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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

CR. 23

Good

Over: Borden Branch

1.10 MI SOUTH OF CR 24, Lawrence, AL

Built 2016 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 44

SR-8 (US-80) EBL

Good

Over: Big Swamp Creek

5.5mi.W of Lowndesborrow, Lowndes, AL

Built 2020 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 5,245

SR-163

Good

Over: Perch Creek

4.7 MI S I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 2021 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 7,778

SR 217

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

5.1M N CO RD 63, Mobile, AL

Built 2023 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,218

CO RD 118

Good

Over: DYNNE CREEK

.5MI OFF CR 19, Cleburne, AL

Built 2016 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 169

CO ROAD 16

Good

Over: JUSTICE MILL CREEK

2 MI SW OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 1985 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 107

WALLAHATCHIE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

2.4 MI NE OF OLD PIKE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1977 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 1,872

ST CLAIR CO HWY 6

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

1 0 MI SE SANIE CHU, St. Clair, AL

Built 1975 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 3,943

CO RD 34

Good

Over: BRIER CREEK EAST

2.42 KM E OF MILLRY, Washington, AL

Built 1995 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 1,276

Weeks Branch

Good

Over: Lyter Ln

0.1 miles south of CR 11, Baldwin, AL

Built 2022 Load: 58.5 t ADT: 50

CO. RD. 77

Good

Over: STREAM

235' FROM US84 MP 145.2, Covington, AL

Built 2003 Load: 58.5 t ADT: 150

18TH ST

Good

Over: TANYARD CREEK

18TH ST * AL 69, Walker, AL

Built 1970 Load: 58.5 t ADT: 800

Hayes Cemetery RD

Good

Over: Neeley Creek

1 Mile East of Hayden, Blount, AL

Built 2023 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 126

CO RD 11

Good

Over: MILL BRANCH

.3 MI N JCT CO 90, Franklin, AL

Built 1991 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 110

LEISURE ROAD

Good

Over: SIMMONS CREEK

1 MILE N.E. OF GENEVA, Geneva, AL

Built 1999 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 22

HEART OF HUNTSVILL

Good

Over: HUNTSVILLE SPRING BRANCH

0.5 MILE NORTH U.S. 431, Madison, AL

Built 2007 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 5,800

CO RD 102

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1 MI N LIBERTY GR CHURCH, Randolph, AL

Built 1991 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 40

RIVERWOODS PARKWAY

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

RIVERWOODS SUBDIVISION, Shelby, AL

Built 2003 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD 30

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.3 MI. E. OF WEDGE WORTH, Hale, AL

Built 1958 Load: 58.7 t ADT: 225

CO RD 118

Good

Over: DYNNE CREEK

.5MI FROM CO RD 25, Cleburne, AL

Built 2017 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 172

SR 13 (US-43) NB

Good

Over: STEELE CREEK

1 MI S JCT I-65, Mobile, AL

Built 2019 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 6,637

ALLIANCE ROAD

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

1.5 MI SW AL 269, Jefferson, AL

Built 1950 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 2,365

OLD SPRINGVILLE RD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.5 MI N CHALKVILLE JCT, Jefferson, AL

Built 2004 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 10,355

PRATT HIWAY

Good

Over: SECOND CREEK

1.0 MI S US 78, Jefferson, AL

Built 2003 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 1,700

SOUTH CHALKVILLE R

Good

Over: PINCHGUT CREEK

500' S US 11, Jefferson, AL

Built 2006 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 10,500

COUNTY RT.30

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TURKEY CREEK

5.35 MI E. U.S. 43, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 190

County Road 24

Good

Over: Spring Creek

CR 24 over Spring Creek, Shelby, AL

Built 2022 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 2,320

COUNTY ROAD 83

Good

Over: RODGERS CREEK

0.6 MI N CO RT 1176, Sumter, AL

Built 2006 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 250

CO. 1173

Good

Over: SNAPPER CREEK

2 MI. S.E. LIBERTY C. R., Chambers, AL

Built 2002 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 47

COUNTY ROAD 31

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

QUAIL TOWER RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1990 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 154

CO. HWY. 280

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.2 MI E MT SIGNAL CHURCH, Shelby, AL

Built 1931 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,000

CO.1058

Good

Over: MC COWIN CREEK

3 MI. S. W. TRAMELL C. R., Chambers, AL

Built 2002 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 11

ALLSBORO RD

Good

Over: JOHNSON BRANCH

ALLSBORO JOHNSON BRANCH, Colbert, AL

Built 1992 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 400

AL 61

Good

Over: WHITSITT CREEK

4.5 MI S GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 2002 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 2,070

CO RD NO 45

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

FAS RT 11, Henry, AL

Built 1995 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 300

County Road 92

Good

Over: First Creek

0.6 mi east of co 55, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2018 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 158

MASTIN LAKE RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO PINHOOK CREEK

803 MASTIN LAKE ROAD, Madison, AL

Built 2004 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 6,700

APPLE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: KENNEDY CREEK

2.0 MI SE SR67, Morgan, AL

Built 2004 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 186

US 431

Good

Over: BRANCH

4 MI S FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1957 Load: 59.2 t ADT: 17,851

GAINESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: WOODS CREEK

1.6 MI NW OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1968 Load: 59.2 t ADT: 450

W 19TH AVE

Good

Over: W 1ST ST DRAINAGE

321' W OF SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 1990 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 1,283

SR 21

Good

Over: TUSKEHADKY BRANCH

4.1MI S OF OXFORD, Talladega, AL

Built 2000 Load: 59.3 t ADT: 4,881

ROAD

Good

Over: STEVENSON CREEK

CO RD 4, Henry, AL

Built 1995 Load: 59.5 t ADT: 200

CR. 58

Good

Over: FOUR MILE BRANCH

1.2 MI. NW BOUCHER LAKE, Butler, AL

Built 1967 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 571

COPELAND ROAD

Good

Over: COPELAND BRANCH

SEC28 T2S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 2003 Load: 59.6 t ADT: 720

CO RT NO 16

Good

Over: BRANCH SWEETWATER CREEK

1.1 MI E SWEETWATER, Marengo, AL

Built 1992 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 620

S.R. 205

Good

Over: DRUM CREEK

2 MI N SR 75/205, Marshall, AL

Built 2019 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 3,460

COUNTY ROAD 154

Good

Over: KINGS DITCH

SEC 25 T13 R22, Bullock, AL

Built 1986 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 30

COTTON RD.

Good

Over: BELL CREEK

7.0 MI SE OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL

Built 1990 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 58

CO RD 191

Good

Over: CREEK

1.3 MI NE CLINTON, Greene, AL

Built 1966 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 320

Showing 12,351-12,400 of 13,471 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 Editorial.

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