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 RT 35

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

11.0 S OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL

Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 513

SR 50

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

10.5 MI E JCT SR 49, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 528

CO RT 242

Fair

Over: PEA CREEK

4.37 MI N OF ELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1953 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10

MULBERRY RD

Fair

Over: BOGUE CREEK

3.9 MI. S.E. SULLIGENT, Lamar, AL

Built 1953 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 380

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: BARNES CREEK

6 MILES WEST OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 1954 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 752

CO RD 53

Fair

Over: BOXES CREEK RELIEF

1.5 E OF HUBBERTVILLE, Fayette, AL

Built 1954 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 106

COUNTY ROAD 15

Fair

Over: BLACKBURN FORK

1 MI E OF LOCUST FORK, Blount, AL

Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 818

HULL ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

4 MILES N SUMITON, Walker, AL

Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,000

CO. HWY.21

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC-35 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,473

CO. RD. 1

Fair

Over: NATURAL BRIDGES CREEK

10 MI SW OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 120

PEPPER RD

Fair

Over: PINEY CR

SEC7 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,066

Double Bridge

Fair

Over: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 5 T19N R21E, Elmore, AL

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 160

MOYERS RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.4 MI W US 31, Limestone, AL

Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 460

ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLIOTT BRANCH

BR. CULVT. ON PAVEDRD. 61, Henry, AL

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 60

CO RT 20

Fair

Over: MURDER CREEK

2MI WEST EVERGREEN, Conecuh, AL

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 450

DEMETROPOLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: HALLS MILL CREEK

0.4 MI S HALLS MILL RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 565

JEFF HAMILTON RD

Fair

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

6.1 MI N OF CO RD 11, Mobile, AL

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 4,142

CR. 11

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK RELIEF BR

0.2 MI.S.LOWNDES CO. LINE, Butler, AL

Built 1969 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 38

PINEY WOODS RD.

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

PINEY WOODS RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1971 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Fair

Over: WARD BRANCH

BR. CULVT. ON PAVEDRD.107, Henry, AL

Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 120

MARY DANIEL RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE PATASALIGA CREEK

MARY DANIEL RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80

THOMAS RD.

Fair

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

THOMAS RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80

GUY RD.

Fair

Over: PONEY CREEK

GUY RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 75

POUNCEY RD.

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

POUNCEY RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1975 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 90

COUNTY RD

Fair

Over: NO NAME CREEK

Cotton Road, Covington, AL

Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 210

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

AUBURN, Lee, AL

Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,406

SR 53

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI S US 431, Madison, AL

Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80,124

BUZZARD ROCK RD.

Fair

Over: LOCUST FORK OF WARRIOR R

0.2 MI S OF WARRIOR VLY, Etowah, AL

Built 1985 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 115

C.R.13 TAYLOE RD.

Fair

Over: TAYLOE CRK BRANCH

TAYLOE RD., Perry, AL

Built 1987 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100

KEENER GAP RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE WILLS CREEK

800 SE OF HWY 11, Etowah, AL

Built 1997 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100

SR 2

Fair

Over: SR 20 & TN RV RELIEF

JCT SR 2 & SR 20, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1938 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 27,850

GURLEY PIKE

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2.4 MI SE MAYSVILLE, Madison, AL

Built 1949 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 900

GURLEY PIKE

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK (REL)

2.3 MI SE MAYSVILLE, Madison, AL

Built 1949 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 900

GURLEY PIKE

Fair

Over: HURRINCANE CREEK (REL)

2.2 MI SE MAYSVILLE, Madison, AL

Built 1949 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 900

FAS 25 CO RD 47

Fair

Over: SOUTH SAUTY CREEK

.5MI N INT. CO. 92 T6SR7E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1952 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,009

SR 13

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

9 MI S JCT SR 13 & SR 2, Colbert, AL

Built 1953 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 15,070

CO. RT. 31

Fair

Over: ULCANUSH CREEK

1.84 MI. NW COFFEEVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 300

County Road 35

Fair

Over: Buttahatchee River

2 MILES WEST OF US 78, Marion, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 600

EUBANKS RD

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

1.2 MI E OF COUNTY 75, Barbour, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 80

ST CLAIR CO 17

Fair

Over: BIG CANOE CREEK

1 2 MI NW SPRINGVILLE, St. Clair, AL

Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,970

COUNTY ROAD 20

Fair

Over: LINDSY CREEK

0.8 MI W OF COUNTY 53, Barbour, AL

Built 1955 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 224

SR 35

Fair

Over: CHATOOGA RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT SR 68*35, Cherokee, AL

Built 1955 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 3,373

ANTIOCH ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

1.5 MI N SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1955 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 700

TENING RD.

Fair

Over: PALMER BR.

6 MI. NE OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1957 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 50

CO 39

Fair

Over: BLUEWATER CREEK

0.3 MI NW OF CO 39, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1957 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 275

COUNTY ROAD 37

Fair

Over: NO NAME STREAM

SEC 6 T14 R21, Bullock, AL

Built 1968 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 350

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1MI ESE BRADLEY, Escambia, AL

Built 1959 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200

HOLLY GROVE RD

Fair

Over: BURTON CREEK

1 MILE S HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1960 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 210

CO. RD. 92

Fair

Over: LITTLE TALLAPOOSA

BUTLER)WEST GRAHAM, Randolph, AL

Built 1960 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 330

COUNTY ROAD 115

Fair

Over: MOORES CREEK

SEC 7 T14 R24, Bullock, AL

Built 1967 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200

Showing 1,201-1,250 of 16,205 bridges

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