State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
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 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

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.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

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.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

LOW GAP RD

Good

Over: GLOVER CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT CO RD 360, Madison, AL

Built 2010 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 372

COUNTY ROAD 7761

Good

Over: TRIB TO MILL CREEK

SEC8 T10N R22E, Pike, AL

Built 2004 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 70

OLD HWY 431

Good

Over: LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER

3 MILES N OF WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL

Built 2006 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 1,000

CO RT 61

Good

Over: INDIANCAMP CREEK

0.6 MI N OF INT CO 224, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2005 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 776

COUNTY ROAD 129

Good

Over: POOL CREEK

1 MILE S CR 343 INTRST, Lawrence, AL

Built 2009 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 194

Glenwood Road

Good

Over: SR 158

1.4 M NORTH OF US 98, Mobile, AL

Built 2023 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 1,797

S 11TH STREET

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

Gadsden, Etowah, AL

Built 2016 Load: 39.6 t

CR 32

Good

Over: Drainage

.1 M. E. of SR 181, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 4,815

CR 89 NORTH

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK SPUR

1.4 M N INT CO 48 * AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1960 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 335

LOWER WETUMPKA RD.

Good

Over: GALBRAITH MILL CREEK

2.3MI N W BYPASS OVERPASS, Montgomery, AL

Built 1996 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 4,500

CO RT 5

Good

Over: BURCHAM CREEK

0.2MI S SR 20, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 153

I - 65 SOUTH

Good

Over: I - 65 NORTH

SOUTHERN SECTION OF INTER, Jefferson, AL

Built 2002 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 133,050

AL. 158 W.B.

Good

Over: US. 45

US 45 @ AL. 158, Mobile, AL

Built 2007 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 7,816

SR 24

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK RELIEF 1

1.9 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 2,335

SR 24

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK RELIEF 2

2.2 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 2,230

AL 158 E.B.

Good

Over: US 45

AL. 158 AND US 45 INTCH, Mobile, AL

Built 2007 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 7,816

AL - 4 (US 78)

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

.6 MI. E OF I20 EDEN EXIT, St. Clair, AL

Built 2014 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 7,272

COUNTY RD 33/13

Good

Over: RELIEF ON BOARDTREE CR

4 MILES SOUTH OF US 78, Marion, AL

Built 2014 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 290

CO RD 26

Good

Over: CREEK

2 MI EAST OF CO RD 37, Lowndes, AL

Built 1960 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 780

COUNTY HWY. 1005

Good

Over: HONEYCOMB CREEK

400 FT NORTH US 431, Marshall, AL

Built 1977 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 4,000

ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

R.C. BR CUL. ON PD RD 67, Henry, AL

Built 1988 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 25

Whitehouse Road

Good

Over: I-22

M.P. 65.3 on I-22, Walker, AL

Built 1996 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 300

UPPER COLUMBUS RD

Good

Over: SIPSEY VALLEY RELIEF

10.0MI NW JCT US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1996 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 400

I - 59 NORTH

Good

Over: LITTLE CANOE CREEK

ETOWAH * ST CLAIR CO LINE, St. Clair, AL

Built 1997 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 13,160

COUNTY ROUTE 17

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

0.01 MI.S AL 69, Marengo, AL

Built 2000 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 140

SR 35

Good

Over: SAUTY CREEK

3 MI N JCT SR75 * SR 35??, DeKalb, AL

Built 2002 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 10,017

ENSLEY PLEASANT GR

Good

Over: USSC RAILROAD

1/4 MI E TIN MILL RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 2004 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 10,305

CO 11

Good

Over: CARR CREEK

2 MI. SOUTH OF CO RD 24, Cleburne, AL

Built 2002 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 470

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: ALA 59 ALA 84

17 MILES S ALA 84, Monroe, AL

Built 2006 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 452

CO RD 3

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.4 MI NO. OF SR 10, Wilcox, AL

Built 2004 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 150

CO RD 13

Good

Over: CUBAHATCHEE RELIEF

3.6 MI. SO. HWY80W/SR8, Macon, AL

Built 2004 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 213

COUNTY ROAD 6600

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER RELIEF

SEC 17 T11N R22E, Pike, AL

Built 2007 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 305

COUNTY ROAD 6600

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER

SEC 20 T11N R22E, Pike, AL

Built 2006 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 305

ZION ROAD

Good

Over: DUNNS CREEK

0.9 MI. EAST OF INT. AL59, Pickens, AL

Built 2006 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: PROVIDENCE CREEK

NORTH GLENWOOD RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2009 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 1,163

COUNTY ROAD #50

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

HONORAVILLE RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2013 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 659

CR 8

Good

Over: ESCATAWPA RIVER

DEERPARK, Washington, AL

Built 2014 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 840

CR 8

Good

Over: ESCATAWPA RIVER RELIEF

DEERPARK, Washington, AL

Built 2014 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 840

CR 8

Good

Over: ESCATAWPA RIVER RELIEF

DEER PARK, Washington, AL

Built 2014 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 840

Co Rd 1049

Good

Over: Alamuchee Creek

0.9 mi SE US Hwy 11, Sumter, AL

Built 2017 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 44

CO. RD. 267

Good

Over: Water Works Creek

3.5 MI SOUTH OF FREDONIA, Chambers, AL

Built 2021 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 55

AL-253

Good

Over: Little Camp Creek

4 MI N JCT US 278, Marion, AL

Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 222

CO 50

Good

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

.1 M E INT CO 50 * AL 207, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150

OAK BOWERY RD

Good

Over: SOUGAHATCHEE CREEK

OAK BOWERY, Lee, AL

Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 750

ALEXIS ROAD

Good

Over: BIG NOSE CREEK

1.2 MI E JCT SR 25, Cherokee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,000

UNIONACDMY-ADA RD.

Good

Over: PINTLALA CREEK

6.0 MI EAST OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 118

CANTY ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.0 MILE US 231, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 92

OLD PIKE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

3.1 MI N US 82, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 350

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

8.1 MI N MOORE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 80

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

8.2 MI. N MOORE RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 80

Showing 12,701-12,750 of 16,205 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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