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 RD 85

Good

Over: Unnamed Tributary

2.5 MI N of CR 6, Conecuh, AL

Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 194

BRADFORD DRIVE

Good

Over: MID CITY EXIT

HUNTSVILLE, Madison, AL

Built 2020 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 16,196

US 11

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.8 MI N JCT US11* SR68, DeKalb, AL

Built 1936 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 2,403

CO RD 34

Good

Over: STREAM

1/2 MI E TAULER CR, Washington, AL

Built 1946 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 987

MCCAINVILLE RD

Good

Over: I-59 (MP 20.9)

2 MI.N.OF SR 28, Sumter, AL

Built 1974 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 100

AL-96

Good

Over: Trib. of Luxapallila Ck.

4.7 MI E Lamar Co Line, Fayette, AL

Built 1984 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,846

CO RD 110

Good

Over: LITTLE TALL RIVER

COLES BR)NW OF GRAHAM, Randolph, AL

Built 1900 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 105

SR 131 MP 13.320

Good

Over: E. FORK CHOCTAWHAT R.

3.7 MI.N. BARBOUR CO.20, Barbour, AL

Built 1992 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 1,130

BETHEL ROAD

Good

Over: PINEY CREEK

SEC21 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1991 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 520

CO RT 92

Good

Over: NUGENT BRANCH

INT CO 55 * CO 53, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1992 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 210

PARK ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

.3 MI. EAST CATH.CAV. RD., Marshall, AL

Built 1998 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 200

US 43 SB

Good

Over: SISTERS CREEK

1.7 MI N CO RD 84, Mobile, AL

Built 2001 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 15,349

LT TALLASSEEHATCHE

Good

Over: JACKSONVILLE STREET

JACKSONVILLE ST., Calhoun, AL

Built 1999 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 480

US 84 646.328

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

84 BI-PASS WEST OF OPP, Covington, AL

Built 2004 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 2,280

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

NORTH OF PRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 617

10TH ST.

Good

Over: W RLWY. OF AL

10th Street, Lee, AL

Built 1979 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 20,000

MEADOW LANE

Good

Over: PERMETER CREEK

0.3 MILE FRM CO RD 33, St. Clair, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 15

Co Rd 85

Good

Over: Mortar Creek

1/4 mile S. of CSX RR, Autauga, AL

Built 2017 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 652

Ramp to 6th Ave. N

Good

Over: 8th Ave N

West of I-65, Jefferson, AL

Built 2018 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 2,017

I-59/20

Good

Over: 15TH STREET & RAMP

11TH AVE. RAMP, Jefferson, AL

Built 2017 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 2,017

COUNTY ROAD 1148

Good

Over: TRIB TO CONECUH RIVER

SEC 13 T10N R20E, Pike, AL

Built 1957 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 175

CO. 108

Good

Over: PIGEON ROOST CREEK

1 MI. S. PENTON, Chambers, AL

Built 1962 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 80

CO RD 10

Good

Over: TANYARD CREEK

SW1/4 S12 T15 R25, Macon, AL

Built 1965 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 310

RED HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: CUNNINGHAM CREEK

1 MI NW CARSON ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1985 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,615

CR 577

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI W JCT CR 74, Jackson, AL

Built 1986 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 18

CR 298

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT CR 75, Jackson, AL

Built 1987 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 42

CO RD 75

Good

Over: CHERRY HILL CREEK

0.7 MI S CO 44 CO 75 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1989 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 225

I-22

Good

Over: BNSF Railroad

I-22 over B * N RR MM 80, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 25,062

I-22

Good

Over: BNSF Railroad

I-22 over B * N RR MM 80., Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 25,062

COUNTY ROAD 15

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

CR15 .1 ME OF MULBERRY CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1987 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 521

AL 215

Good

Over: ROSEDALE CREEK

0.1 MI S AGS R.R. DEPOT, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2013 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 7,430

County Rd 44

Good

Over: Dry Creek

_3.8 miles E of AL 25, Marengo, AL

Built 2021 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 100

Woodland LN

Good

Over: Ganey Branch

.06 mi S to US 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2016 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 256

CR-9

Good

Over: BRANCH

.1 MI. S.W. VERNON, Lamar, AL

Built 1950 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 1,000

SR 3

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.6 M S JCT SR 3 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1955 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 17,540

CO.RD.68

Good

Over: BRANCH EAST OF OATSX-ING

BETWEEN-OATSCROSSINWADSWO, Autauga, AL

Built 1959 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 735

CO RD 115

Good

Over: CREEK

5.1 MI N NEW WEST GREENE, Greene, AL

Built 1964 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 125

WARES FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

.6 MI OFF US 80 E, Montgomery, AL

Built 1967 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,000

Ripley Road

Good

Over: I-22

Ripley over I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1996 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 831

CO. RD. 23????????

Good

Over: PICKETT CREEK

1.4 MI. S INT.AL 17, Choctaw, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 820

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: ABBIE CREEK

7 MI. SOUTH OF ABBEVILLE, Henry, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 300

US 231

Good

Over: CSX RAIL ROAD

1500 FT. N. EAST BYPAS, Montgomery, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 32,030

AL - 53 (US 231)

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

US 231 AT SHOAL CREEK, St. Clair, AL

Built 2007 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,960

OLD SYLACAUGA HWY

Good

Over: UNAMED TRIB SHIRTEE CRK

0.2 MI NTH INT ALABAMA AV, Talladega, AL

Built 1950 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,925

SR 17

Good

Over: FLAT BRANCH

5.4 MI N OF MOBILE CO LIN, Washington, AL

Built 2012 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,460

BEACH EXPRESS

Good

Over: WATERHOLE BRANCH

2.6 M. N. OF CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,732

COUNTY ROAD 83

Good

Over: WATERHOLE BRANCH

2.6 M. N. OF CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2012 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,825

_Haysland Road

Good

Over: UNAMED CREEK

0.25 MI NORTH HOBBS ROAD, Madison, AL

Built 2018 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 14,580

FOWLER ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.1 M W OF SATURN RD, Madison, AL

Built 2016 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 2,500

7TH ST SE

Good

Over: CSX RR

7th St SW, Cullman, AL

Built 1994 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 760

Showing 12,101-12,150 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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