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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

I 759

Good

Over: COOSA RIVER

I 759 * RIVER ROAD, Etowah, AL

Built 1985 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 7,039

AL-74

Good

Over: Buttahatchee River

1.1 MI E JCT US-43, Marion, AL

Built 2015 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 4,000

NORMAN WAY

Good

Over: UT TO FOWLER LAKE

DUNNAVANT SQUARE SUB, Shelby, AL

Built 2007 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 100

MONAGHAN DRIVE

Good

Over: UT TO FOWLER LAKE

DUNNAVANT SQ SUB, Shelby, AL

Built 2007 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 100

AL - 25 (US 411)

Good

Over: BRANCH

3 . 4 MI NO JEFF COLN, St. Clair, AL

Built 1948 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 15,100

US 431 MP 73.670

Good

Over: COWIKEE CREEK

0.9 MI S JCT SR 165, Barbour, AL

Built 1997 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 6,175

WINDMILL ROAD

Good

Over: CARR CREEK

6 MILES S OF ASHLAND, Clay, AL

Built 1999 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 33

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: MOSSY CAMP BRANCH

SEC-30 T-4-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1983 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 491

HWY 31

Good

Over: BARR CREEK

SEC-14 T-4-N R-24-E, Dale, AL

Built 1983 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 310

COUNTY ROAD 35

Good

Over: TRIB. TO HINES CREEK

3.1 MI. S OF SAWERVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1970 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 100

NIXON ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI. NO. BATTON ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 2008 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 500

AL 110

Good

Over: MILLIE'S CREEK

1.68MI. E. OF PIKE RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 2001 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10,180

GATE 3 ROAD

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

PELHAM RANGE ALA, Calhoun, AL

Built 2007 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 150

NORRIS ROAD

Good

Over: WELL'S CREEK

1.7 MI N CO.RD.21, Clarke, AL

Built 1990 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 100

CR # 28

Good

Over: CHILDERS CREEK

1.55 MI W SR 219, Dallas, AL

Built 1984 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 450

CR # 28

Good

Over: CHILDERS CREEK

1.60 MI W SR 219, Dallas, AL

Built 1984 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 450

CO. ROAD 46

Good

Over: LITTLE ABBIE

1 MILE EAST OF HWY 95, Henry, AL

Built 2002 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 500

COUNTY HWY 1079 *

Good

Over: CREEK

2305 FT S JCT 1064, Marshall, AL

Built 1994 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 400

COUNTY HWY 1123

Good

Over: REEDBRAKE CREEK

1297 FT NE JCT 1079, Marshall, AL

Built 2000 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 100

CITY STREET

Good

Over: C.S.X.T. R.R.

.5 MILES EAST OF HWY 31, Morgan, AL

Built 2009 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 928

SR 22

Good

Over: HORNYHEAD BRANCH

2 MI E JCT US 431, Randolph, AL

Built 1940 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 3,264

AL - 119

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

ALABASTER 0.5MI. NO. CR26, Shelby, AL

Built 2002 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 23,590

CR 39

Good

Over: TOM'S CREEK

0.54 MI. SO. CR 74, Shelby, AL

Built 2006 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 550

US 31

Good

Over: CANOE CREEK

0.7 MI S CO RD 5, Escambia, AL

Built 1998 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 6,184

BIBB CO 14

Good

Over: LICKLOG CREEK

1 MI W UNION GRV CH, Bibb, AL

Built 1984 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 45

AL 74 / US 278

Good

Over: KUGLER CREEK

3.8 MI W OF I-65/AL74, Cullman, AL

Built 2011 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 7,881

AL 35

Good

Over: KIRBY CREEK

2MILESNORTHOFDELAKBCOLINE, Jackson, AL

Built 2005 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 8,257

MINOR PARKWY SOUTH

Good

Over: BURLINGTON-NORTHERN RR

0.5 MILE NE OF DOCENA, Jefferson, AL

Built 2018 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 6,500

GREEN DR

Good

Over: Dry Creek

0.7 MI FROM CHALKVILLE RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 2013 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,000

Greenbrier Parkway

Good

Over: Unnamed Creek

_0.5 mile west of Hwy 20, Limestone, AL

Built 2019 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 6,000

ROSE BLVD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

3.5 MI NORTH US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2002 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,000

SNOWVILLE-BRENT RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.25 MI W US 78, Jefferson, AL

Built 1996 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 1,905

SR 213

Good

Over: NORTON CREEK

1.0 MI. W. OF JCT US 43, Mobile, AL

Built 2013 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 10,425

SR 62

Good

Over: BRANCH

200' West int AL227/AL62, Marshall, AL

Built 1978 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 248

Yarbrough Road

Good

Over: Branch

0.077 mi. S of Black Rd., Limestone, AL

Built 2023 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 815

AL-7 (US-11)

Good

Over: Gulf Creek

N of AL-53 (US-231), St. Clair, AL

Built 2017 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,310

CO. RD. 71

Good

Over: BLACKWATER RIVER

1.2 MI. E. OF CO. RD. 65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 944

HAGOOD MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

1/2 MI W GLENNWOOD ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 2000 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 50

GREENBRIER Parkway

Good

Over: UNNAMED DITCH

2 MI N OF OLD HWY 20, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 6,000

I-22

Good

Over: Mulberry Fork Warrior

Barney Beach, Walker, AL

Built 2003 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 22,592

CO. 1267

Good

Over: FINLEY CREEK

1 MI. S.W. DENSON, Chambers, AL

Built 2002 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 83

COATS BEND RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.13 MI SW OF SATTERFIELD, Etowah, AL

Built 2007 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 840

SR 71

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.5 MI S JCT SR40 * SR71, Jackson, AL

Built 1948 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 1,984

CO RT 8

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.4 MI W INT AL 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2005 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 900

LUM RD CO33-CO45

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI WEST OF CO RD 33, Lowndes, AL

Built 1991 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 125

Headwater Lane

Good

Over: Tributary To Fly Creek

520' S of Sandy Ford, Baldwin, AL

Built 2015 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 51

CO RT 606

Good

Over: NEW HOME BRANCH

3 MILE EAST OF GOODMAN, Coffee, AL

Built 1956 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 1,058

OLD MOULTON ROAD

Good

Over: MUD TAVERN CREEK

2.0 MI NE COUNTY LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 2001 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 4,050

AL-86

Good

Over: Taylor Creek

1.5 MI E Pickensville, Pickens, AL

Built 1999 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 1,165

COUNTY ROAD 95

Good

Over: LEE BROOK

INT. OF CO. RD.95 AND 52, Shelby, AL

Built 2001 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 10,766

Showing 11,951-12,000 of 13,471 bridges

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