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

AL 108

Good

Over: MILLIES CREEK

1.3 miles from AL 110, Montgomery, AL

Built 2013 Load: 40.6 t

CO 36

Good

Over: POSSUM CREEK

1.3 MI SW OF INT AL 64, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 190

CO. RD. 60

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

0.1 MI SE JCT. CO. 39, Franklin, AL

Built 2000 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 693

US 84 MP 163.748

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

0.3 MI. N. SR 189, Coffee, AL

Built 2009 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 2,075

CO. 1155

Good

Over: BELCHER CREEK

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

Built 2002 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 47

AL 171

Good

Over: ROSE BLVD

2.6 MI. N OF U.S. 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 4,312

COUNTY ROAD 47

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK RELIEF

0.7 MI N INT ALA #273, Cherokee, AL

Built 2005 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 500

CO.105 ODENA RD.NT

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK

1.0MI.STH.CO.175 INT, Talladega, AL

Built 2009 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 288

US 231/SR 53

Good

Over: BYRD SPRINGS RD

231/BYRD SPRINGS RD, Madison, AL

Built 2018 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 44,084

CO RD RT 24

Good

Over: CHISHOLM BRANCH

0.6 MI S INT CO RT 124, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2008 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 220

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: PEAVINE CREEK

0.3 MI. NORTH CR 68, Shelby, AL

Built 2013 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 12,213

WILHITE ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.6 MI E SR31, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 760

COUNTY RD 42

Good

Over: MOBLEY CREEK

Brooklyn Rd at Mobley Cr, Covington, AL

Built 1955 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,100

CO RT 206

Good

Over: JUMP CREEK

.9 MILE EAST OF JACK, Coffee, AL

Built 1967 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 320

CLOVERFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: BOGGUT BRANCH

1.1 MI E OF LOWNDESCO., Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 425

CLOVERFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: BOGGUT CREEK

1 MI E OF LOWNDES CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 425

COUNTY ROAD NO 123

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

RC BR. CULVERT ON FAS 16, Henry, AL

Built 1982 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 90

US 80

Good

Over: A.G.R

0.8 MI. E. OF DEMOPOLIS, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 4,650

SR 10 MP 145.794

Good

Over: SIKES MILL CREEK

.5 MI.W.JCT.US 331, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1929 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 4,900

HOBBIE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

11.6 MI N S-94 RAMER, Montgomery, AL

Built 1986 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 525

HOBBIE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

11.7 MI N S-94 RAMER, Montgomery, AL

Built 1986 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 525

CO RD 201

Good

Over: KETCHEPEDRAKE CREEK

1.4MI NE CENTER WESTCHURC, Randolph, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 30

MT. ZION ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

13.0 MI N PIKE CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 400

CO RT 8

Good

Over: GREENBRIER BRANCH

0.5 MI E INT AL 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1988 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 330

SULLIVAN RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

.25 MI NORTH OF CO RD 26, Lowndes, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 65

LOWER DUBLIN RD.

Good

Over: WEAVER MILL CREEK

1.9 MI SE DUNBAR SCHOOL, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 250

BUTLER MILL ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

.9 MI N HICKORY GROVE RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 130

BOYD SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

.8 MI E BUTLER MILL RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 80

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: MCDANIEL SLOUGH

13.1 MI N MOORE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 80

BOYD SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

.9 MI E BUTLER MILL RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 80

RESEARCH PK BLVD

Good

Over: I-565

JCT SR 255 * I-565, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 29,418

RESEARCH PK BLVD

Good

Over: I-565

JCT I-565 * SR 255, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 29,418

SR 259

Good

Over: ELKAHATCHEE CREEK

1 MI N COOSA CO LINE, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1993 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,707

CO. RT. 30

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

2.20 MI. E. AL.25, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 290

CR. 45

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

2.0 MI. NE SEARCY, Butler, AL

Built 1993 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 383

SR 2

Good

Over: WIDOWS CREEK

5.7MI E. JCT SR117 US72, Jackson, AL

Built 1994 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 10,719

SR 2

Good

Over: WIDOWS CREEK

5.7MI E. JCT SR117 US72, Jackson, AL

Built 1994 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 10,719

CR # 26

Good

Over: IRISHMAN DITCH

0.26 MI E OF CR 30, Dallas, AL

Built 1995 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 80

S. HAWKINS AVE.

Good

Over: STREAM

LUVERNE, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1997 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 270

US 80

Good

Over: NS RR Active (-)

1.5 MI E OF AL 11, Sumter, AL

Built 2012 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,475

US 80

Good

Over: NS RR Active (+)

0.7 MI E JCT. U.S 11, Sumter, AL

Built 2013 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 38

Martin Road

Good

Over: Railroad

.25 mi. E of US 231, Madison, AL

Built 2016 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 10,100

ABBEYWOOD LANE

Good

Over: COPPER RUN CREEK

3 MILE NORTH U.S. 72, Limestone, AL

Built 2007 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 100

CO.RD.1

Good

Over: MOTLEY BRANCH

DAWSON-MILL TO MILTON, Autauga, AL

Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 335

WARHAWK WAY

Good

Over: MCDONALD CREEK

Warhawk * OLD MADISON PK, Madison, AL

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 750

FROST RD.

Good

Over: BOX CREEK

2.5 MI NE FOWLER CROSS RD, Fayette, AL

Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 60

CO. HWY. 13

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.66 mi. south CR 93, Shelby, AL

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,125

CR. 37

Good

Over: MASHY CREEK

1.3 MI. E. BRUSHY CREEK, Butler, AL

Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 128

CR-118

Good

Over: Jones Creek

2.91 Miles NE of Lyle, Coosa, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 115

WAID ROAD

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

ARMSTEAD, Blount, AL

Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 146

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