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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

BOYD ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF DUNN CREEK REL

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

Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

1.25 MILES WEST OF CR. 57, Autauga, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 770

COUNTY ROAD 57

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

2.5 MI. N. OF PRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 1,780

JONESTOWN RD

Good

Over: U.T. SIKES CREEK

500' WEST AL HWY 10?????, Barbour, AL

Built 2006 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 25

CR-68

Good

Over: Shelton Creek

1.12 miles east of US 231, Coosa, AL

Built 2016 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 68

SR 137 MP 11.770

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.6 MI.S.JCT.U.S.29, Covington, AL

Built 1930 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 2,430

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER RELIEF

EAST CURTIS RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 1,134

Redland Road

Good

Over: Harwell Mill Creek

Sec 17 T 17N R 19E, Elmore, AL

Built 2022 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 11,530

CR-23

Good

Over: Wiggins Creek

CR-23 @ Lamar County Line, Fayette, AL

Built 2015 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 177

CO RD 191

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2.8 MI SW UNION, Greene, AL

Built 1966 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 320

Lee Road 044

Good

Over: WATULA CREEK

1.2 MILES EAST AL 051, Lee, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 959

IN-85

Good

Over: NS RR

1 mi n jct long street, Lee, AL

Built 2022 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 60,981

CO RD 54

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

3 MI WEST OF CO LINE, Lowndes, AL

Built 1986 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 600

LOVE BRANCH RD.

Good

Over: LESLIE BRANCH

0.25 MI. S OF CORD 1333, Madison, AL

Built 1940 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 680

CO 29

Good

Over: BELLAMY BRANCH

8.5KM S HUGLEY, Russell, AL

Built 1993 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 50

CR. 34

Good

Over: SANTA BOGUE CREEK

5.5 MI. EAST OF MILLRY, Washington, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 987

ROAD

Good

Over: POOR CREEK RELIEF BRIDGE

BR. ON CO. DIRT RD.NO.231, Henry, AL

Built 1987 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 20

CO. 1289

Good

Over: HARDLEY CREEK

2 MI. S. E. FREDONIA, Chambers, AL

Built 1964 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 1,180

County Road 6618

Good

Over: Buckhorn Creek

SEC 8,T10N,R23E, Pike, AL

Built 2018 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 77

BRUNSON 5

Good

Over: THORNTON CREEK

3.8 MILES NE RT 1202, Sumter, AL

Built 2005 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 160

SR 50

Good

Over: KELLEM HILL CREEK

3.3 MI E JCT US 431, Chambers, AL

Built 1986 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 4,280

CO RT 138

Good

Over: TURNERS CREEK

2.5 MILE EAST OFVICTORIA, Coffee, AL

Built 1959 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 225

CO ROAD 63

Good

Over: BOXES CREEK

0.25 S PLEASANT GROVE CH, Fayette, AL

Built 1950 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 154

COUNTY ROAD 71

Good

Over: LITTLE DRY CREEK

0.4 MI PAST ROCKY FORD RD, Etowah, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 1,600

NICHOLS ROAD

Good

Over: LOCUST FORK

0.5 MI E OF WARRIOR VALLY, Etowah, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 95

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: BARTON CREEK

1.5 MI NORTH OF AL. 28, Marengo, AL

Built 2004 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 1,055

NEW CUT ROAD

Good

Over: CROWDABOUT CREEK

2.0 MI SOUTH SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 580

HOWARD ROAD

Good

Over: PINE KNOT CREEK

0.4 MILES EAST OF SR#14, Pickens, AL

Built 2004 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD 3336

Good

Over: MIMS CREEK

SEC19,T8N,R22E, Pike, AL

Built 2004 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 105

sr. 210 mp 2.418

Good

Over: beaver creek

0.9 mi. s. us 84 w, Houston, AL

Built 2015 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 16,485

US 82

Good

Over: CAHABA RIVER (+)

0.1 MI W JCT SR 25, Bibb, AL

Built 1997 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 2,610

Cut Off Rd.

Good

Over: Millian's Creek

_, Hale, AL

Built 2017 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 50

CARRAWAY STREET

Good

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

.2 MI S GRAYSON VALLEY RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1999 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 1,262

County Hwy 1213

Good

Over: Branch

3523' N Jct Co Rd 1214, Marshall, AL

Built 2018 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 170

CO. HWY. 26

Good

Over: N.FORK BIG CREEK

5.25M. NW. JCT ST. HWY 70, Shelby, AL

Built 1992 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 4,500

SR1 / US431

Good

Over: BRANCH

.8 MI. NORTH OF SR4/US78, Calhoun, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 19,544

SR74 / US278

Good

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

3 MI E JCT SR9, Calhoun, AL

Built 2013 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 3,576

CR5 MT CARMEL RD

Good

Over: GALE CREEK

CR5 1.2M NE MT.CARMEL CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1969 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 200

SR 167 MP 37.391

Good

Over: PEA RIVER RELIEF 1

3.2 MI. N JCT SR 51, Coffee, AL

Built 2020 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 4,830

SR 167 MP 37.791

Good

Over: PEA RIVER RELIEF 2

3.4 MI N. JCT. SR 51, Coffee, AL

Built 2020 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 4,830

SR 91

Good

Over: BRINDLEY CREEK

2.6 M. E. JCT 31* 91, Cullman, AL

Built 2014 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 5,772

Wolf Road

Good

Over: STILL CREEK SPUR

SEC 5 717N R17E, Elmore, AL

Built 1989 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 38

CO RT 13

Good

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

0.6MI N SR 20, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1992 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 150

EXPLORER BLVD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1 MI NORTH I-565, Madison, AL

Built 2009 Load: 55.9 t ADT: 13,465

COUNTY ROAD 28

Good

Over: BIG GERMAN CREEK

2.5 MI. W. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1964 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 100

County Road 11

Good

Over: Boardtree Creek

6 miles east of Miss line, Marion, AL

Built 2018 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 100

HUCKABY BRG RD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

5.75 MI N CULLMAN CO LN, Morgan, AL

Built 1985 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 610

_CR 216

Good

Over: _Branch

_CR 216, Cullman, AL

Built 2019 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 600

HUSKY PARKWAY

Good

Over: CAHABA RIVER

HEWITT TRUSSVILLE SCHOOL, Jefferson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,400

Lee Road 129

Good

Over: MARINGO CREEK

1.0 MI E JCT LEE ROAD 170, Lee, AL

Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 279

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