Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below national median SD
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
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)
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
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
Structurally DeficientOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
County Road 55
GoodOver: Muddy Prong Creek
1150' south US 280, Shelby, AL
Built 2016 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 2,356
CR.34
GoodOver: TOMBIGBEE RIVER RELIEF
W OF AEC STEAM PLANT, Washington, AL
Built 2004 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 415
CR17 #2 Motley Rd
GoodOver: Mulberry Creek Relief
CR17 #2 1MSE MAPLESVILLE, Chilton, AL
Built 2022 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 280
COUNTY ROAD 818
GoodOver: LICK CREEK
Cr 818 West logan-East, Cullman, AL
Built 2004 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 200
HWY 1
GoodOver: COWPEN CREEK
SEC-17 T-4-N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 1981 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 502
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: WATSON BRANCH
SEC-10 T-4-N R-24-E, Dale, AL
Built 1983 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 200
WEST CR. 36
GoodOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
SEC-15 T-6N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 2002 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 771
CR 15
GoodOver: JUDY CREEK
S-6 T-6-N R25-E, Dale, AL
Built 2002 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,041
JIM BROOKS ROAD
GoodOver: CLAY BANK CREEK
SEC.26,T-6,R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 2003 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 36
BELL ROAD
GoodOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
SEC.8,T6N.R23, Dale, AL
Built 2003 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 6
CR. 36
GoodOver: CLAY BANK CREEK
SEC 15 T-6N R-23-E, Dale, AL
Built 2002 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 771
8TH STREET SE???
GoodOver: BIG WILLS CREEK
0.2 MILE SE GAULT AVE.???, DeKalb, AL
Built 2003 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 10
Titus Road
GoodOver: WEOKA CREEK
SEC 32 T20N R18E, Elmore, AL
Built 2009 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,333
SR 41
GoodOver: COBB BRANCH
1.9 MI S CO RD 55, Escambia, AL
Built 1945 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 3,063
US 31 NBL
GoodOver: ALA RR
2.2 MI N US 29, Escambia, AL
Built 2009 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 3,567
6TH STREET
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
6TH STREET * TOWN CREEK, Etowah, AL
Built 1983 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 5,828
BLACK CREEK PKWY
GoodOver: BIG WILLS CREEK
BLACK CREEK PARKWAY, Etowah, AL
Built 2011 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 10,000
US 43
GoodOver: CULPEPPER CREEK
4.3 MI S EUTAW, Greene, AL
Built 2016 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 3,401
SR 65
GoodOver: LARKIN FORK
0.3 MI S. JCT SR146 *SR65, Jackson, AL
Built 2002 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 489
Lee Road 249
GoodOver: Soap Creek
1.0 mi n e jct lee rd 318, Lee, AL
Built 2019 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 71
BRIDGEFORTH ROAD
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
SEC14 T4S R5W, Limestone, AL
Built 2004 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 267
EASTERN BYPASS
GoodOver: BIG COVE CREEK
.2 MILE EAST OF 431, Madison, AL
Built 2003 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 11,800
COUNTY ROAD 44
GoodOver: LITTLE DRY CREEK
0.8 MILES W OF DAYTON, Marengo, AL
Built 2003 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 460
US 80
GoodOver: FRENCH CREEK
2.1 MI EAST OF DEMOPOLIS, Marengo, AL
Built 2001 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 4,650
STONE CREEK PL
GoodOver: UT TO SPRING CREEK
STONE CREEK SUBDIVISION, Shelby, AL
Built 2006 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 200
AL 39
GoodOver: TOMBIGBEE RIVER
GAINESVILLE, Sumter, AL
Built 1992 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,179
LESUEUR ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
2.1 MI W OF JCT ALA # 43, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40
CANYON LAKE ROAD
GoodOver: BEE BRANCH
0.5 MI NE OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 300
GRAMHAM ROAD
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
3.8 MI N JCT CO #38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40
ABERNATHY
GoodOver: BRANCH
1.9 MI N OF JCT US #11, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 200
KEMP ROAD
GoodOver: BINION CREEK
1.6 MI NW JCT CO RT 38, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40
HANNAH CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: HOGSICK CREEK
5.8 MI NE OF JCT CO RT 59, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 2009 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 800
COUNTY ROAD 339
GoodOver: SPLUNGE CREEK
?????????????????????????, Winston, AL
Built 2004 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 41
GoodOver: CHANEY BRANCH
1.7 MI N OF AL 10, Barbour, AL
Built 1957 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 250
CO. RT. 6
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1 MI. EAST CASTLEBERRY, Conecuh, AL
Built 1992 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 840
Cook Road
GoodOver: Parker Creek
1.10 Miles North of CR 2, Coosa, AL
Built 2016 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 21
US 331 MP 8.740
GoodOver: L*N RAILROAD (ABANDONED)
4 MI.N.COVINGTON 10, Covington, AL
Built 1969 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 2,770
OLD HWY 31
GoodOver: TURKEY CREEK
.5 MI E US HWY 31, Jefferson, AL
Built 2001 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 2,710
AIRPORT BLVD
GoodOver: PASTURE CREEK
0.8 MI E MS LINE, Mobile, AL
Built 1984 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 4,188
CO.RD. 56
GoodOver: WEDOWEE CREEK
2.5 MI W OMAHA, Randolph, AL
Built 1993 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 200
CO RD 1020
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
3.5 MI E WAVERLY, Chambers, AL
Built 1996 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 20
EVERETT ST SW
GoodOver: IVY CREEK
BETWEEN PARKER AVE SCOTT, DeKalb, AL
Built 1985 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 160
SR 24
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
1.5 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL
Built 2007 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,335
QUEENSTOWN ROAD
GoodOver: MOUNTAIN LAKE TRIBUTARY
1 MI NE I-459, Jefferson, AL
Built 1993 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,905
Caldwell Mill Rd
GoodOver: Little ShadesCreek
Caldwell Mill Trace, Jefferson, AL
Built 2023 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 26
GoodOver: SIPSEY CREEK RELIEF
3 MILES N LAMAR CO LINE, Marion, AL
Built 2003 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 255
AL 28
GoodOver: COATOPA CREEK
0.5 MI. W. OF COATOPA, Sumter, AL
Built 2001 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 1,979
COUNTY ROAD 368
GoodOver: LITTLE CLEAR CREEK
LOW GAP ROAD?????????????, Winston, AL
Built 2004 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 18
CR 55
GoodOver: Unnamed Br.
2.8 M. S. of SR 104, Baldwin, AL
Built 2017 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 3,859
COUNTY ROAD 77
GoodOver: YELLOW LEAF CRK.
CR77 1 MI NW BELL LANE CH, Chilton, AL
Built 1964 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 430
Showing 11,751-11,800 of 13,471 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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