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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

COCHRAN AVE.

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

Cochran Avenue, Marshall, AL

Built 1974 ADT: 700

MLK BLVD

Poor

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

0.8 MI W US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1979 ADT: 8,250

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 ADT: 150

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 ADT: 125

OAKMAN PARRISH RD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE W PARRISH, Walker, AL

Built 1920 ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: BURTON CREEK

500 FT N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1978 ADT: 30

CO. RD. 253

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK RELIEF

.2 MILES S. ON ROAD 253, Wilcox, AL

Built 1978 ADT: 25

ALABAMA AVENUE

Poor

Over: SOUTHERN RAILROAD

1 MI S JCT AL HWY 5, Winston, AL

Built 1930 ADT: 300

RUSH CREEK-Bridge

Poor

Over: RUSH CREEK

BANKHEAD DISTRICT, Winston, AL

Built 1946 ADT: 100

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

CO 450

Poor

Over: CANE CREEK

CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

BULL SLOUGH RD.

Poor

Over: SEPULGA RIVER

3MI SE PAUL, Conecuh, AL

Built 1924 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY LINE RD.

Poor

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

3.9 MI N.W.SHREVE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1949 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 75

GROSS DIRT ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 26 T4N R12E, Conecuh, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY DIRT RD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

Waycross Road, Covington, AL

Built 1938 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 140

COUNTY RD 38

Poor

Over: POLEY CREEK

Potter Road, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 440

COUNTY DIRT RD

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

Turkey Creek Road, Covington, AL

Built 1932 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 80

COUNTY RD 59

Poor

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Oakey Streak Rd, Covington, AL

Built 1971 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 80

Grider Mock Road

Poor

Over: COPELAND CREEK

Grider Mock Road, Covington, AL

Built 1975 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

BROAD ST

Poor

Over: LITTLE WILLS CREEK

BROAD ST 400'E OF US 11, DeKalb, AL

Built 1925 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 70

CO RT 122

Poor

Over: DAY BRANCH

.9 MI W CO RT 85 T5SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1965 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: NARROW GAP CREEK

3MI SW WALLACE, Escambia, AL

Built 1945 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 20

GAINES AVE

Poor

Over: TOWN BRANCH

0.1 MI S JCT W LAWRENCE, Franklin, AL

Built 1950 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 500

CO RD 38

Poor

Over: MCNAIR CREEK

1.7 MI NE CO 34 CO 38 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1967 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 55

PHILLIPS DAIRY RD

Poor

Over: BIG GERMNA CREEK TRIB.

1.1 MI. S OF MELTON, Hale, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 40

11TH CT N

Poor

Over: RR (ABANDONED)

11TH CT * 3rd St, Jefferson, AL

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000

JEFFERSON STREET

Poor

Over: SOUTHERN RAILROAD

2.2 MI. W. JCT. SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1927 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,100

BOB STILES RD

Poor

Over: MOLDER BRANCH

2.2 MI NE HURRICANECHAPEL, Madison, AL

Built 1938 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60

JAMES MADISON ROAD

Poor

Over: BRADFORD CREEK

.50 MILE WEST OF WALL TRI, Madison, AL

Built 1936 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HWY 1140

Poor

Over: CREEK

2611 FT S JCT 1096, Marshall, AL

Built 1925 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HWY 1178

Poor

Over: BIG SPRING CREEK

40 FT E JCT 79, Marshall, AL

Built 1958 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 52

CO RD 1214

Poor

Over: BROCK BRANCH

3M N HWY 69, Marshall, AL

Built 1958 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 115

Bethsaida Rd

Poor

Over: Horseshoe Creek

2900 FT SE AL HWY 168, Marshall, AL

Built 1965 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

RICH AVE

Poor

Over: TOULMIN SPRINGS

0.3 MI N US 45, Mobile, AL

Built 1975 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,319

WOODLEY RD.

Poor

Over: WHITES SLOUGH

0.75 MI W OF VIR. LOOP, Montgomery, AL

Built 1947 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 3,100

BATES STAT. CR25

Poor

Over: CHANEY CREEK

BATES STATION RD, Perry, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 150

GRAVEL ROAD CR.161

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY PRAIRIE CREEK

1450 FT.NORTH AGNEW ROAD, Perry, AL

Built 1971 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 45

COUNTY RT #80

Poor

Over: BOSTIC CREEK BRANCH

0.7 MI E OF CO RT #72, Pickens, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE #196

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.0 MI. E STATE RT #14, Pickens, AL

Built 1985 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 2228

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 19,T9N,R21E, Pike, AL

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 75

FRANKLIN ROAD

Poor

Over: GRAVES CREEK

ROANOKE, Randolph, AL

Built 1965 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 600

CO 082

Poor

Over: KELLEY CREEK

0.5 MI E CO RT 005, Talladega, AL

Built 1930 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 515

NORTH STREET WEST

Poor

Over: ISBELL BRANCH

TALLADEGA, Talladega, AL

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 350

N Thornton Road

Poor

Over: Blue Creek

2.6 M N AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1925 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 115

Jack Wilson Road

Poor

Over: N Fork Sandy Creek

0.89 MI N AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1996 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

MAYO ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1/4 MILE S HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 110

MARVIN TURNER RD

Poor

Over: FLAT BRANCH

DEER PARK, Washington, AL

Built 1983 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 15

Showing 13,051-13,100 of 13,471 bridges

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