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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 69

Good

Over: BUCKEYE CREEK

3.5 MI. S. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 2,210

AL-14

Good

Over: Lubbub Creek Branch

1.0 MI W Greene Co Line, Pickens, AL

Built 1942 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 1,220

SR 22

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

10 MI. E TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Randolph, AL

Built 2002 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 2,478

CO. HWY. 47

Good

Over: YELLOWLEAF CREEK

10 MI.N. OF AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 1987 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 3,690

CO RT 12

Good

Over: EDDY CREEK

0.04 MI E JCT SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1978 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 200

SR-85 MP 14.355

Good

Over: BRACKIN'S MILL CK.

1.8 MI.N JCT.SR-167, Dale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 2,130

CO. RD. 19

Good

Over: PINEYWOOD CREEK

2 MI NW MORRISON X ROADS, Randolph, AL

Built 1994 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 250

MADWIND RD

Good

Over: MANOY CREEK

2 MI N CO RD 305, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1984 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 255

RIVERTON ROSE TR

Good

Over: HURD BRANCH

RRT N OF OCOCHAPPO VLG, Colbert, AL

Built 1939 Load: 70.5 t ADT: 360

AL-17

Good

Over: Mud Creek Relief

4.9 MI N OF MILLPORT, Lamar, AL

Built 1929 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 1,330

GOVERNOR'S WEST

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R.R.

0.3 MI WEST SR 255, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 9,000

CO. 160

Good

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

2 MI SW FIVE POINTS, Chambers, AL

Built 1992 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 172

CO. HWY. 17

Good

Over: KING CREEK

0.9 MI. SO.CR 22, Shelby, AL

Built 1988 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 1,545

CO RT 105

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

1 MILE WEST OF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1994 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 255

SR 47

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.9 MI. W. OF MONROEVILLE, Monroe, AL

Built 1935 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 2,680

Industrial Park Dr

Good

Over: UT Five Runs Creek

0.36 miles E of US 29, Covington, AL

Built 2010 Load: 71.1 t ADT: 1,464

COUNTY ROAD 324

Good

Over: WILEY BRANCH

0.2 MI SW JCT CR 434, Lawrence, AL

Built 2003 Load: 71.1 t ADT: 96

BROOKS CHURCH RD

Good

Over: W BRIAR FORK CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT CO RD 109, Madison, AL

Built 1984 Load: 71.1 t ADT: 110

CO. RD. 4

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.0MI NW LEVENS CHURCH, Randolph, AL

Built 1971 Load: 71.1 t ADT: 250

LAKE AVE

Good

Over: Forest Lake Branch

FOREST LAKE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2011 Load: 71.1 t ADT: 985

CO RD 1271

Good

Over: CREEK

0.25MI N LEE CO LINE, Chambers, AL

Built 1960 Load: 71.2 t ADT: 300

US 43

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.4 MI. S. OF THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1939 Load: 71.4 t ADT: 8,520

CO. RD. 41

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

1.4 MI S. JCT SR24, Franklin, AL

Built 1999 Load: 71.5 t ADT: 168

DUNCAN LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: HARDIN CREEK

1.3 MI EAST OF STEWART, Hale, AL

Built 2020 Load: 71.5 t ADT: 72

CO.RD. 11

Good

Over: BOGUELOOSA CREEK

1.2 MI S INT RT 144* 142, Choctaw, AL

Built 1985 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 700

COUNTY ROAD 16

Good

Over: LITTLE PRARIE CREEK TRIB

1.3 MI. E. OF CEDARVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 150

CO. RT. 316

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

1.0 MI E JCT CR 434, Lawrence, AL

Built 2004 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 65

SR4/US78

Good

Over: BURTON CREEK

5.4 MI N JCT SR 46, Cleburne, AL

Built 1929 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 2,600

CO 33

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

5.7 MI N E UCHEE, Russell, AL

Built 1986 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 400

CHEROKEE #168

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.1 MI W CO #168, Cherokee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 120

Co Hwy 131

Good

Over: Little Hog Creek

4042 FT S JCT 1161, Marshall, AL

Built 2015 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 260

MITCHELL ROAD

Good

Over: COX CREEK

OFF HWY 139 NEAR COX CHAP, Bibb, AL

Built 2005 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 50

Lee Road 144

Good

Over: Little Uchee Creek

0.5 M NE JCT S169, Lee, AL

Built 2018 Load: 72.1 t ADT: 58

SR 202

Good

Over: CASTLEBERRY BRANCH

2.8 MI N OF I20, Calhoun, AL

Built 2001 Load: 72.4 t ADT: 17,836

COUNTY ROAD 32

Good

Over: SPARKS CREEK TRIB.

1.9 MI. E. OF DOMINICK, Hale, AL

Built 1982 Load: 72.5 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 2227

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC. 18, T9N, R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1962 Load: 72.5 t ADT: 200

CR. 45

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

2.0 MI.SW MACEDONIACHURCH, Butler, AL

Built 1978 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 204

CO RD 156

Good

Over: CREEK

3.4 MI E COTTON BR, Greene, AL

Built 1961 Load: 72.8 t ADT: 367

COUNTY ROAD 2

Good

Over: BIG PRARIE CREEK TRIB.

1.8 MI. N. OF PRARIEVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 72.8 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: BIG BRUSH CREEK TRIB.

3.1 MI. S. OF DOMINICK, Hale, AL

Built 1978 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 125

CO. RD. 59

Good

Over: WEDOWEE CR.

1 MI.SO. ROCKY BRANCH, Randolph, AL

Built 2001 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 580

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: LITTLE PRAIRIE CRK(REL)

3.7 MI. N. OF PRARIE EDEN, Hale, AL

Built 1984 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 200

CO RT 105

Good

Over: CAMP BRANCH

1.4 MILE EAST OF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1959 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 464

_Haysland Road

Good

Over: _Draninage Ditch

.10 Mile North Hobbs Road, Madison, AL

Built 2018 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 14,580

CO. RD. 82

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.4 MI E MORRISON X ROADS, Randolph, AL

Built 1993 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 300

GREASY COVE ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.5MI W ROCK CR RD @ ODEN, Morgan, AL

Built 2010 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 50

SR 158

Good

Over: McCrary Rd

0.2 M West of Lott RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2021 Load: 73.6 t ADT: 4,208

DEARMANVILLE DR. N

Good

Over: BRANCH

D'VILLE DR N, Calhoun, AL

Built 1988 Load: 73.7 t ADT: 1,905

GATES DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1995 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 800

cr 425

Good

Over: cohobadiah creek

nw of pine hill, Randolph, AL

Built 2016 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 53

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