Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
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
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
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
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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
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
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: 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
CHEROKEE #166
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
1.5 MI NE CHEROKEE #11, Cherokee, AL
Built 1962 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 80
PROVIDENCE RD
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
0.5 MI E PROVIDENCECHURCH, Clay, AL
Built 1979 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 20
GILBERT LN
FairOver: MILL CREEK
GILBERT LN N NATCHEZ TR, Colbert, AL
Built 1937 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 56
CO RD 24
FairOver: BROOMSTRAW BRANCH
1.5 MI E AL 75 T8SR6E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1966 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 182
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BIG ESCAMBIA CK BRANCH
.2 MI N CANAAN CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1954 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 10
TRUCK TRAIL ROAD
FairOver: BLACK BRANCH
TRUCK TRAIL RD @ BLACK BR, Morgan, AL
Built 1960 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 15
CO RD #451
FairOver: CUTNOSE CREEK
.4 MI N OF PROSPECTCHURCH, Randolph, AL
Built 1925 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 45
OLD TALL. HWY
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 MI EST. AL 21, Talladega, AL
Built 1952 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 104
CO 485 BASS LN
FairOver: UN - NAMED CREEK
.2 MI E OF JCT CHEAHA RD., Talladega, AL
Built 1965 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 53
KING MANASCO RD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
11/2MILE SOUTH TOWNLEY, Walker, AL
Built 1940 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 110
PARKS ROAD
FairOver: HALLS CREEK
TANNEHILL STATE PARK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1902 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 70
COUNTY ROAD 2239
FairOver: SMILEYS MILL CREEK
SEC 33,T9N,R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1990 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 100
DOBYNE RD.CR71
FairOver: OAKMULGEE CREEK
DOBYNE RD.1/2 M.SOUTH 183, Perry, AL
Built 1980 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 110
CO RD 329
FairOver: DOE BRANCH
1 MI W JCT CO RD 4, Winston, AL
Built 1937 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 50
OLD BROOK TRAIL
FairOver: LITTLE SHADES CREEK
OLD BRK TR @ LTLE SHADES, Jefferson, AL
Built 1983 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 118
CO 191
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
4 MI W OF JONESVIEW, Talladega, AL
Built 1964 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 1,510
CR 14
FairOver: LONG CREEK
4.5 MI N JCT SR 117, Jackson, AL
Built 1943 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 60
CHEROKEE #59
FairOver: BRANCH
1.2 MI SE INT CHERO #19, Cherokee, AL
Built 1957 Load: 5.9 t ADT: 110
C C C TRAIL DIRT R
FairOver: W SEPULGA RIVER
C C TRAIL, Conecuh, AL
Built 2001 Load: 5.9 t ADT: 40
DEPOTE ST
FairOver: CREEK
DEPOTE ST * CO, St. Clair, AL
Built 1935 Load: 5.9 t ADT: 750
CO. 150
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
2.2 MI. S.W. MILLTOWN, Chambers, AL
Built 1920 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20
Beaver Road
FairOver: DRY CREEK
Beaver Road, Covington, AL
Built 1993 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50
SOUTH MADISON ST
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
BETWEEN SOUTH * GREEN ST, Limestone, AL
Built 1938 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 840
CO RD A9
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
1.8 MI N SR 19 CO A9 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1935 Load: 6.1 t ADT: 60
Tidwell Road
FairOver: Camp Creek
0.4 Miles from JCT ST 278, Marion, AL
Built 1950 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 25
BUDDY DURHAM RD
FairOver: WILLIS CREEK
BUDDY DURHAM @ NATCHEZ TR, Colbert, AL
Built 1936 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 466
FairOver: CREEK
0.6 MI. WEST CO 005, Talladega, AL
Built 1999 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 280
CHEROKEE #31
FairOver: BRANCH
1.4 MI N INT CHEROKEE #6, Cherokee, AL
Built 1939 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 100
OLD SPRINGHILL RD.
FairOver: PINEY WOODS CREEK
OLD SPRINGHILL RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1989 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 2
LOWMAN LOOP RD.
FairOver: SINA CREEK
LOWMAN LOOP RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1989 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 8
BROAD ST
FairOver: COOSA RIVER
BROAD ST * COOSA RIVER, Etowah, AL
Built 1927 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 16,100
COUNTY ROAD 1178
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
SEC 34,T11N,R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1986 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 70
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1114 CREEK
0.6 MI W CO RT 1115, Sumter, AL
Built 1940 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 15
RD #2796
FairOver: MILL CREEK
TANNEHILL STATE PARK, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1970 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 40
MURPHREE LAKE RD
FairOver: BLUE SPRINGS CREEK
2 MI E OF GUM SPRINGS, Blount, AL
Built 1987 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 46
LITTLETON RD.
FairOver: LINE CREEK
0.13 MI W OF HWY 431, Etowah, AL
Built 1965 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 693
County Road 98
FairOver: Whitley Creek
0.1 MILE SOUTH JCT CO 42, Marion, AL
Built 1937 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 80
CO RD 429
FairOver: KNAKES CREEK
1.4MI NE PINE HILL, Randolph, AL
Built 1978 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 75
CO RD 34
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
1.1 MI SE CO 34 CO 40 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1962 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 190
ST. IVES ROAD
FairOver: SMALL PERODIC BRANCH
.1 MI.N JCT. OLD TRAM RD., Talladega, AL
Built 1970 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 68
CR 820
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
CR 820, Cullman, AL
Built 1947 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 60
607
FairOver: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK
TALLADEGA DISTRICT, Clay, AL
Built 1939 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 50
CO 474
FairOver: UT MACOLA CREEK
CR 474 UT MACOLA CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1980 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 100
Calvin Fowler Road
FairOver: Stewart Creek
East of CR97 SR171 JCT, Fayette, AL
Built 1975 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 40
SHERMAN ROAD
FairOver: WEEKS BRANCH
0.1 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 26, Baldwin, AL
Built 1954 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 40
CHEROKEE #189
FairOver: BRANCH
.5 MI S INT ALA 9, Cherokee, AL
Built 1930 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 133
CO RD 11
FairOver: BRANCH
1.3 MI S INT RT 142 * 144, Choctaw, AL
Built 1922 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 850
CO 41
FairOver: KNOKES CREEK
CR 41 KNOKES CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1979 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 150
2ND ST SW
FairOver: L*N RR
2nd St SW, Cullman, AL
Built 1912 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 1,000
5TH ST SE
FairOver: L*N RR
5th St SW, Cullman, AL
Built 1935 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 880
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