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

C0 94

Poor

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

TERRAPIN CREEK * CR 94, Cleburne, AL

Built 1930 ADT: 65

C0 863

Poor

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

CR 863 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1951 ADT: 45

CO 290

Poor

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

CR 290 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1954 ADT: 30

DIRT RD .7 MI S 84

Poor

Over: DOUBLE BRIDGES CREEK

CITY OF NEW BROCKTON, Coffee, AL

Built 1988 ADT: 42

CO RT 63

Poor

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

2 MI NORTH HERBERT, Conecuh, AL

Built 1957 ADT: 90

ZACK LN.

Poor

Over: BRANCH

2 MI.EAST REPTON, Conecuh, AL

Built 1946 ADT: 85

CO. RD. NO 107

Poor

Over: PIGEON CREEK

7 MI. N RED LEVEL, Covington, AL

Built 1930 ADT: 100

UNPAVED ROAD

Poor

Over: L*N RAILROAD

0.5 MI. W JCT. CO. RT. 43, Cullman, AL

Built 1952 ADT: 30

30

Poor

Over: DORSEY CREEK

Cr 30, Cullman, AL

Built 1957 ADT: 125

Cr 1389

Poor

Over: FLINT CREEK

CR 1389, Cullman, AL

Built 1957 ADT: 40

STATE LANDS RD 88

Poor

Over: BRANCH OFF CHANEY CREEK

BETWEEN CO 25 AND CO 45, Dallas, AL

Built 1983 ADT: 50

CO RT 189

Poor

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

0.5 MI W CO RT 51 T7SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1932 ADT: 75

CO RD 22

Poor

Over: YELLOW CREEK

.85 MI SE AL 176 T9SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1950 ADT: 79

CO RD 158

Poor

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

1MI NW OF CO RT 47 T6SR7E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1954 ADT: 70

CO RD 667

Poor

Over: SOFKAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC.14,T 19N,218E, Elmore, AL

Built 1931 ADT: 60

MILLER CREEK BRIDG

Poor

Over: MILLER CREEK

CONECUH DISTRICT, Escambia, AL

Built 1964 ADT: 100

MEANS RD.

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

MEANS RD., Etowah, AL

Built 1928 ADT: 105

SUTTON BRIDGE RD.

Poor

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

@ BLACK CREEK PKWY, Etowah, AL

Built 1956 ADT: 10,500

DEE NIX RD.

Poor

Over: LOCUST FORK WARRIOR R

0.24 MI NW OF MOODY CHPL, Etowah, AL

Built 1930 ADT: 119

CO RD B22

Poor

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

1.2 MI N CO 16 CO B22 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1936 ADT: 65

CO RD A45

Poor

Over: HOLCOMB BRANCH

.2 MI W CO A45 SR 187 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1950 ADT: 20

CO RD B29

Poor

Over: STREAM

.1 MI S SR 247, Franklin, AL

Built 1951 ADT: 35

REVELS FARM ROAD

Poor

Over: DOUBLE BRIDGES CREEK

4 MILES EAST SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1900 ADT: 55

CALDWELL RD.

Poor

Over: SANDY CREEK

5 MI SE OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1958 ADT: 33

DOUG MOCK ROAD

Poor

Over: CORNER CREEK TRIBUTARY

1 MI W OF HACODA, Geneva, AL

Built 1925 ADT: 50

GALBERRY RD.

Poor

Over: UT-FAULK MILL CK

5 MILES N.W. OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1996 ADT: 39

CO RD 128

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

3.5 MI E MT HEBRON, Greene, AL

Built 1958 ADT: 105

SPRINGFIELD AVE

Poor

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.8 MI N US 11 CITYHALL, Greene, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 16

EVANS STATION RD

Poor

Over: POLE BRIDGE BRANCH

2.5 MI.W. OF EVANSVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1950 ADT: 20

GREER CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO GREER CREEK

3.6 MI.E. OF LANEVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1955 ADT: 50

GREER CREEK RD.

Poor

Over: GREER CREEK

3.8 MI. E. OF LANEVILLE, Hale, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 50

CO RT 145

Poor

Over: BOXES COVE CREEK

1.8MI NW JCT SR 79, Jackson, AL

Built 1971 ADT: 52

CITY STREET

Poor

Over: RAILROAD * BLACK CK

OLD US 31 * BLACK CREEK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1931 ADT: 1,250

COGBIL ST

Poor

Over: LIL CAHABA RV

COGBIL ST * ASHVILLE RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1937 ADT: 75

FIRST AVENUE EAST

Poor

Over: YELLOW CK RELIEF

OLD HWY 18 EAST OF VERNON, Lamar, AL

Built 1928 ADT: 947

FIRST AVENUE EAST

Poor

Over: YELLOW CREEK

OLD HWY 18 EAST OF VERNON, Lamar, AL

Built 1928 ADT: 947

FIRST AVENUE EAST

Poor

Over: YELLOW CREEK RELIEF

OLD HWY 18 EAST OF VERNON, Lamar, AL

Built 1928 ADT: 947

CO. 153

Poor

Over: COTTS CREEK

0.4 MI SE INT CO 59, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1937 ADT: 25

JEFFERSON STREET

Poor

Over: BIG NANCE CREEK

1.9 MI. W. COURTLAND, Lawrence, AL

Built 1926 ADT: 1,100

JEFFERSON STREET

Poor

Over: BIG NANCE CREEK RELIEF

1.8 MI. JCT. SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1926 ADT: 1,100

_SAND SPRINGS RD.

Poor

Over: _HAUSKIN BRANCH

SEC.28 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1953 ADT: 185

COUNTY ROUTE 73

Poor

Over: CALEBEE CREEK

SE1/4 S18 T16 R23, Macon, AL

Built 1928 ADT: 100

CO RD 67

Poor

Over: CALEBEE CREEK

3.1 MI E.OF SR8/US80E, Macon, AL

Built 1940 ADT: 31

COUNTY ROUTE 45

Poor

Over: CALEBEE CREEK

W1/2 S36 T16 R23, Macon, AL

Built 1958 ADT: 160

OLD COLUMBUS RD

Poor

Over: LONG BRANCH

.5 MI NO OF AL-8/US80, Macon, AL

Built 1965 ADT: 52

COUNTY ROUTE 13

Poor

Over: BUGHALL CREEK

SW1/4 S33 T15 R22, Macon, AL

Built 1981 ADT: 80

OLD 431 HWY

Poor

Over: PAINT ROCK RIVER

1.4 MI S NEW HOPE, Madison, AL

Built 1927 ADT: 672

CO. RT. 564

Poor

Over: BRANCH AT POWELL CRK

1.2 MI. N OF CO.RT.54, Marengo, AL

Built 1957 ADT: 50

CO.RT.560

Poor

Over: BRANCH AT COTTONWOOD CRK

2.2 MI. E. OF AL.25, Marengo, AL

Built 1959 ADT: 50

CO.RT.573

Poor

Over: BRANCH AT POPLAR CRK

0.70 MI. S.E. CO.RT.53, Marengo, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 50

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