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

AL 25

Good

Over: BIG PRAIRIE CREEK RELIEF

1.7 MI N LANEVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,600

NEW OAKMAN HWY

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

PARRISH, Walker, AL

Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,900

US 11

Good

Over: LITTLE CANOE CREEK

ST. CLAIR/ETOWAH CO LN, St. Clair, AL

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,970

COUNTY ROAD 18

Good

Over: CURTIS MILL CREEK

1 MILE WEST CORD 2???????, Winston, AL

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 61

SAMUELS CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: SAMUELS CHAPEL CREEK

@ INT W/ GILLIAND RD, Etowah, AL

Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 128

BOYD COOPER PKWY

Good

Over: BOYD COOPER DRAINAGE

300FT E OF EASTCHASE PKWY, Montgomery, AL

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 550

CR # 101

Good

Over: TRIB TO CHILATCHEE CREEK

3.4 MI E SR 5, Dallas, AL

Built 2006 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 30

CR 39

Good

Over: UT TO BOLIVER CREEK

.5 MI. SO. CR 69, Shelby, AL

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTY RD. 68

Good

Over: I-10 WBL

5.3 MI EAST OF SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2014 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,774

SNOW DR. (SOUTH)

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI EAST OXMOOR RD., Jefferson, AL

Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,200

C0.RD. 20

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

2 MI. N. OF N. CREEK CH., Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 270

C.R.36 SUNSHINE R

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.5 MI N INT AL 10 * 170, Choctaw, AL

Built 1963 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 275

US 11

Good

Over: NS RR Active

ALLISON, Greene, AL

Built 1973 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 960

SR 33

Good

Over: CLEAR FORK CREEK

1.5 M N JCT SR33 & SR157, Lawrence, AL

Built 1982 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 3,120

COUNTY ROAD 686

Good

Over: WEHADKEE CREEK

BARFIELD BR) ROCKMILLS, Randolph, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 65

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: JACKS BRANCH

2.3 MI. E. OF CERDARVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1952 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 200

SPURGEON ROAD

Good

Over: GAINES CREEK

1.5 MI. E. HWY. 43, Washington, AL

Built 1987 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 100

CO RT 440

Good

Over: PAGES CREEK

1.5 MILES SE OF BROOKLYN, Coffee, AL

Built 1989 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 135

AL-39

Good

Over: Tubbs Creek

2.5 MI N Sumter Co Line, Greene, AL

Built 1990 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,179

CO RT 50

Good

Over: CORUM HOLLOW CREEK

1.7MI E SR 101, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 260

CO. RD. 815

Good

Over: CORNHOUSE CREEK

ROCK SPRINGS CH(NW BROUGH, Randolph, AL

Built 1999 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 20

CHERRY AVENUE

Good

Over: PRUDES CREEK

BLOSSBURG, Jefferson, AL

Built 2002 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,200

AL 69

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.8 MI N HALE COUNTY LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2001 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 14,370

U.S.HWY 278/SR.74

Good

Over: LITTLE COVE CREEK

2.5 MI EAST OF 431, Etowah, AL

Built 2003 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 7,349

BEN PATE ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1 MILE NE OF BLACK, Geneva, AL

Built 2013 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 40

HORNSBY ROAD

Good

Over: PUMPKIN CREEK

3 MILES SE OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 2013 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 40

SR 20

Good

Over: Warren Branch

0.1 MI E SR 20 & SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1966 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 9,626

CR # 30

Good

Over: TRIB TO SOAPSTONE CK

1.1 MI W CR #7, Dallas, AL

Built 1952 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 400

D. HODGE RD

Good

Over: MIXON BRANCH

CO RD 37 TO US 231, Houston, AL

Built 1970 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 150

CO RD 199

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0 MI NE CO RD 23, Greene, AL

Built 1973 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 105

CO. RT. 44

Good

Over: BASHI CREEK

3 MI.W THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1977 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 400

CO RD 191

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK RELIEF

0.6 MI S SNODDY, Greene, AL

Built 1980 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 347

CO RD 191

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.5 MI S SNODDY, Greene, AL

Built 1980 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 347

SR1/US431

Good

Over: WEDOWEE CREEK

TOWN OF WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL

Built 1981 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 5,051

FLOWERS ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI NORTH OF BULLOCK CO, Montgomery, AL

Built 1984 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 195

ROAD

Good

Over: PINEY WOOD CREEK

R.C.BR.CULVERT ON RD 207, Henry, AL

Built 1986 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 10

SHORT CUT RD

Good

Over: SCARCE GREASE CREEK

SEC 14 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1987 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 490

HICKORY GROVE RD.

Good

Over: CREEK

6.1 MI E OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 125

JACKSON FERRY RD.

Good

Over: CONNELLY MILL CREEK

.7 MI N FORBES RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 52

HICKORY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

1.3 MI E OF US 331, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 92

MINOR PRKWAY NORTH

Good

Over: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR

0.5 MI E DOCENA, Jefferson, AL

Built 1995 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 7,000

SR 193 SB

Good

Over: RABBIT CREEK

1.6 MI N HAMILTON BLVD, Mobile, AL

Built 1999 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 11,422

SR 193 SB

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE BAYOU

1.2 MI S I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 2000 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 11,422

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: PATSALIGA CREEK RELIEF

7 MILES NORTH OF GANTT, Covington, AL

Built 2006 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 63

CO RD 7

Good

Over: PINE BARREN CREEK

3.9 MILES E. ON RTE. 7, Wilcox, AL

Built 2005 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 90

Covered Bridge Cir

Good

Over: Little Warrior

3 Mi NE of Oneonta, Blount, AL

Built 2023 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 149

SR 24

Good

Over: BRANCH

4 MI E JCT SR 243, Franklin, AL

Built 1927 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 1,298

SR 35

Good

Over: SAUTY CREEK

3.9 MI N JCT SR35 * CO 17, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 1,534

31 ST STR SW

Good

Over: BRANCH

31 ST STR SW * PARKLAWN, Jefferson, AL

Built 1940 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 9,000

HOKES ST

Good

Over: RELIEF DITCH

HOKES ST * RELIEF DITCH, Etowah, AL

Built 1945 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 4,340

Showing 12,251-12,300 of 16,205 bridges

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