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 137

Good

Over: SILVER RUN CREEK

0.3 MI S JCT SR 26, Russell, AL

Built 1985 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 7,450

FAS ROUTE 19

Good

Over: LITTLE CANOE CREEK

2.3 E STEELE, St. Clair, AL

Built 1988 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 500

CO. 1062

Good

Over: LANEY CREEK

1 MI. S. SPARKLING SPGS., Chambers, AL

Built 1988 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 85

CO RD 44

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

80 FT WEST SR15/US29, Macon, AL

Built 1989 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 135

COTIES REEDER RD

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

.5 MI SW OF AL 10, Barbour, AL

Built 1991 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 35

I165 SB TO FRTG RD

Good

Over: PRICE AVE

I165 @ PRICE AVE, Mobile, AL

Built 1993 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,438

SOMOLA ST

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

SOMOLA ST IN ATHENS, Limestone, AL

Built 1990 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 117

US 84 MP 191.811

Good

Over: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER

3 MI.E. OF DALEVILLE, Dale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 9,165

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: GABRIEL CREEK

2.1 MI. W. OF GUINEA, Hale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 370

BETHEL ROAD

Good

Over: TYRONE CREEK

SEC 25 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1961 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 600

CR 22

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

CR22 OVER SPRING CREEK, Shelby, AL

Built 2005 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 5,560

AL-102

Good

Over: Wolf Creek

AL-102 @ Wolf Creek, Walker, AL

Built 2011 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 867

ST. CLAIR ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF DITCH

1.8 MILES WEST US 411, St. Clair, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,200

SAINT CLAIR ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.3 MILES WEST US 411, St. Clair, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,200

SAINT CLAIR ROAD

Good

Over: CANOE CREEK

1.9 MILES WEST OF US 411, St. Clair, AL

Built 1983 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,200

HIDDEN CREEK PKWY.

Good

Over: COALES BRANCH

0.1 MI. E OF CR 33, Shelby, AL

Built 1999 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,210

County Road 13

Good

Over: Sipsey Creek

4 miles south of us 78, Marion, AL

Built 2015 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 276

GREYSTONE WAY

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.3 MILE FROM AL 119, Shelby, AL

Built 1995 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,800

Co. Rd. 85

Good

Over: Mortar Creek

?????????????????????????, Autauga, AL

Built 2018 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 652

COUNTY ROAD 85

Good

Over: Pine Level Branch

CR-85 AT CR-104, Autauga, AL

Built 2017 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,252

CO RT 2

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5 MI N.W.FAIRNELSON, Conecuh, AL

Built 1963 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 120

US 431 MP 41.540

Good

Over: SEABOARD RR(ABANDONED)

2 MI. N JCT. SR 27, Henry, AL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,885

US 431 MP 41.540

Good

Over: SEABOARD RR (ABANDONED)

2 MI. N JCT. SR.-27, Henry, AL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,885

TEL FAIR

Good

Over: FAGAN CREEK

TEL FAIR * FAGAN, Madison, AL

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 500

MOUNTAIN GAP ROA

Good

Over: ALDRIDGE CREEK

1010 MT GAP RD, Madison, AL

Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 6,200

CO.RD.40

Good

Over: WHITEHOUSE CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF S.R. 225, Baldwin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 772

CO.RD.39

Good

Over: BAY MINETTE CREEK

3.3 MI. NW. OF US 31, Baldwin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 712

SR 24

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR

0.2 M W JCT SR 24 & SR 13, Franklin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,350

ROUSE ROAD

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

2 MI N CANE CREEK ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 302

LEON SMITH PKWY.

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

.5MI.SO.GOLDEN SPR./I20, Calhoun, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,000

LEON SMITH PKWY.

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK RELIEF

.4MI.SO.I/20*GOLDEN SPRIN, Calhoun, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,000

couunty road 69

Good

Over: QUARTER CREEK

1 MI. S JCT CO RD 31?????, Winston, AL

Built 2002 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,000

CR. 48

Good

Over: TRIB. OF PIGEON CREEK

0.8 MI. EAST MT.PLESANTCH, Butler, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 818

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

Cr 818 East Logan-West, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 24

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF FACTORY CK

6.2 MI NE AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 2005 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 135

COUNTY ROAD 818

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

CR 818, Cullman, AL

Built 2004 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 200

SLAUGHTER ROAD

Good

Over: RAINBOW CREEK

1.3 MI N OLD MADISON PIKE, Madison, AL

Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12,000

PINE HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL PERIODIC STREAM

AT JCT. JACKSON TRACE, Talladega, AL

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 125

CR 59

Good

Over: Bee Creek

Petrey Highway, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2014 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 491

CO RD 12

Good

Over: BASSETTS CREEK

HOBSON, Washington, AL

Built 2017 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 211

CO RD 19

Good

Over: Bassetts Creek

Rutan, Washington, AL

Built 2017 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 96

Traweek Rd CR-115

Good

Over: BINION CREEK

.01 MI W OLD FAYETTE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 56

Mt Sinai Rd CR1079

Good

Over: Slab Creek

_, Marshall, AL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 544

MURPHREE VALLEY RD

Good

Over: LOCUST FORK

AT BRISTOW COVE, Etowah, AL

Built 2019 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 812

RYAN ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N OF US 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,500

AL 293

Good

Over: MILLIES CREEK

1.5 MI. N. OF AL 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 2001 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 394

Lee Road 379

Good

Over: OSANIPPA CREEK

1 MI S CHAMBERS CO LINE, Lee, AL

Built 2002 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,884

US 80

Good

Over: MILL CREEK (-)

5.5 MI. E. OF BELLAMY, Sumter, AL

Built 2007 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,690

US 80

Good

Over: MILL CREEK (+)

5.5 MI. E BELLAMY, Sumter, AL

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 5,030

BOYD ROAD

Good

Over: DUNN CREEK

6.6 MI N OF JCT US NO 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 120

Showing 12,001-12,050 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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