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

FELLOWSHIP RD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

0.8 MI. N.W. FELLOWSHIP, Lamar, AL

Built 1952 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 160

ACTON ROAD

Good

Over: CAHABA RIVER TRIBUTARY

0.1 MI S CAHABA RIVERRD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1977 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 17,600

AL-39

Good

Over: Branch

Clinton, Greene, AL

Built 1982 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,379

SR 239 MP 12.659

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5 MI. N. BARBOUR 27, Barbour, AL

Built 1984 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 440

CO 4

Good

Over: BRANCH

3 MI E RUTHERFORD, Russell, AL

Built 1952 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 300

I 65

Good

Over: I 565

JCT I 65 & I 565, Limestone, AL

Built 1990 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 26,590

Jug Shop Road

Good

Over: Factory Creek

0.3 MILE EAST OF CORD 22, Marion, AL

Built 1991 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 20

SR 2

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

3.7 M E JCT SR 2 & SR247, Colbert, AL

Built 1995 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 8,320

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Good

Over: TRIB TO MUD CREEK

4.4 MI N CLARKE CO LN, Marengo, AL

Built 1995 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 180

CO RD 79 D

Good

Over: CREEK

2MI SW MIXONVILLE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1959 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 130

SR 9

Good

Over: ENITACHOPCO CREEK

5.5MI N MILLERVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1997 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,943

AL 132

Good

Over: LOCUST FK BLACK WARRIOR

AL 132 * WARRIOR RIVER, Etowah, AL

Built 2006 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,418

US 43

Good

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE CR REL

0.5 MI. N OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 6,130

READY SECTION ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

WEST OF WALL * TRIANA????, Madison, AL

Built 2005 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,160

Lee Road 54

Good

Over: CHEWACLA CREEK

2 MI S JCT LEE ROAD 146, Lee, AL

Built 2013 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 2,873

SCHILLINGER ROAD S

Good

Over: HALLS MILL CREEK

2 MI N OF THREE NOTCH RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2016 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 13,877

GRAVEL RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

65 MILE WEST OF CO RD 93, Marion, AL

Built 1900 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 30

SR202

Good

Over: COLD WATER CREEK

.25 MI. NORTH OF US 78, Calhoun, AL

Built 2001 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 13,058

COUNTY ROAD 115

Good

Over: STUDHORSE CREEK

.5MI W OF AL 129 ON CR115, Fayette, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 110

ATLANTA HWY

Good

Over: OLIVER CREEK

1.4 MI E OF EASTERN BLVD, Montgomery, AL

Built 2009 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 18,520

CO. RD. 13

Good

Over: FLY CREEK

1.0 MI. N. OF SR 104, Baldwin, AL

Built 2009 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 2,736

Lee Road 177

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE BRANCH

0.5 MI N JCT LEE ROAD 390, Lee, AL

Built 2011 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 202

FERNLAND ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF FRANKLIN CREEK

1 970 N OF TWO MILE ROAD, Mobile, AL

Built 2012 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,471

Blake Bottom Acc.

Good

Over: Dry Creek

Blake Bottom Rd. & SR255, Madison, AL

Built 2019 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 7,840

SR 27 MP 66.067

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

0.5 MI.S.HENRY CO.7, Henry, AL

Built 1929 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 990

SR 75

Good

Over: BLACK OAK CREEK

6 MI S JCT SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1942 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 7,564

CO RD 33

Good

Over: POSSUM CREEK

2 MI WEST OF CO RD 37, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 460

KNIGHTS SPUR

Good

Over: U.T. SIKES CREEK

.8 MI NE OF CO 23, Barbour, AL

Built 1961 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 60

CO RT 17

Good

Over: MILAM CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT CO RT 28, Lawrence, AL

Built 1964 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 406

HOLMES ST

Good

Over: CREEK

HOLMES BETWEEN SANDERSON, Madison, AL

Built 1983 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 3,700

MILL HILL RD.

Good

Over: FISHER CREEK

1 MI. W OF PLESANT HILL, Etowah, AL

Built 1987 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 98

READY SECTION RD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

0.5 MI E CO RD 1011, Madison, AL

Built 1988 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,080

HACHETT RD

Good

Over: BRILEY CR

SEC10 T4S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1990 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 120

CHARITY LANE

Good

Over: BRIER FORK FLINT RIVER

0.8 MI W NEW SHARON, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 950

LUM RD CO33-CO45

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI WEST OF CO RD 33, Lowndes, AL

Built 1991 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 135

TRIANA BLVD.

Good

Over: I-565/ NFS R.R.

1.3 MI E JCT I565 * SR 53, Madison, AL

Built 1989 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 7,565

CO RD 569

Good

Over: WHIPPORWILL CREEK

0.5 MI W AL 75 T8R5, DeKalb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 95

PENDLEY CREEK RD

Good

Over: PENDLEY CREEK

CORONA, Walker, AL

Built 1995 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 30

CO RD 11 WHITE RD

Good

Over: WHITE BRANCH

HCP 34-04-94, Henry, AL

Built 1996 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 500

OLD BANKHEAD HWY

Good

Over: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR

0.25MI S US 78, Jefferson, AL

Built 1997 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,558

SR 157

Good

Over: ELAM CREEK

5.6 M S JCT SR157 & SR24, Lawrence, AL

Built 2002 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 3,535

CO. RD. 45

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

Lindsey Bridge Road, Covington, AL

Built 1999 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 540

CO RD 129

Good

Over: TRUSSELL CK RELIEF

2.57KM N CO RD 131, Greene, AL

Built 1997 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 500

CO. RD. 684

Good

Over: WEHADKEE CREEK

DOC RUMBLEY)SE BACON LEVE, Randolph, AL

Built 1998 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 50

I-22

Good

Over: Burnt Caine Creek

1MI W OF CR-81, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 25,062

I-22

Good

Over: Burnt Caine Creek

1MI West of CR- 81, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 25,062

US 90/98 WB

Good

Over: US 90/98 WB

0.3MI W SPANISH FORT HILL, Baldwin, AL

Built 2002 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 5,942

CO. RD. 13

Good

Over: TURKEY BRANCH

0.6 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 24, Baldwin, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 433

DEWEY IVEY ROAD

Good

Over: JUDY CREEK

0.8 MI EAST CO RD 13, Barbour, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 83

Good

Over: ELBERTA CREEK

0.6 MI. N. OF U.S.98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,992

Showing 13,101-13,150 of 16,205 bridges

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