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

CO RT 415

Good

Over: HAYS CREEK

2 MILE WEST OF BASIN, Coffee, AL

Built 1956 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 276

CO RD 461

Good

Over: JACKS CREEK

1.5 MI W CO RT 87 T7SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1967 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 158

CO RT 368

Good

Over: PATRICK CREEK

3.2 MI NW OF ELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1970 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 350

HAYNEVILLERIDGE RD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

2.3 MI E US 82, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 255

LAWSON ROAD

Good

Over: FIELDS SLOUGH

2.1 MI E OF OLD PIKE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 180

COUNTY ROAD 1102

Good

Over: FANNIN CREEK

SEC 3 T11N R19E, Pike, AL

Built 1989 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 100

MT. CARMEL RD

Good

Over: MT CARMEL BRANCH

.6 MI. E. H. NANCE RD, Madison, AL

Built 1994 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 200

CO RD 38

Good

Over: LITTLE NEW RIVER

4.8 KM N US 78, Marion, AL

Built 1996 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 265

CO RD 31

Good

Over: HWY 31

SEC 29 T4N R4E, Dale, AL

Built 1996 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 612

CO 18

Good

Over: IHAGEE CREEK

12.8E SEALE, Russell, AL

Built 1995 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 300

COTACO-FLORETTE RD

Good

Over: COTACO CREEK

1.7 MI NORTH OF SR67, Morgan, AL

Built 2001 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,842

EASTERN VALLEY RD

Good

Over: CREEK

150 N BURCHFIELD LOOP, Jefferson, AL

Built 2007 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 6,676

US 11

Good

Over: NS RR Active

R.R EPES, Sumter, AL

Built 2001 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,078

I - 65 NORTH

Good

Over: PROPOSED I - 22

I-65/I-22 INTER, Jefferson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 34.8 t

GREENVILLE PIKE

Good

Over: STEWART BRANCH

1.5 SO LINCOLN CO LINE, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 428

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Good

Over: BRANCH LITTLE COTACO CRK

0.1 W MARSHALL CO LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 2007 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 115

US 43

Good

Over: LEWIS CREEK

4.7 MI N OF MCINTOSH, Washington, AL

Built 2009 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 3,975

COUNTY ROAD 83

Good

Over: WATERHOLE BRANCH TRIB

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

Built 2013 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 3,732

West Union Road 20

Good

Over: Little Sanusi Creek

1.1 MI W ALA HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1956 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 49

SR 239 MP 12.342

Good

Over: STREAM

4.8 MI.N.OF BELLS XRD, Barbour, AL

Built 1953 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 440

PULASKI PIKE

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

PULASKI PIKE N STAGRUN, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 11,000

SR 52 MP 60.593

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.2 MI. W. SR 210, Houston, AL

Built 1983 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 13,050

CO. RT. 1728

Good

Over: PAN CREEK

CR 1728, Cullman, AL

Built 1959 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 55

CO RD 71

Good

Over: CAMP GROUND BRANCH

1.9 MI. SOUTH SR8/US80E, Macon, AL

Built 1989 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 62

R13E(WASHST-I565)

Good

Over: CONNECTS TO R-9

2.6 MI E JCT I565 * SR 53, Madison, AL

Built 1991 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 1,555

I-22

Good

Over: NS Railroad

M.P. 62.9 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1998 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 20,662

438

Good

Over: BAFE CR.

Cr 438, Cullman, AL

Built 1953 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 77

Good

Over: BEDSOLE BRANCH

IVY CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2002 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 606

COUNTY ROAD 43

Good

Over: YELLOW LEAF CREEK

CR43 1.5MI.SE OFCOLLINSCH, Chilton, AL

Built 1970 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 450

CO.RD. 91

Good

Over: NARROW GAP BRANCH

3.3 MILES NORTH OF US 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2013 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 284

DOGWOOD GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1000 S MUD CREEK ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 2007 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 428

COUNTY ROAD 2214

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

SEC6 T9N R20E, Pike, AL

Built 2013 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 748

HILLCREST AVE

Good

Over: TRIB INDIAN CREEK

.5 NORTH OF US 72, Madison, AL

Built 2013 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 300

I-65 RAMP 17TH ST

Good

Over: CITY STREETS

I-65 17TH TREET RAMP, Jefferson, AL

Built 2017 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 2,017

CR 483

Good

Over: Loveless creek

CR 483, Cullman, AL

Built 2015 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 200

CO. ROAD 45

Good

Over: BRANCH TO SHIRTEE CREEK

1 MI E CO 511 AT MIGNON, Talladega, AL

Built 1950 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,715

CO RD 18

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.8 MI W INT RT 78 * 113, Choctaw, AL

Built 1959 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,500

#22/RAY BASS RD.

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

8.1 MI EAST OF ST. RT.#17, Pickens, AL

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100

DAVIDSON RD/CR 27

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

DAVIDSON RD * CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 410

SR 59

Good

Over: SHOMO CREEK

2.4 MI. N. OF CHRYSLER, Monroe, AL

Built 1988 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 420

SR 167 MP 1.086

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.1 MI. N. FLA. LINE, Geneva, AL

Built 1989 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,200

CR. 65

Good

Over: NANNIE BRANCH

0.5 MI. SO. JCT. AL 10, Butler, AL

Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 382

CO RD NO 14

Good

Over: CAMP BRANCH

3MI W OF NEWVILLE, Henry, AL

Built 1995 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 190

C0 49

Good

Over: LITTLE TERRAPIN CREEK

CR 49 IN BORDEN SPRINGS, Cleburne, AL

Built 1995 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 400

PERDUE RD. 4- CRN

Good

Over: THREE RUN CREEK

0.5 MI.S OF CO.4, Lowndes, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

I - 65 NB RAMP

Good

Over: CORRIDOR X

I-65/CORR X INTERCHANGE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 7,575

COUNTY ROAD 30

Good

Over: BR OFF HIGH LOG CREEK

1.8 MI.S OF INT CO30*ST26, Russell, AL

Built 2005 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 500

BRUSHY CREEK-Bridg

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

BANKHEAD DISTRICT, Lawrence, AL

Built 1961 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100

CO 211

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH

2.0 MI E CO 213, Talladega, AL

Built 1993 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 85

I-59

Good

Over: ABS RR* REESE PHIFER (+)

0.3 MI S JCT I-359, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1970 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 34,450

Showing 11,801-11,850 of 16,205 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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