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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

AL-96

Good

Over: Blalock Creek

5.8MI E Miss St Line, Lamar, AL

Built 2000 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 2,443

_CR 54

Good

Over: _BUMPUS CREEK

.1 mi East of co. 14, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2020 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 42

CO RD 17

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF US 80, Lowndes, AL

Built 1956 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 415

AL-17

Good

Over: Strattons Branch

1.5 MI N JCT SR 86, Pickens, AL

Built 1939 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 2,150

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1088 STREAM

3.7 MI N US HWY 80, Sumter, AL

Built 1989 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 754

__CR 27

Good

Over: _STRIP PIT CREEK

_, Walker, AL

Built 1990 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 1,490

PATRICK ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB.OF PINEYWOODS CREEK

2.0 MI. WEST MCKENZIE, Butler, AL

Built 2003 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 48

CO. RD. 14

Good

Over: BLACKWOOD CREEK

SEC. 34, T5N, R26E, Dale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 442

SANDLIN ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

EAST OF HAYS MILL ROAD, Limestone, AL

Built 1976 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 3,200

SR 10

Good

Over: HODGEN CREEK

2.5 MI. W. OF SWEETWATER, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 2,990

SR 5

Good

Over: Moccasin Creek

Pine Hill, Wilcox, AL

Built 2023 Load: 64.1 t ADT: 3,950

BOEING ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.9 MI W OF CO LINE RD, Madison, AL

Built 1986 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 9,600

CO RD 46

Good

Over: MUDDY BRANCH

0.6 MI OF US 43 CO 46 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1994 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 1,290

SR 52 MP 51.028

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.5 MI. EAST OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL

Built 1927 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 6,260

CO.RD.1

Good

Over: GEE CREEK

STATESVILLE-JONES BLUFF, Autauga, AL

Built 1963 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 275

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.5 MI N INT ALA #273, Cherokee, AL

Built 2005 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 500

SR 227

Good

Over: BRANCH

3 MI N. ETOWAH CO. LINE, DeKalb, AL

Built 1965 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 416

PROSPECT RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

3.0 MI E OF HUBBERTVILLE, Fayette, AL

Built 1965 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 55

SR 9

Good

Over: SAXON CREEK

3 MI N COOSA CO LINE, Clay, AL

Built 1942 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 1,787

COUNTY ROAD #295

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

.3 M E AL 35 T7S R9E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1999 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 144

CO RD # 87

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT CO 129, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1992 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 55

COUNTY RT 71

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.6 MI N CLARK CO LINE, Marengo, AL

Built 1994 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 120

MITCHELL-YOUNG RD

Good

Over: ANTIOCH BRANCH

2.7 MI N OF SR 80, Montgomery, AL

Built 1967 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 450

Coosa St West

Good

Over: Isbell Branch

200' East of West St, Talladega, AL

Built 2019 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 1,730

UP SHAY BRANCH RD

Good

Over: SHAY BRANCH

0.7 MI W AL 225, Baldwin, AL

Built 1994 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 151

SR 141 MP 12.050

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CREEK

0.8 MI.N.COFFEE CO.L., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1984 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 630

STONEY CREEK RD.

Good

Over: UNNAMED RELIEF

300' S QUINTON ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 2002 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 2

CR-373

Good

Over: Kelly Mill Branch

0.6 Mile North JCT CR-34, Marion, AL

Built 1993 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 50

WILMER-GEORGETOWN

Good

Over: PROPOSED U.S. HWY 98

800'+/-S. OF DANNER RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 2,551

SCHILLINGER ROAD N

Good

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH

1.1 MI. N. OF U.S. HWY 98, Mobile, AL

Built 2020 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 14,157

CR 12

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5 MI EAST AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 2014 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 4,182

ROAD

Good

Over: POOR CREEK

BR. ON CO. DIRT RD. NO231, Henry, AL

Built 1987 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 20

CR 441

Good

Over: 4 mile creek

0.5 MI. NORTH AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 2019 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 256

CO. 162

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.6 MI. N.W. WHITE PLAINS, Chambers, AL

Built 1966 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 40

SR 10

Good

Over: PICKETT CREEK

BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 4,110

COUNT ROAD 21

Good

Over: TRIB. TO 5 MILE CREEK

7.3 MI. N. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1955 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 200

MACEDONIA RD

Good

Over: CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF AL 263, Lowndes, AL

Built 1993 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 70

US 72 SR 2

Good

Over: STREAM

4.2 MI E FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1973 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 19,441

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: ADAMS MILL POND

4.2 MI S OF CO 43, Barbour, AL

Built 1958 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 265

ELKWOOD SECTION R

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK (TRIB)

0.6 MI E JCT CO RD 011, Madison, AL

Built 1986 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 820

COUNTY HWY 41

Good

Over: NEEL CREEK

0.5MI WEST OF NEEL, Morgan, AL

Built 1999 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 2,400

AVERY GRAY RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE DEADWATER CREEK

3.0 MI. NW BANKSTON, Fayette, AL

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 60

635 ROAD

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

EAST C700 ROAD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1940 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 30

GULF STATES PKWY

Good

Over: MILLIANS CREEK

2.0 MI. W. OF GUINEA, Hale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 450

_CR 72

Good

Over: _Spillway Drainage

_, Lee, AL

Built 2021 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 4,137

WALLER RD

Good

Over: HAYNES CREEK TRIBUTARY

.75 MI NORTH OF ALA263, Lowndes, AL

Built 1984 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 310

SPEARMAN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.1 MILE SOUTH OF CORD 94, Marion, AL

Built 1981 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

MILLERVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 2005 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 20

_Co.Rd34

Good

Over: _Drainage Ditch

_0.7 Mi. W of AL. HWY 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2023 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 277

Lee Road 146

Good

Over: FLAKE CREEK

1.4 MI. W. JCT. S 169, Lee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 3,950

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