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

TURNER ROAD

Poor

Over: GUM TREE BRANCH

0.17 MI N E WHISTLER ST, Mobile, AL

Built 1973 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2,512

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

WARES FERRY RD

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.64 MI S OF RIVERSIDE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1967 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,200

Early St.

Poor

Over: Genetta Ditch

At Bellview Int., Montgomery, AL

Built 1800 Load: 1.8 t

FORMAN BOTTOM ROAD

Poor

Over: COTACO CREEK

0.5 MI NW COUNTY RT296, Morgan, AL

Built 1930 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

BURLESON MTN ROAD

Poor

Over: VILLIAGE BRANCH

2.0 MI EAST HWY 31, Morgan, AL

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 115

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 #30

Poor

Over: HOLLY BRANCH

2.6 MI EAST OF JCT US 82, Pickens, AL

Built 1937 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 150

RT# 11/ SALEM RD.

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK BRANCH

4.3 MI NORTH OF CO RT 22, Pickens, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

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

CO RT #211

Poor

Over: SNEADS CREEK

3.0 MILES NO CR #63, Pickens, AL

Built 1981 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 25

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 RD 604

Poor

Over: UN-NAMED BRANCH

3 MI SE OF WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL

Built 1969 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 18

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1137 BRICK CREEK

0.4 MI N ALA HWY 28, Sumter, AL

Built 1958 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 90

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 STREAM

3.6 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1982 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 31

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

DADE STREET

Poor

Over: BRANCH

DADEVILLE, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 175

N Thornton Road

Poor

Over: Blue Creek

2.6 M N AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1925 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 115

OLDMILLERFERRY RD.

Poor

Over: BUCK CREEK

DADEVILLE, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1947 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 130

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

CO RD 25

Poor

Over: BILBO CREEK

SEABOARD, Washington, AL

Built 1970 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

MARVIN TURNER RD

Poor

Over: FLAT BRANCH

DEER PARK, Washington, AL

Built 1983 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 15

LUELLA RD

Poor

Over: TRIB BILBO CREEK

OFF JOHN JOHNSTON ROAD, Washington, AL

Built 1978 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

FIRETOWER ROAD

Poor

Over: BATES CREEK

FAIRFORD, Washington, AL

Built 1980 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

LUKE RIVERS RD

Poor

Over: BILBO CREEK

LUKE RIVERS RD, Washington, AL

Built 1984 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 250

BETHEL CHURCH RD

Poor

Over: JACKS BRANCH

BETHEL CHURCH RD, Washington, AL

Built 1978 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

STOKER ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB BASSETS CREEK

ST. STEPHENS\HOBSON, Washington, AL

Built 1989 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

DEARMAN FORK RD

Poor

Over: TAYLORS CREEK

.5 MILE FROM CNTY RD 11, Washington, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

RITA BAY RD

Poor

Over: UT LITTLE RED CREEK

RED CREEK, Washington, AL

Built 1968 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

CR210/MT MORIAH DR

Poor

Over: BREASTWORK CREEK RELIEF

2.6 Miles East CR7, Wilcox, AL

Built 1976 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 20

CO RD 2

Poor

Over: CANE CREEK

1 MI N JCT US 278, Winston, AL

Built 1958 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 150

CO 65

Poor

Over: Muscadine CREEK

just south of Cr 49, Cleburne, AL

Built 1957 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 450

CO RT 678

Poor

Over: BENGIS CREEK

.5 MI E CO RT 122 T5SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1921 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10

RAILROAD STREET

Poor

Over: Driver Creek

0.5 MI E SR#17, Lamar, AL

Built 1900 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 15

CO 258

Poor

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI W OF CO 10, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1937 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 92

WOLF CREEK RD.

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

Wolf Creek Road, Marshall, AL

Built 1985 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

121/DOUBLE BRANCH

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK BRANCH

1 MILE NO OF HWY 20, Pickens, AL

Built 1986 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 40

Bill Price Road

Poor

Over: Emuckfaw Creek

1.4 M E OF RD NO. 556, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1920 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 45

STATE LAND ROAD

Poor

Over: SPUR OFF NO. FORK CREEK

0.8 MI NO. OF AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1919 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 20

LIDAR RD

Poor

Over: TRIB TO INDIAN CREEK

WEST OF MORRIS RD, Madison, AL

Built 1975 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 2,500

Buttston Road

Poor

Over: Unnamed Creek

0.9 M N CO RD 520, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1920 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 105

OAK HEIGHTS RD.

Poor

Over: STONE CREEK

0.2 MI E ALA 14:TALLASSEE, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1928 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 2,000

CO RD 43

Poor

Over: SELLERS SLOUGH

7.6 MI N OF SR41/CR49, Wilcox, AL

Built 1966 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 150

PHILLIPS ROAD

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

1 1/2 MI SW OF CLEVELAND, Blount, AL

Built 1977 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 66

Showing 13,201-13,250 of 13,471 bridges

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