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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

Lee Road 246

Good

Over: WHITES CREEK

0.5 MI SE LEE RD 179, Lee, AL

Built 1992 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 1,182

ST CLAIR CO 4WY13

Good

Over: KELLY BRANCH

0.1 MI N PRESCOTT CHU, St. Clair, AL

Built 1981 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 1,233

CO ROUTE 23

Good

Over: BULLET CREEK

4 MI WEST INTER CO 23 * 3, Clarke, AL

Built 1981 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 80

I-22

Good

Over: AL-4

on CR-47, Marion, AL

Built 1993 Load: 74.6 t ADT: 12,834

AL-86

Good

Over: Stream

1.2 MI W JCT US-2, Pickens, AL

Built 1968 Load: 74.6 t ADT: 2,500

AL 145

Good

Over: WAXAHATCHEE CREEK

CHILTON * SHELBY CO LINE, Chilton, AL

Built 2020 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 2,790

County Rd 52

Good

Over: Cahaba River

CR 52 over Cahaba River, Shelby, AL

Built 2021 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 15,911

CO RD 77

Good

Over: FOXTRAP CREEK

.8 MI N CO 56 CO 77 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 2002 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 556

CR. 13

Good

Over: BRANCH

2 MI SW SHACKLESVILLE, Butler, AL

Built 1991 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 47

BELL HILL ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1000' E MCADORY HS, Jefferson, AL

Built 2001 Load: 76.3 t ADT: 4,025

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: CHEAHA CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Clay, AL

Built 2016 Load: 76.5 t ADT: 50

SPRINGHILL CH. RD.

Good

Over: 5 MILE CREEK

2.6 MI.E. OF WATEROAK, Hale, AL

Built 1955 Load: 76.6 t ADT: 40

MT ZION ROAD

Good

Over: DOUGLASS BRANCH

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Built 2004 Load: 76.7 t ADT: 850

Fielding Road

Good

Over: Coxey Creek

T4S R5W SEC16, Limestone, AL

Built 2016 Load: 76.8 t ADT: 89

CO RD 32

Good

Over: CREEK

1/2 MI WEST OF CO RD 26, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 76.8 t ADT: 410

SR 25

Good

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK

4.1 MI. S. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 1,110

SR 10

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.6 MI. E. OF NANAFALIA, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 77.2 t ADT: 2,650

BALLANTRAE CLUB DR

Good

Over: S. FORK YELLOWLEAF CREEK

WEST OF FIRE STATION # 5, Shelby, AL

Built 2003 Load: 77.2 t ADT: 3,177

COUNTY ROAD 1143

Good

Over: TRIB TO YOUNGBLOOD CREEK

SEC 7,T10N,R20E, Pike, AL

Built 1966 Load: 77.3 t ADT: 275

CR25 CENTERHILL RD

Good

Over: MAHAN CREEK

CR25 1MI S CENTER HILLCH, Chilton, AL

Built 1984 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 450

C0.RD. 56

Good

Over: N0 NAME CREEK

Beaver Dam Road, Covington, AL

Built 1961 Load: 77.5 t ADT: 110

CO. HWY. 17

Good

Over: PEA RIVER BRANCH

2 MILES S.W. OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1999 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 1,119

WINCHESTER RD

Good

Over: RICE BRANCH

0.4 MI S CO RD 1453, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 3,900

GRAVEL ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

2.2 MILES EAST JCT ST RD, Marion, AL

Built 1993 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 25

CO 211

Good

Over: GREASEHEAD BRANCH

INTERSECTION CO 211* 213, Talladega, AL

Built 1964 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 625

CO RD 34

Good

Over: Trib to Negro Creek

.75 mi east of CR 83, Baldwin, AL

Built 2022 Load: 77.9 t ADT: 50

CO 70

Good

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

1 I. W OF BORDEN SPRINGS, Cleburne, AL

Built 2002 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 459

COUNTY RD 82

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Gantt - RL Rd @ Buck Cr, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 78.1 t ADT: 670

HALLS MILL RD

Good

Over: BOLTON BRANCH

0.2 MI W MC VAY DR, Mobile, AL

Built 1926 Load: 78.2 t ADT: 9,248

CO RD 156

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9 MI E COTTON BR, Greene, AL

Built 1961 Load: 78.3 t ADT: 367

CO. HWY. 62

Good

Over: BLUE SPRING BRANCH

1.7 MI NE US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1955 Load: 78.5 t ADT: 976

C0 55

Good

Over: UNAMED CREEK

APPROX. 2 MI WEST OF CR49, Cleburne, AL

Built 2001 Load: 78.7 t ADT: 220

CR16 ADAMS XING

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

CR16 .01 WEST MTCARMEL CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1961 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 200

CO RT 118

Good

Over: BORDON BRANCH

0.3 MI W JCT CR 117, Lawrence, AL

Built 2005 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 50

CO RD 517

Good

Over: BEULAH CK

2.5 MI SE OMAHA, Randolph, AL

Built 1991 Load: 79.0 t ADT: 400

County Road 44

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

2.4 Miles SW of AL 239, Barbour, AL

Built 2022 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 200

CR16 POOLS XROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE MULLBERRY CREEK

CR16 .5 M E ANTIOCH CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1985 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 340

SR-36

Good

Over: ROAN BRANCH

2.6M W Jct SR36 & SR67, Morgan, AL

Built 2021 Load: 79.3 t ADT: 5,040

County Road 9

Good

Over: Polecat Creek

1.2 Mi. N. of CR 32, Baldwin, AL

Built 2019 Load: 79.5 t ADT: 1,743

CO 5017

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CHATTAHOOCHEE

2 MI. S.E. OF LANGDALE, Chambers, AL

Built 1975 Load: 79.5 t ADT: 2,547

US 90

Good

Over: FRANKLIN CREEK

1.8 MI E SR 188, Mobile, AL

Built 2011 Load: 79.6 t ADT: 5,110

SR 117

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

JCT SR 117 @ N/S RR, DeKalb, AL

Built 2019 Load: 79.7 t ADT: 4,254

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Good

Over: TRIB TO MUD CREEK

0.5 MI W OF US 43, Marengo, AL

Built 1995 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 320

CO RT 349

Good

Over: HAM BRANCH

1.2 MILES WEST OF LEE, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 79.9 t ADT: 200

CO 19

Good

Over: BRANCH

.4 MI W OF AL 147, Chambers, AL

Built 1994 Load: 80.0 t ADT: 24

OLD SPRINGVILLE RD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.5 MI N CHALKVILLE JCT, Jefferson, AL

Built 2004 Load: 80.1 t ADT: 10,355

PULASKI PIKE

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

N OF CEDAR POINT SUB DIV, Madison, AL

Built 1970 Load: 80.1 t ADT: 8,800

GOLSON RD 185-37

Good

Over: CREEK

2 MI NORTH OF AL 185, Lowndes, AL

Built 1993 Load: 80.2 t ADT: 110

PLEASANT GROVE RD

Good

Over: PUMPKIN CREEK

1 MILE W HWY 69, Walker, AL

Built 1960 Load: 80.3 t ADT: 250

CO.RD. 82

Good

Over: KIDD BRANCH

HWY 82 E OF NEWELL, Randolph, AL

Built 1992 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 200

Showing 12,701-12,750 of 13,471 bridges

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