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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

SR-13 (US-43)

Good

Over: AGR RAILROAD

_1 Mi. S of Demopolis, Marengo, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 2,170

Future SR158/US98

Good

Over: Collins Creek Tributary

1.3 M EAST GLENWOOD RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.6 t

SR 158

Good

Over: Collins Creek

0.9 M West of Stone RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 4,000

CR. 37

Good

Over: DEEP STEP CREEK

2.0 MI. NE HOPEWELLCHURCH, Butler, AL

Built 1981 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 171

CO RT 315

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.5 MILES WEST OF JACK, Coffee, AL

Built 1991 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 180

COUNTY ROAD 150

Good

Over: SANDY BRANCH

2.2 MILES SOUTH OF AL 20, Lawrence, AL

Built 2010 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 278

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

1.3 MI NE OF US82, Barbour, AL

Built 1953 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 335

CO RD 60

Good

Over: Little Creek

_0.2 MI E MANTUA, Greene, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 257

BROWNS FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: BRILEY FORK CREEK

SEC 34 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1995 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 4,580

SR 255

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.1 MI N JCT I-565, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 59,697

Lott Rd_Seabury_Tr

Good

Over: SR 158

SR158 and Lott Rd, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.8 t

BIBB CO.3

Good

Over: Hickory Hollow Ck.

3 MI S E CO 51 HICKH RD.3, Bibb, AL

Built 1993 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 33

BIBB CO.03

Good

Over: Rogers Creek

.7MI S E CO 51 HICKH RD.3, Bibb, AL

Built 1993 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 33

CO. RD. 17

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

Moore Rd., Covington, AL

Built 1960 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 730

SR 17

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK REL.

2.4MI S OF JACHIN, Choctaw, AL

Built 1998 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 1,160

HUGGINS CEM RD

Good

Over: MORGAN CREEK

1.5 MI N AL 154, Clarke, AL

Built 1996 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 50

US 84 MP 165.791

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

.2 mi. N. SR 125, Coffee, AL

Built 2017 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 1,120

CO. RT. 298

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.1 MI E JCT SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1994 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 120

DAN TIBBS RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

_1.2 Mi W Jct Ala Hwy53, Madison, AL

Built 2020 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 1,430

COUNTY RD 30

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

2 MI E OF FLEETA SCHOOL, Covington, AL

Built 1964 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 290

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: TRIB TO COTOHAGA CREEK

13.5 MI E AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1956 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 300

HORNS VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: WEST FORK OF HATCHET CRK

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Built 2007 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 23

NFR 121

Good

Over: MILE CREEK

1 MI N JCT US 278, Winston, AL

Built 1984 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 50

UPPER RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: DINSMORE CREEK

2.0 MI E OF I-65, Morgan, AL

Built 1987 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 3,300

SR 184

Good

Over: SHAW BRANCH

3 M W JCT SR184 & SR101, Colbert, AL

Built 1985 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 3,020

CO RT NO 32

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.10 MI E AL 25, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 150

SR 17

Good

Over: STREAM

CHATOM, Washington, AL

Built 1985 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 4,990

CHEROKEE #48

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

0.5 MI NE ALA #68, Cherokee, AL

Built 1992 Load: 66.5 t ADT: 500

SR-9 (US-331)

Good

Over: Patsaliga Creek

0.9 mi S. of SR-10, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2021 Load: 66.5 t ADT: 10,620

COUNTY ROAD NO12

Good

Over: STEVENSON CREEK

RC BR CULVT ON FAS RT 14, Henry, AL

Built 1949 Load: 66.5 t ADT: 300

SR 7 (US-11)

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2 MI S AL*GA ST LINE, DeKalb, AL

Built 2019 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 727

SR 21

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.5MI S OF OXFORD, Talladega, AL

Built 2004 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 9,762

CO. RD. 138

Good

Over: BRANCH

TWO MILES WEST OF ASHFORD, Houston, AL

Built 1927 Load: 66.7 t ADT: 800

_US 331

Good

Over: _Gin Creek

1 Mi. N.OPP CITY LIMITS, Covington, AL

Built 2022 Load: 66.9 t ADT: 3,440

AL 14

Good

Over: MORTAR CREEK

1.5 MI. W.OF ELMORE, Elmore, AL

Built 2017 Load: 66.9 t ADT: 21,370

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: TRIB. TO WHITSITT CREEK

0.9 MI. N. OF NERBERN, Hale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 66.9 t ADT: 100

SR4/US78

Good

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

2.5 MI E CALHOUN CO LINE, Cleburne, AL

Built 1929 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 4,413

SR 27 MP 30.989

Good

Over: STRIPLING CREEK

2 MI. NORTH U.S. 84, Coffee, AL

Built 1928 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 5,240

AL-14

Good

Over: Pipper Creek

2.5 MI E OF Clinton, Greene, AL

Built 1986 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 1,867

SR 53 MP 6.437

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

IN COTTONWOOD, Houston, AL

Built 1990 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 2,150

SR 24

Good

Over: SLEDGE CREEK

2.7 M W JCT SR 24 & SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1980 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 6,400

_GREENBRIER PKWY

Good

Over: _PINEY CREEK

_SEC36, T3S, R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 2022 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 6,000

SR 41

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI. N.OF HYBART, Wilcox, AL

Built 1990 Load: 67.0 t ADT: 470

.5 MI E ALA 9

Good

Over: COTTAQUILLA CREEK

RAINBOW DR. STEEL 1989, Calhoun, AL

Built 1989 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 402

CHEROKEE #171

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI N INT CHEROKEE #39, Cherokee, AL

Built 1940 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 50

GATES DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1995 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 450

NORTH PARK DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI NE ANDERSON RD., Lee, AL

Built 2002 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 1,000

MEADOW BROOK DRIVE

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.5 MI. WEST OF US 231, Madison, AL

Built 2005 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 300

CO RD 7B

Good

Over: FLATT CREEK

0.2MI N JCT SR 5, Winston, AL

Built 1992 Load: 67.2 t ADT: 100

SR 156

Good

Over: Mill Creek

3.7 ml. east of jachin, Choctaw, AL

Built 2020 Load: 67.3 t ADT: 1,860

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