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

SR-12 MP 142.481

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER RELIEF

5.1 MI. WEST OF US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2013 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 3,405

County Road 344

Good

Over: Cowpen Creek

2.8 mi W. Int US 43, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2018 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 212

IN-85

Good

Over: LONG ST

_JCT Long Street I-85, Lee, AL

Built 2022 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 60,981

CO. RT. 606

Good

Over: BLANKET CREEK

2 MILE S.W.OF ENTERPRISE, Coffee, AL

Built 1955 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,155

WOOLEY SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: PINEY CREEK RELIEF

SEC33 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1967 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 600

CR-11

Good

Over: I-22

0.9 MI S AL-17, Marion, AL

Built 1988 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 323

TALLANT ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

.9 OF A MI. WEST OFUS 80, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 90

SR 24

Good

Over: SLOSS LAKE (PAIN CK)

1.3 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 13, Franklin, AL

Built 1999 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,185

SR 24

Good

Over: SLOSS LAKE (Pain CK)

1.3 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 13, Franklin, AL

Built 1999 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,185

SR 157

Good

Over: WEST FLINT CREEK

1.7 M N JCT SR157 & SR36, Lawrence, AL

Built 2002 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,415

CO RD 208

Good

Over: TRUSSELL CREEK

1.5 MI S UNION, Greene, AL

Built 1999 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 450

DIRT ROAD

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

PELHAM RANGE, Calhoun, AL

Built 2007 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 250

CR 55

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

4 MI NE OF AL 9, Elmore, AL

Built 2008 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 100

RAMP TO 17TH ST

Good

Over: I-20/59

I 20 / 59 RAMP TO 17TH ST, Jefferson, AL

Built 2018 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,018

SR 27 MP 35.899

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.85 MI. N COFFEE CO 156, Coffee, AL

Built 1928 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 2,620

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

2 MI. W OF LOCKHART, Covington, AL

Built 1958 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,085

JOHNSON ROAD

Good

Over: HUNTSVILLE SPRING BRANCH

JOHNSON RD*HUNTS SPG BR, Madison, AL

Built 1992 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 16,660

SR 255

Good

Over: PLUMMER RD

2.0MILES N JCT US 72, Madison, AL

Built 1992 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 30,664

SR 207

Good

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

6.6 M N JCT SR207 & SR 2, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2000 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 2,580

COUNTY ROAD 97

Good

Over: SOLDIERS CREEK

1.5 MI. S. OF U.S. 98, Baldwin, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,070

COUNTY ROAD 6626

Good

Over: TRIB TO BUCKHORN CREEK

SEC 9 T10N R23E, Pike, AL

Built 2003 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 18

SINGLETON ROAD

Good

Over: NASH CREEK

0.6 MI. WEST OF CR#75, Pickens, AL

Built 2005 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 295

Parks Avenue

Good

Over: Branch

0.3 M E of Cedar Hill Dr, Jackson, AL

Built 2019 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 8,696

SR 9

Good

Over: LITTLE SOCAPATOY CK. REL

7 MI N JCT SR 22, Coosa, AL

Built 1938 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 1,819

OLD ALA.HWY 94

Good

Over: BEEMAN CRK.RELIEF

.7 MI WEST OF OLD US231, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 65

MT. ZION ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CRK RELIEF

12.6 MI N PIKE CO. LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 405

CO.RD. 15

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2.70 MI N ALMOND FAS #5, Randolph, AL

Built 1996 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 400

OLD PIKE ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

4.6 MI N BULLOCK COLINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 315

SR 17

Good

Over: JAMES BRANCH

TOXEY, Choctaw, AL

Built 1970 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,560

COUNTY RT #87

Good

Over: DANCY BRANCH

.5 MI NORTH JCT ST RD #17, Pickens, AL

Built 1977 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 150

CO. RD. 101

Good

Over: LITTLE CLAYBANK CR.

SEC-31 T-6-N R-24-E, Dale, AL

Built 1977 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 1,370

MERIWETHER TRAIL

Good

Over: PATSALIGA CREEK

5.7 MI.E.OF LAPINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 600

CO 66

Good

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

CO 66 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1989 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 475

RUDOLPH GALLASCH

Good

Over: LOG CREEK

0.3 S CO 63, Mobile, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 78

MATHEWS ROAD

Good

Over: MATHEWS SLOUGH

2.3 MI E OF OLD PIKE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 38

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CRK. RELIEF

11.0 MI N MOORE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 80

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

11.1 MI N MOORE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 80

HICKORY GROVE RD.

Good

Over: VICKERS CREEK

1.6 MI E OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 125

CO. 18

Good

Over: IHAGEE CREEK BRANCH

1.3 MI W OF OSWICHEE, Russell, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 150

CO. RD.34 DEL0NY R

Good

Over: LITTLE CLAYBANK CR.

SEC-1 T-5-N R-23-E, Dale, AL

Built 1991 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 1,180

COUNTY ROAD 20

Good

Over: BAGWELLS CREEK

SEC 28 T5N R25E, Dale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 465

COUNTY ROAD 67

Good

Over: SEABES CREEK

SEC 19 T5N R26E, Dale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 520

CO. RD. 63

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

SEC. 3 T4N R25E, Dale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 1,298

DIXON BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: JUDY CREEK

SEC 22 T7N R24E, Dale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 50

DIRT RD. OFF 19

Good

Over: BLACKS CREEK

SEC 16 T7N R24E, Dale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 48

CR47 MAPLE SPRG RD

Good

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

CR47 1MI NE MAPLE SPRINGS, Chilton, AL

Built 1966 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 400

DANFORD RD

Good

Over: WEBB CREEK

CO RD 33 TO SILCOX RD, Houston, AL

Built 1997 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 63

CO RT 29

Good

Over: MILL CREEK RELIEF

1.5MI S EVERGREEN, Conecuh, AL

Built 1998 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2MI S EVERGREEN, Conecuh, AL

Built 1998 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 100

CO RD 139

Good

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CRK

1.5MI N CO RD 121, Talladega, AL

Built 1997 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 610

Showing 13,201-13,250 of 16,205 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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