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

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

FLANAGAN ROAD

Good

Over: DOBBINS BRANCH

SEC 29 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 2004 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 519

S.R. 75

Good

Over: SCARHAM CREEK

.9 MI N JCT SR68/SR75, Marshall, AL

Built 2015 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 3,608

_brunson 5

Good

Over: _kinterbish creek

kinterbish, Sumter, AL

Built 2018 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 63

Weaver Road

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

WEAVERRD.*LENLOCK DR., Calhoun, AL

Built 1984 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 7,150

CO. 1296

Good

Over: HARDLEY CREEK

3.2 MI.S.E. FREDONIA, Chambers, AL

Built 2002 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 35

SR-46

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

3 MI EAST JCT US78, Cleburne, AL

Built 2021 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 1,653

CR # 222

Good

Over: TRIB TO VALLEY CREEK

0.2 MI W SR 22 N, Dallas, AL

Built 1964 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 125

CO RD 49

Good

Over: MILLER BRANCH

JCT CO RD 58, Franklin, AL

Built 1991 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 683

CO RT 87

Good

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

JCT CO RT 212*CO RT 87, Lawrence, AL

Built 1996 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 1,129

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1075

4.0MI N AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL

Built 1997 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 350

AL-96

Good

Over: Branch

0.9 MI E Miss State Line, Lamar, AL

Built 1950 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 2,137

SR 69

Good

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

7.5 MI. N. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 2007 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 1,450

SCHILLINGER ROAD

Good

Over: ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR

1.5 Miles South Of US 98, Mobile, AL

Built 2015 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 19,303

SR 49

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R

0.82 MI N JCT US 280, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1975 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 2,326

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.8 MI NE OF US 82, Barbour, AL

Built 1985 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 335

CHEROKEE #17

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK RELIEF B

0.3 MI N INT CHEROKEE #70, Cherokee, AL

Built 1956 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 125

CO. RD. 818

Good

Over: MOORE BRANCH

Cr 818, Cullman, AL

Built 1945 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

MARTIN ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI W OF INDIAN CREEK, Madison, AL

Built 1940 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 7,800

Baker St. Ext.

Good

Over: Southern Drain Canal

0.4M EAST I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 150

SR 21

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.5MI.N.OF FRISCO CITY, Monroe, AL

Built 1939 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5,070

AL 75

Good

Over: LOCUST FK WARRIOR RVR

1.2 MI NO US 278, Blount, AL

Built 1989 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 5,530

SPRAGUE AVENUE

Good

Over: CREEK

500' EAST OF US431, Calhoun, AL

Built 2013 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 100

SR 167 MP 37.655

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

3.2 MI N. JCT. 51, Coffee, AL

Built 2020 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 4,830

US 29 MP 54.551

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MI. N. COV. #82, Covington, AL

Built 1926 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 3,260

CO RD 16

Good

Over: PUMPKIN CREEK

4 MI SE OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1988 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 160

SR 10

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.6 MI. W. OF SWEETWATER, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 2,990

KELLER HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: KELLER CREEK

1 MI NORTH CO LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 2007 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 78

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: COWAN CREEK

1.5 MILES NW JCT. CR 31, Cherokee, AL

Built 2009 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 2,730

UNDERWOOD MTN RD

Good

Over: SMITH CREEK

UNDERWOOD SMITH CREEK, Colbert, AL

Built 1999 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,070

CR-78

Good

Over: Jennings Branch

0.9 MI. E CR-29, Coosa, AL

Built 1999 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 511

ROAD

Good

Over: SPIVEY MILL CREEK

CO RD 49, Henry, AL

Built 1995 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 160

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 480

COUNTY ROAD 303

Good

Over: TALLADEGA CREEK

AT INT.W/TAYLOR"S MILL RD, Talladega, AL

Built 2004 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 695

AL 106

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK RELIEF

1.3 MI E CO RD 16, Butler, AL

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 820

CO. 1267

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

0.8 MI. E. OF LAFAYETTE, Chambers, AL

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 169

CO 30

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

1.5 MI W SHILOH CH, Clay, AL

Built 1951 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 320

CO ROAD 27

Good

Over: GOOD SPRINGS CREEK

1 3/4 M W. VALLEY GROVE, Covington, AL

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 200

U.S. 84 MP 142.286

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER M\C

5.3 MI. WEST US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,405

CO RD 33

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.7 M S JCT US 72, Jackson, AL

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 805

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Good

Over: TRIB TO MUD CREEK

0.1 MI E OF US 43, Marengo, AL

Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 270

Witherington Dr.

Good

Over: Branch

City of Troy, Pike, AL

Built 2017 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 250

South Dozier Trail

Good

Over: Branch

City of Troy, Pike, AL

Built 2017 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 150

Trojan Parkway

Good

Over: Branch

City of Troy, Pike, AL

Built 2017 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 200

Trojan Parkway

Good

Over: Branch

City of Troy, Pike, AL

Built 2017 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 200

SR 182

Good

Over: LITTLE LAGOON PASS

2.9 MI W SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2015 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 8,009

SR 10 MP 200.389

Good

Over: W FK CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIV

IN BLUE SPRINGS, Barbour, AL

Built 2000 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 1,110

PROVITT RD.

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

PROVITT RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1987 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 90

PROVITT RD.

Good

Over: DRY CREEK RELIEF

PROVITT RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1987 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 90

Mt. Pleasant Rd

Good

Over: BELLE CREEK

6 mi. se of fayette, Fayette, AL

Built 2015 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 38

OLD US RD

Good

Over: HOWARD BRANCH

FLA LINE TO ALA 53, Houston, AL

Built 1972 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 350

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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 Editorial.

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