-E, Dale, AL

Built 1966 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 60

CO. RD 122 .

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

R-23E T7N SEC. 36, Dale, AL

Built 1900 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 75

SR 134 MP 38.717

Good

Over: KELLY MILL CREEK

3.8 MI. E. OF DALEVILLE, Dale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 4,460

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3.8 MI EAST OF COUNTY LIN, Perry, AL

Built 2006 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 102

BEACH EXPRESS

Good

Over: BLACKWATER RIVER

4.9 M. N. OF CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,825

AL 157

Good

Over: CATOMA LAKE

1.6 MIN NORTH JCT AL 69, Cullman, AL

Built 2013 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 6,646

COUNTY ROAD NO 26

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

SEC 4 T19N R17E, Elmore, AL

Built 1985 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 100

TABOR CUT-OFF RD.

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

TABOR CUTOFF RD, Etowah, AL

Built 1999 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 75

CO. RD. 314

Good

Over: BIG NANCE CREEK

2 MI E JCT. SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 2000 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 580

Nick Davis RD

Good

Over: Swan Creek (MC)

.5 Mi. E. US 31, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 9,160

Nick Davis Road

Good

Over: Swan Creek (Relief)

.3 Mi. E. US 31, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 9,160

CO 39

Good

Over: IGAHEE CREEK

15.5 MI S W PHENIX CITY, Russell, AL

Built 1960 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 750

CR. 47

Good

Over: TRIB. OF PIGEON CREEK

1.8 MI. E OF MT. PLEASANT, Butler, AL

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 25

CR. 65

Good

Over: FOUR MILE MILL BRANCH

1.5 MI. E. MASHVILLE ??, Butler, AL

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 224

MT HESTER RD

Good

Over: BROWNS CREEK

MT HESTER S OF CEDAR LN, Colbert, AL

Built 1989 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 385

SR 2

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1 M E JCT SR 2 & SR247, Colbert, AL

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,485

LAKE RHEA RD.

Good

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

LAKE RHEA RD., Etowah, AL

Built 2007 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 700

CO RD 39

Good

Over: ROACHE CREEK

1.2 MI EAST INT CO 33, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 275

CO RD 1

Good

Over: ESCATAWPA RIVER

VINEGAR BEND, Washington, AL

Built 2011 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 240

WILLIE BROWN ROAD

Good

Over: COLWELL CREEK

1.3 Mi N of AL 14, Hale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 93

SR 79

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

3.5 MI N JCT US431 * SR79, Marshall, AL

Built 1936 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 4,147

Showing 11,701-11,750 of 13,471 bridges

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