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%.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37.9%58.4%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

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

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Poor

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

Future SR158/US98

Good

Over: Collins Creek Tributary

1.1 M EAST GLENWOOD RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 88.9 t

DUNLAP DRIVE

Good

Over: PINTO PASS

0.7 MI S JCT US 90, Mobile, AL

Built 2020 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 526

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.5 MI.S.AL.47 BONE HILL, Monroe, AL

Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: GRAY HORSE BRANCH

1 MI.E. AL.41 FOUNTAIN, Monroe, AL

Built 1977 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 800

COUNTY ROUTE 44

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

1 MI. W. WAINWRIGHT, Monroe, AL

Built 1983 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 200

SR 41

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.7 MI. N. OF FRANKLIN, Monroe, AL

Built 1986 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 400

MERIWETHER TRAIL

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.49 MI.E.OF HUFFMAN RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,000

SR 3

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.8 MI N JCT SR 3 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1928 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 30,960

PARKER ROAD

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

1.0 MI S SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,275

SR 67

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.6 MI N JCT SR 67 & I 65, Morgan, AL

Built 1935 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 26,340

BLACK ROAD

Good

Over: GILL CREEK

1.0 MI S HWY 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1985 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 510

HOLMES ROAD

Good

Over: EAST FORK OF FLINT CK

JUNCTION CR 158 * CR 155, Morgan, AL

Built 2004 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 325

SR-36

Good

Over: GUM SPRING CREEK

5M E JCT SR-36 & I-65, Morgan, AL

Built 2022 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 5,041

COUNTY ROAD 145

Good

Over: TRIB TO OAKMULGEE CREEK

0.2 MI NORTH CR 64, Perry, AL

Built 2005 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 15

AL-14

Good

Over: Lubbub Creek Branch

2.8 MI E Aliceville, Pickens, AL

Built 1942 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,083

AL-86

Good

Over: Stream

0.2 MI W JCT US 82, Pickens, AL

Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,500

AL-86

Good

Over: Big Creek

2.5 MI W Carrollton, Pickens, AL

Built 1999 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,909

GEORGE WALLACE DR

Good

Over: PERSIMMON BRANCH

City of Troy, Pike, AL

Built 1951 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,000

COUNTY ROAD 3339

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

SEC 27,T8N,R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1960 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 300

US 231 MP 173.305

Good

Over: KNIGHTS MILL CREEK

1.8 MI. E. OF TROY, Pike, AL

Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 18,360

CO. RD. 58

Good

Over: BRANCH

RAUGHTON CULVERT), Randolph, AL

Built 1961 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 315

Cr 19

Good

Over: CREEK

0.3MI N CODRAN, Randolph, AL

Built 1981 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 315

CO. RD. 45

Good

Over: CORNHOUSE CREEK

S OF FRIENDSHIP CHURCH, Randolph, AL

Built 1985 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 50

CO 4

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.5 MI E PITTSVIEW, Russell, AL

Built 1989 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 575

CO. 04

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

1.5 MI W OF COTTONTON, Russell, AL

Built 1989 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 310

04

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK BRANCH

.7 MI W OF COTTONTON, Russell, AL

Built 1989 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 310

CO RD 20

Good

Over: BRANCH OFF HURSBORO CK

1.8 MI E HURTSBORO, Russell, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 35

CO. HWY. 26

Good

Over: N. FORK OF BIG CREEK

6.1 MI. W OF ST. 70, Shelby, AL

Built 1937 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,770

EAGLE POINT CIRCLE

Good

Over: IVY BRANCH

400' SO. EAGLE CREST DR., Shelby, AL

Built 1998 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 600

EAGLE CREST DRIVE

Good

Over: CAHABA VALLEY CREEK

200' FROM AL 119, Shelby, AL

Built 1989 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,000

ELM STREET

Good

Over: Lee Brook

0.2 MI FROM MULLINS ST, Shelby, AL

Built 2004 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 450

AL - 174

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

NORTH OF HAWKINS LANE, St. Clair, AL

Built 1941 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,900

AL - 25 (US 411)

Good

Over: BRANCH

2 TH MI SO JCT AL 174 W, St. Clair, AL

Built 1947 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 8,380

AL 28

Good

Over: UT HOLETAH CREEK

2.4 W. OF LIVINGSTON, Sumter, AL

Built 1993 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,144

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: RODGERS CREEK

0.4 MI E CO RT 1161, Sumter, AL

Built 1958 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 195

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1131 STREAM

0.8MI E CO RT 1132, Sumter, AL

Built 1986 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 36

SUMTERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SHUMULLA CREEK

2.7 MI S CO RT 1087, Sumter, AL

Built 1950 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 100

Co Rd 1180

Good

Over: Co Rt 1180 Stream

2.6 mi NE AL Hwy 17, Sumter, AL

Built 2017 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 10

SR38 / US280

Good

Over: TAR WATER BRANCH

2.79 MI N JCT AL 21, Talladega, AL

Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 21,424

COWPENS RD

Good

Over: JOSIE LEG CREEK

005 MI W ALA 22, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1983 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 640

Church Road

Good

Over: Jaybird Creek

0.6 MI N INT AL HWY 49 N, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2002 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 180

SCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: COLEY CREEK

Scott Road, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2019 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 350

LOCK 17 ROAD

Good

Over: PRUDES CREEK

11.9 MI N OF JCT ALA 216, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1959 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 600

31ST STREET

Good

Over: 31st Street Drainage

0.2 MI S 29TH STREET, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1977 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 144

KICKER RD.

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI S OF 15TH ST, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 5,615

HALCOMB RD

Good

Over: SANDY BRANCH

0.1?MI. WEST OF HY. 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 40

DOLLAR ROAD

Good

Over: SUSANS CREEK

.7 MI S E HWY69 VESTAVIA, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 50

HUNTER CK LANE

Good

Over: SUSANS CREEK

.7 MI. SE 69 VESTAVIA HIL, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 32

KIRKWOOD DR

Good

Over: SUSANS CREEK

.1 MI. E HUNTER CK ROAD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 85

KIRKWOOD DR

Good

Over: SUSANS CREEK

.1 MI E HUNTER CK ROAD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 85

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