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

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTA CREEK

SEC16 T11N R24E, Bullock, AL

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 51

COUNTY ROAD 8

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

SEC 9 T11N R24E, Bullock, AL

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 41

CO RD 45

Good

Over: PERSIMMON CREEK

0.14 MI NO OF CO RD 67, Macon, AL

Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 341

SALEM ROAD

Good

Over: HOUTEN BRANCH

2.3 MI NORTH OF CR#22, Pickens, AL

Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 20

US 80

Good

Over: FOURTH CREEK

7.0 MI E JCT AL 17, Sumter, AL

Built 2011 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,863

HOLMES AVE

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

410 HOLMES AVE, Madison, AL

Built 2014 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 6,200

US 82

Good

Over: LITTLEMULBERRYCREEKRELIE

4.9MIEASTCHILTONCO.LINE, Autauga, AL

Built 1939 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,950

COUNTY ROUTE 27

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.05 MI.N.W. EXCEL, Monroe, AL

Built 1962 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 500

CR53 LITTLEJOHN RD

Good

Over: GOOSE POND CREEK

CR53 .75MI S MTPLEASANTCH, Chilton, AL

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 600

CR # 62

Good

Over: TRIB TO SOAPSTONE CK

0.3 MI E CR 7, Dallas, AL

Built 1970 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 75

CRAGFORD RD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK * ACLRLWAY

CRAGFORD, Clay, AL

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 138

CO 32

Good

Over: MARINGO CREEK

2.2 MI S E HUGLEY, Russell, AL

Built 1932 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 190

CO 32

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

4.1 MI S E HUGLEY, Russell, AL

Built 1932 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 190

CR-49

Good

Over: Matthews Creek

2.52 Mi NE of US-231, Coosa, AL

Built 1980 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,201

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

24.2 MI N OF PIKE CO LINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1982 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 900

US 84 MP 144.577

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CK.REL.

4.0 MI. W.US 331, Covington, AL

Built 1982 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,405

GOODWYN ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

3.2 MI EAST OF MT ZION RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1984 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 85

BLUFF SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: COWARTS CREEK

US 84 TO CO RD 26, Houston, AL

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 220

COUNTY HIGHWAY145

Good

Over: LITTLE PAINT ROCK CREEK

1300 FT W JCT 431, Marshall, AL

Built 1986 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 420

C0 RD 51 FAS06

Good

Over: MUSH CREEK

2.4 MI S JCT CORT68T8SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1987 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,019

DODSON RD.

Good

Over: DODSON CREEK

2.0 MI SE OF WAYSIDE, Fayette, AL

Built 1989 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 59

SR 41

Good

Over: A.G.R.

HYBART, Monroe, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 470

R2-0 W TO OAKWOOD

Good

Over: HALSEY AVENUE

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

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,998

WHITE PKE

Good

Over: BROWNS CREEK

12505 WHITE PKE, Colbert, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 300

ROCKY RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SHADES CREEK

1.5 MI SO MORGAN DRIVE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 13,400

COUNTY HWY. 102

Good

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

2.1 MILES WEST JCT ST.187, Marion, AL

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30

KNOWLES RD.

Good

Over: COCHGALECHEE CREEK

KNOWLES RD..2MI.WEST 280, Russell, AL

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 834

US 80

Good

Over: TOMBIGBEE RIVER (-)

TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,755

BEAR CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

4.1 MI. FROM JCT ALA 69, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 200

AL-5

Good

Over: Buck Creek

AL-5 Buck Creek, Walker, AL

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,922

AL 55

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2.6 MI FROM 31, Butler, AL

Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,615

GREEN ACRES ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE HATCHET CREEK

?????????????????????????, Clay, AL

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 23

N. DONAHUE DRIVE

Good

Over: SAUGAHATCHEE CREEK

0.9 MI NORTH ALA 267, Lee, AL

Built 2011 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,860

DANVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: DANVILLE BRANCH

0.25 MI NORTH OF HWY 36W, Morgan, AL

Built 2013 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,010

Martin Road

Good

Over: US 231: SR 53_

4 MI S JCT US 431*231, Madison, AL

Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,253

NARROW LANE RD

Good

Over: WHITES SLOUGH

0.27 MI N MCINNIS RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1983 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 500

GROVE ST

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

AL 53 TO CO RD 81, Houston, AL

Built 1986 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 395

SR 10

Good

Over: STURDIVANT CREEK REL.

2 MI. E. OF AWIN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 1,420

CO 94 LANEY ROAD

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

1.4 MI E CRAWFORD, Russell, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 130

RAMP TO SR 255 N

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

0.1 MI N JCT I565 * SR255, Madison, AL

Built 1991 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 18,017

FELDER ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF WASDEN RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 500

FELDER ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

0.7 MI. N. OF WASDEN RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 500

FELDER ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

1.2 MI. N. OF WASDEN RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 500

FELDER RD

Good

Over: CREEK

1.2 M S OF SELMA HWY, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 650

SR 69

Good

Over: SOUTH DOUBLE CREEK

2.7 MI. N. OF NANAFALIA, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 1,220

US 84 MP 192.886

Good

Over: LITTLE CHOCTAWHATCHEE R.

DALE-HOUSTON CO. LINE, Dale, AL

Built 1994 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 9,165

BEAVER RIDGE RD.

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.2KM S OF HWY 411, St. Clair, AL

Built 1991 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 100

WEST MCLEAN ROAD

Good

Over: BENT CREEK

1.4 MI E. OF WASDEN ROAD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 30

BEASON COVE ROAD

Good

Over: GULF CREEK

3.0 MILES W. OF STEELE, St. Clair, AL

Built 2004 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 215

PLEASANT RIDGE RD.

Good

Over: MUD CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.2 MI. S. STEEDLEY RD, Lamar, AL

Built 2008 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 55

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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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