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

CODY RD N

Good

Over: MILKHOUSE CREEK

990 NORTH OF HITT RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2011 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 14,619

CO RD 9

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK RELIEF

6.5 MILES EAST SR110, Macon, AL

Built 2014 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 268

CO RT 637

Good

Over: WHISKEY BRANCH

3.0 MI E OF FAIRVIEW, Coffee, AL

Built 2014 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 40

Co Rd 5

Good

Over: Lockchelodge Creek

BETWEEN CR 10 & CR 19, Cleburne, AL

Built 2017 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 61

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1088 STREAM

1.8 MI N US HWY 80, Sumter, AL

Built 1964 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 764

CR16 ANTIOCH-POOLS

Good

Over: LITTLE MULBERRY

CR16 2MI. EAST ANTIOCH CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1982 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 500

COUNTY RT #134

Good

Over: LUBBUB CREEK

0.7 MI EAST OF CO RT #3, Pickens, AL

Built 1987 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 50

BIBB GARRETT RD

Good

Over: I 65

1 MI N JCT I 65 & I 565, Limestone, AL

Built 1988 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 168

SWANCOTT RD

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CR

SEC15 T5S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1990 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 920

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: UNNAMED TRIBUTORY

4 MILE SOUTH OF SANDCUT, Conecuh, AL

Built 2003 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 940

ROY WEBB ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT TIRE CREEK

ROY WEBB RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 2005 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 3,062

AL 179

Good

Over: LITTLE COVE CREEK

6.3 MI N JCT US 278, Etowah, AL

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,815

County Road 59

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

Petrey Highway, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2015 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 555

CO RD 9

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK RELIEF

6.0 MILES SO HWY80W, Macon, AL

Built 2014 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 268

_5th ave

Good

Over: town creek

_5th Ave. And Town Creek, Limestone, AL

Built 1996 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 350

AL-86

Good

Over: Jenning Creek

5.5 MI E Carrolton, Pickens, AL

Built 1961 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 2,988

ROAD

Good

Over: WARD MILL CREEK

RC BR CULVT ON RDNO.124, Henry, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 15

DUG HILL RD

Good

Over: HAMBRICK BRANCH

0.5 MI SO US HWY 72 E, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 650

SR 65

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.2 MI N JCT US72 * SR 65, Jackson, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,471

CR 30 CYRIL RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.7 MI WEST INT AL 10*196, Choctaw, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 375

CO.RT.#44

Good

Over: TRIB.OF BOGUE

1.0MI. W.OF AL.43, Marengo, AL

Built 1989 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 400

CO. RD. 47

Good

Over: DYAS CREEK

1.5 MI. W. OF I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1994 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 526

NORTH LAKE DRIVE

Good

Over: LITTLE CAHABA CREEK

50 E JCT CAMP COLEMAN RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1999 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 540

FARROW ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.10 MILE EAST OF SLAUGHT, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 9,520

Lee Road 240

Good

Over: WHITES CREEK

0.5 MI E. MEADOWS X-ROADS, Lee, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 3,784

UPPER RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: COTACO CREEK

1 MI WEST SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 2006 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,640

CO RD 9

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

6.2 MILES SO. HWY80W, Macon, AL

Built 2014 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 268

County RD 71

Good

Over: Dry Creek

0.5 MI S of Dry Creek Rd, Etowah, AL

Built 2019 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,778

CR 69

Good

Over: MCCONNICO CREEK (REL)

_, Greene, AL

Built 2021 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 241

CO RD 69

Good

Over: MCCONNICO CREEK (MC)

1.1 MI SW TISHABEE, Greene, AL

Built 2021 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 241

ROADWAY

Good

Over: Cane Creek

3.2 MI E ALA HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1947 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 222

WATERMELON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK

10.4 MI NE OF JCT US N 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1965 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 350

CR 12

Good

Over: I-59

6.8 MI.N. OF SR 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1974 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100

BARNES ST

Good

Over: WEST END DITCH

0.1 MI S OF DAY ST, Montgomery, AL

Built 1985 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 130

SR 52 MP 54.202

Good

Over: NEWTON CREEK

.5 MI.W.GENEVA 93, Geneva, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 6,920

CR-13

Good

Over: I-22

5.13 MI W AL-74 OP, Marion, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 13,191

CHEROKEE #16

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.3 MI SW INT CHERO #113, Cherokee, AL

Built 1987 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 500

SR 41

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.5 MI.N.OF MONROEVILLE, Monroe, AL

Built 1989 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 910

US 72; AL 2

Good

Over: I565

I565 * U.S. 72, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,324

OLD ANN GAD HWY

Good

Over: OHATCHEE CREEK

OLD ANN GAD HWY, Calhoun, AL

Built 2000 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,026

Byler Rd CR-1

Good

Over: I-22

MP 40.2 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 2003 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 200

REMLAP DRIVE

Good

Over: LITTLE WARRIOR (RELIEF)

1 MI S OF INLAND, Blount, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 805

CR 114

Good

Over: SPUR OFF CLAY BANK CREEK

R-23-E T-4-N SEC-22, Dale, AL

Built 2001 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,340

New US 98/SR 158

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

0.1 MI E Glenwood RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2008 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 16,939

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: BURNT CORN CREEK

1.5 MILE EAST OF LENOX, Conecuh, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 550

WHITE ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

WHITE ROAD, Lee, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 30

MAUD RD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

ROCK CREEK MAUD RD, Colbert, AL

Built 2011 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 105

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

PETREY HWY, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2014 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 788

SR 154

Good

Over: STREAM

12.2 MI.E.OF COFFEEVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 210

US 84

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

1 M. W. OF GOSPORT, Clarke, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,151

Showing 12,201-12,250 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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