State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alabama, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

13,471
Public bridges
35.0%
Good condition
3.3%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 11.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

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.

FL

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

VA

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

MN

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

CT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in Alabama

GRIGGERS RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH OF EIGHT MILE CR.

0.5 M. E. OF CR 64, Baldwin, AL

Built 2012 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 36

Affirmed Ave

Good

Over: Drainage

_WETLANDS, Baldwin, AL

Built 2021 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 52

LEITERMAN ROAD

Good

Over: PALMETTO CREEK

1.6 MILES EAST OF cr 95, Baldwin, AL

Built 2023 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 400

SID BUSH RD

Good

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

1.1 MI SE OF COUNTY 53, Barbour, AL

Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 85

SR 165 MP 1.403

Good

Over: WYLAUNEE CREEK

1.4 MI. N. US 431, Barbour, AL

Built 1975 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,080

DAVID JONES SPUR

Good

Over: U.T. M.F. COWIKEE CK

6.2 MILE NORTH CO 89, Barbour, AL

Built 1986 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 75

DAVID JONES SPUR

Good

Over: U.T. MIDDLE FORK COWIKEE

2.5 MI NORTH OF CO 89, Barbour, AL

Built 1987 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 75

SR 165 MP 5.374

Good

Over: LITTLE BARBOUR CREEK

6.3 MI N. OF US 431, Barbour, AL

Built 1991 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,780

BAXTER RD 2

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

0.2 MI E OF COUNTY 43, Barbour, AL

Built 1999 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 20

SHANGHAI ROAD

Good

Over: DANNER CREEK

1.3 MI WEST AL 51, Barbour, AL

Built 2005 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 30

POND BETHEL CH RD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.5 MI NORTH CO RD 75, Barbour, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 30

BOND ROAD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1 MILE NORTH CO RD 25, Barbour, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25

MCCALL ROAD

Good

Over: STINKING CREEK

0.2 MI NORTH AL HWY 239??, Barbour, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25

SILO RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

2 MI NORTH OF U.S. HWY 82, Barbour, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25

Bowden Road

Good

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

0.5 MI E of CR 53, Barbour, AL

Built 1966 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 100

F.A.S.15

Good

Over: MCCULLEY CREEK

4.5MI SE TUSC CO LICO.24, Bibb, AL

Built 1962 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 520

BIBB CO 7

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

1 MI W AL 139, Bibb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 33

SR202

Good

Over: CREEK

.92 MI N OF I20, Calhoun, AL

Built 2001 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 11,788

BAINS GAP RD.

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

1.82 MI NE AL 21, Calhoun, AL

Built 1936 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,000

Boiling Spring Rd.

Good

Over: UT Tallasseehatchee

Boiling Springs Rd., Calhoun, AL

Built 2017 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,720

CO. 44

Good

Over: BRANCH

2 MI. S.W. SIKES, Chambers, AL

Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 59

CO. 299

Good

Over: LITTLE OSANIPPA CREEK

2 MI. S. W. HUGULEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1964 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,895

_CHERRY DRIVE

Good

Over: _TANYARD CREEK

_LANETT STREET, Chambers, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,620

_N. 11TH AVE

Good

Over: _TANYARD CREEK

_LANETT STREET, Chambers, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,290

US 278

Good

Over: BRANCH

11 MI E JCT SR 9 * 74, Cherokee, AL

Built 1935 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,934

CHEROKEE #89

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

0.9 MI NE INT CHEROKEE 87, Cherokee, AL

Built 2003 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: MOHORN CREEK

CR42 .2 MISW MARS HILLCH, Chilton, AL

Built 1984 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 350

CR7 HUMPBACK ROAD

Good

Over: CR 7 BR OF CHESTNUT CRK

CR7 .2 M SW MAPLES SPR CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 100

CO RD 31

Good

Over: SEYOUYAH CREEK

0.1 MI S INT RT 241 * 231, Choctaw, AL

Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 375

SOUWILPA ROAD

Good

Over: SOUWILPA CREEK

0.1 MI W INT AL 17*RT 47, Choctaw, AL

Built 1984 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 275

SR 10

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

4.1MI E BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,400

SR 10

Good

Over: PACENCHA CREEK

1.6MI E BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,110

SR 10

Good

Over: SUCARBOWA CREEK

2.9MI E OF BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,400

CR-35

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.8 MI N INT AL 156, Choctaw, AL

Built 2022 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 200

US 43

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.7 MI. S. OF THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1981 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 8,520

CO. RT. 27

Good

Over: BASSETT CREEK RELIEF

0.13 MI.S DICKINSON, Clarke, AL

Built 1924 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 950

CO. RT 7

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

BASHI, Clarke, AL

Built 1966 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 175

OLD LOCK ONE ROA

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI. S. AL 69, Clarke, AL

Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 100

SR 69

Good

Over: KANETUCHE CREEK

2.5 mi. north of Salitpa, Clarke, AL

Built 2020 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 630

WALKER ROAD

Good

Over: WESOBULGA CREEK

CRAGFORD, Clay, AL

Built 2005 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 20

CO 35

Good

Over: ALEWINE CREEK

APROX. 1MI N OF HYW 78, Cleburne, AL

Built 2001 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 360

CO 13

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

BETWEEN HWY 9 * HWY 431, Cleburne, AL

Built 2003 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 900

SR9

Good

Over: CAHULGA CREEK

6.5 MI N JCT US431, Cleburne, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,496

CO RT 410

Good

Over: KIMMY CREEK

2.5 MILES NORTH OF INO, Coffee, AL

Built 1956 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 210

CO RT 449

Good

Over: PHILLIPS MILL CREEK

3.4 MI W OF GOODMAN, Coffee, AL

Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 58

CO RT 412

Good

Over: HAYS CREEK

2.9 MILES N OF BROOKLYN, Coffee, AL

Built 1967 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 125

CO RT 422

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.8 MI W.OF BASIN, Coffee, AL

Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 110

CO RT 331

Good

Over: BRANCH

8.82 MILES NORTH OFELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1969 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 125

CO RT 450

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.7 MI NE OF INO, Coffee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 95

SR 192 MP 0.292

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI. W.SR-167SOUTH, Coffee, AL

Built 1987 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,330

Showing 12,801-12,850 of 13,471 bridges

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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