Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below median Poor share
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alabama, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
35.0%
4,721 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.3%
451 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-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 - Poor-condition share 11.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 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.
FL
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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.
AIRPORT ROAD
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
FAYETTE ST.
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
FAYETTE ST. * VALLEY CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1931 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 1,600
TRUCK TRAIL ROAD
FairOver: GINHOUSE BRANCH
TRUCK TRAIL RD @ GINHOUSE, Morgan, AL
Built 1960 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 15
CHEROKEE #51
FairOver: CREEK
1.0 MI S INT ALA #9, Cherokee, AL
Built 1935 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 133
CHEROKEE #760
FairOver: BRANCH
2.0 MI W INT CHEROKEE #41, Cherokee, AL
Built 1955 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 40
Swamp Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
N of Loango near Cty line, Covington, AL
Built 1938 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 210
MT OLIVE WEST
FairOver: BRANCH
0.7 MI. SW GRACE, Butler, AL
Built 1968 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 20
cr 986
FairOver: WHITE OAK
CR 986, Cullman, AL
Built 1940 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 20
ZEHNER RD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC33 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL
Built 1952 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 450
CHEROKEE #34
FairOver: COWAN CREEK
0.2 MI E CO #31, Cherokee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 7.7 t ADT: 130
CO RT 1
FairOver: LITTLE DRY CREEK
2.1MI N JCT SR 65, Jackson, AL
Built 1939 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 40
BUDDY WILLIAMSON
FairOver: SWAMP BRANCH CREEK
0.25 MI. WEST OF BUTLER, Madison, AL
Built 1940 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HWY 1101
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
172 FT N JCT 1102, Marshall, AL
Built 1951 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 75
INDIAN CREEK RD
FairOver: HAM CREEK
0.1 MI S CO RD 043, Madison, AL
Built 1967 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 120
CREEK RD
FairOver: METCALF CREEK
0.2 E CO ROUTE 31, Clay, AL
Built 1979 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 18
FREEMAN ROAD
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
FREEMAN RD/FIVE MILE CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1970 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 30
CEDAR SPRINGS DR.
FairOver: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK
CEDAR SPRINGS DR., Calhoun, AL
Built 1940 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 1,461
CHEROKEE #43
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0 MI W INT CHEROKEE #47, Cherokee, AL
Built 1945 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 385
CO RD 14
FairOver: PUSS CUSS CK E RELIEF BR
4.0 MI W INT AL 17 * 108, Choctaw, AL
Built 1947 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 760
CO 123
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
MOUNTAIN CREEK @ CR 123, Cleburne, AL
Built 1965 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 50
CO 620 SPUR RD
FairOver: VERDIN CREEK
.77 MI. E OF CO 42 OF, Cleburne, AL
Built 1976 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 16
CHEROKEE #314
FairOver: BALL PLAY CREEK
0.2 MI W CHEROKEE #6, Cherokee, AL
Built 1935 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 120
PETTUS RD
FairOver: FOX CREEK
6 MI E LINEVILLE N ALA 48, Clay, AL
Built 1983 Load: 8.6 t ADT: 15
CO RD 563
FairOver: BIG COON CREEK
0.05 MI S JCT CR 53, Jackson, AL
Built 1940 Load: 8.6 t ADT: 44
SR 10
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
1.9 MI. E. OF OAK HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1924 Load: 8.6 t ADT: 720
FDR #731
FairOver: MAYFIELD CREEK
OAKMULGEE DISTRICT, Bibb, AL
Built 1985 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RT #121
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
2.0 MI NORTH OF CO RT 20, Pickens, AL
Built 1975 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HWY 1137
FairOver: CREEK
4642 FT S JCT 1073, Marshall, AL
Built 1960 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 100
00000
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD 1561
000001, Marshall, AL
Built 1943 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 75
GRAVEL ROAD CR75
FairOver: POTATOE PATCH CREEK
3 5M EAST AL HWY 5, Perry, AL
Built 1958 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 130
DOBYNE RD CR71
FairOver: TRIB. OAKMULGEE
2 5M SOUTH AL183, Perry, AL
Built 1980 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 110
CO. RD. 821
FairOver: CORNHOUSE CREEK
3 MI E CO. RD. 33, Randolph, AL
Built 1991 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 20
COUNTY RT #223
FairOver: WELLS BRANCH
2.9 MI E OF CO RT 63, Pickens, AL
Built 1990 Load: 8.9 t ADT: 50
CO. RT. 1162
FairOver: KILPATRICH CREEK
CR 1162, Cullman, AL
Built 1936 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 75
CO RT 91
FairOver: LONG ISLAND CREEK
5.8 MI S CR 93, Jackson, AL
Built 1938 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 95
BUTLER RD
FairOver: SWAMP BRANCH
0.5 MI SO JCT CO RD 487, Madison, AL
Built 1934 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 1,138
COUNTY HWY 1409
FairOver: SCARHAM CREEK
6235 FT N JCT 1414, Marshall, AL
Built 1951 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 1,000
7TH STREET
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
ANNISTON 7th Street, Calhoun, AL
Built 1936 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 570
CHEROKEE #20
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MI E CHEROKEE #7, Cherokee, AL
Built 1948 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 700
TINKER ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
1.9 MI E INT RT 186 * 226, Choctaw, AL
Built 1927 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 100
CO 832
FairOver: CHULAFINNEE CREEK
IVORY MOUNTAIN ROAD, Cleburne, AL
Built 1973 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
TOWER RD., Conecuh, AL
Built 1994 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 80
CR 616
FairOver: BRANCH
Cr 616 TB East, Cullman, AL
Built 1960 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 150
CO 50
FairOver: FIRST CREEK
1 MI W INT SR 207, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1936 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 600
CO 49
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK BRANCH
2.2 MI N INT SR 207, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1937 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 438
CO RD 29
FairOver: HOG BRANCH
0.9 MI. N, US80N/SR8, Macon, AL
Built 1964 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 160
CO. HWY. 116
FairOver: ROBINSON BRANCH
0.5 MI. E. OF AL HWY 172, Marion, AL
Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50
CO. HWY. 365
FairOver: DRY BROOK
.7 MI. S. JCT AL. 119, Shelby, AL
Built 1970 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 75
CO 303
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.0 MI W INT CO 509* 303, Talladega, AL
Built 1963 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 670
GIBSON HILL ROAD
FairOver: FROST CREEK
CORONA, Walker, AL
Built 1970 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 110
CHEROKEE #2
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.0 MI E INT ALA #9, Cherokee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 131
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