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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

COUNTY ROAD 98

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

3.2 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 64, Baldwin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 4,583

SR 9

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.2 MI N JCT SR4/US78, Calhoun, AL

Built 1955 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 3,475

BYNUM-LEATH RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH

BYNUM LEATHERWOOD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1973 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 11,398

1755

Good

Over: CABINCREEK

CR 1755, Cullman, AL

Built 2013 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 200

CO RT 14

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

0.1 MI E INT CO RT 10, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1992 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 605

Lee Road 146

Good

Over: CHEWACLA CREEK

0.7 MI. E. JCT. S 051, Lee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 3,950

CO RD 26

Good

Over: STEEP CREEK

3 MI EAST OF CO RD 37, Lowndes, AL

Built 1960 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 780

County Rd 22

Good

Over: CHEWACHLECHATCHEE CREEK

cr 22, Macon, AL

Built 2015 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 416

COUNTY 1847

Good

Over: MILL POND CREEK

9101 FT S JCT 1418, Marshall, AL

Built 2003 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 215

AL - 25

Good

Over: BULLEY CREEK

AL - 25 / BULLEY CREEK, Shelby, AL

Built 2019 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 5,310

SR 10 MP 198.654

Good

Over: SIKES CREEK

0.5 MI.W.BLUE SPRINGS, Barbour, AL

Built 2002 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 840

COUNTY ROAD 17

Good

Over: CHITTA CREEK

SEC 6 T11 R24, Bullock, AL

Built 1997 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 50

CO. RT.21

Good

Over: WEST BEND CREEK

0.48 MI.E.JCT.CO.31*CO.21, Clarke, AL

Built 1968 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 250

CO RD 49

Good

Over: CREEK

2.6 MI NW CO RD 49, Greene, AL

Built 1965 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 110

U.S. 72

Good

Over: RELIEF NO 1

2.1 MI WEST TENN ST LINE, Jackson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 10,719

US 72 SR 2

Good

Over: RELIEF NO 1

2.1 MI WEST TENN ST LINE, Jackson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 10,719

US 72 SR 2

Good

Over: RELIEF NO 2

1.7 MI WEST TENN ST LINE, Jackson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 10,719

COUNTY ROAD 186

Good

Over: COLD BRANCH

1 MI S JCT CR 87, Lawrence, AL

Built 2005 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 124

PAVED ROAD

Good

Over: DOG WOOD CREEK

0.3 MILE EAST JCT RD 47, Marion, AL

Built 1993 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 40

I-22

Good

Over: Clifty Creek

2.14 Miles East of AL-129, Marion, AL

Built 2001 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 12,834

COUNTY HWY O34

Good

Over: KAHATCHEE CREEK

0.8 MI. WEST JCT CO. 008?, Talladega, AL

Built 2000 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 508

WILLIAMS MILL RD

Good

Over: EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEE

2.5 MI WEST OF CO 79, Barbour, AL

Built 1989 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 150

RIVER RD (CR-3)

Good

Over: DANNER CREEK

5.4 MI S OF AL 10, Barbour, AL

Built 1990 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 210

POPLAR SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

3.2 MI N OF US 82, Barbour, AL

Built 1990 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 60

PELHAM ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

.2 MI W OF SR21, Calhoun, AL

Built 2009 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 483

CO. 158

Good

Over: CHIKASANOXEE CREEK

4 MI. E. MILLTOWN, Chambers, AL

Built 1989 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 182

CHEROKEE #127

Good

Over: BRANCH

.5 MI N CO RT 15, Cherokee, AL

Built 1986 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 105

SR 9

Good

Over: LITTLE KETCHEPEDRAKEE CK

7.5 MI N LINEVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1925 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,313

County Road 179

Good

Over: Dry Creek Tributary

County Lake Road, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2019 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 23

COUNTY ROAD 544

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

100FT OFF ST RD 146, Jackson, AL

Built 1987 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 48

Co Rd 25

Good

Over: Six Mile Creek

3.5 Mi N of US 72, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2016 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 818

_CR 16

Good

Over: _CYPRESS CREEK

_, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2023 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 1,093

CO RD 54

Good

Over: CHOCTAFAULA CREEK

0.75 MI. SO I-85, Macon, AL

Built 1986 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 57

COUNTY HIGHWAY 64

Good

Over: SLAB CREEK

189 FT W JCT 1003, Marshall, AL

Built 1987 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROUTE 37

Good

Over: BRANCH

2 MI. S. EXCEL, Monroe, AL

Built 1960 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 460

CRAWFORD BOTTM RD

Good

Over: COTACO CREEK

0.7 MI E OF CO RD 1401, Morgan, AL

Built 1987 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 35

HOPEWELL ROAD

Good

Over: CROWABOUT CREEK

1.5 MI. N CR 013, Morgan, AL

Built 1995 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 400

HOPEWELL ROAD

Good

Over: CROWDABOUT CREEK

2.0 MI S SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1995 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 450

AL 14

Good

Over: POSSUM CREEK

0.9 MI W DALLAS CO LINE, Perry, AL

Built 1994 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 1,050

AL-69

Good

Over: Cane Creek

.1 MI. W I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1995 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 5,744

CHEROKEE #15

Good

Over: MILLS CREEK

9 MI N JCT SR 35, Cherokee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 815

WALKER ROAD

Good

Over: POGUE CREEK

2 MI S OF FULTON, Clarke, AL

Built 1979 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 150

CO RD 36

Good

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

2.8 MI W US 43, Franklin, AL

Built 1983 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

PLUMMER RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.4 MI E JCT CO RD 053, Madison, AL

Built 1985 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,569

COUNTY 75

Good

Over: BRANCH

.3MIE AL 139 NR COXCH, Bibb, AL

Built 1984 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROAD 50

Good

Over: BIG SANDY

SEC 20 T12 R24, Bullock, AL

Built 1982 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 100

NORRIS ROAD

Good

Over: HARRIS CREEK

1.32 M.E AL 154, Clarke, AL

Built 1957 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 100

WEBB ROAD

Good

Over: WELLS CREEK M.C.

0.74 MI.S AL 154, Clarke, AL

Built 1988 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 100

BRASHER ROAD

Good

Over: SELF CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.1MI N BRADFORD RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 507

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

.1 MI E. OF US 31 SOUTH, Madison, AL

Built 1987 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 32,000

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