Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
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
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
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
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
BOB WADE LANE
PoorOver: DRY CREEK
0.2 MILE WEST PULASKI PIK, Madison, AL
Built 1948 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 900
ROSEDALE AVE
PoorOver: TOULMIN SPRINGS
0.2 MI S MAGEE ST, Mobile, AL
Built 1974 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 861
LYONS ST
PoorOver: SNAKE BAYOU
0.5 MI W ALA 188, Mobile, AL
Built 1947 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 118
REC. AREA ROAD
PoorOver: DRY CREEK - CHEAHA LAKE
9.6 MI N OF S PARK BDRY., Clay, AL
Built 1958 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 167
AL. 81
PoorOver: UPHAPEE CREEK
0.3 MI.N.I85, Macon, AL
Built 1945 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 1,740
BANK STREET
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
CITY OF PARRISH, Walker, AL
Built 1940 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1
DRY CREEK RD
PoorOver: DRY CREEK
BASHI, Washington, AL
Built 1983 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 100
CO RT 74 GRAVEL R
PoorOver: WELLS CREEK
5M LEFT TURN OFF CO RT74, Perry, AL
Built 1966 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 130
CR 214
PoorOver: YELLOW CREEK
0.65 MI S 72 ON CR 108, Jackson, AL
Built 1986 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 28
C0 81
PoorOver: CARR CREEK
.5 MI SOTH of HOLLIS, Cleburne, AL
Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15
SPARKMAN ST
PoorOver: SHOAL CREEK
JCT SPARKMAN ST*SHOAL CRK, Morgan, AL
Built 1915 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,123
ROADWAY
PoorOver: CO RT 1149 CREEK
0.5 MI S CO RT 1150, Sumter, AL
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25
HINKLE ROAD
PoorOver: POLY CREEK
.8 MI S AL 22, Chilton, AL
Built 1968 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,000
CO.RT.615
PoorOver: BRANCH AT WILSON CRK
0.3 MI. E. AL.43, Marengo, AL
Built 1989 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 50
CO RD 2
PoorOver: BEAR CREEK
3MI WEST OF ALA 10, Wilcox, AL
Built 1970 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 250
COUNTY DIRT RD
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
2 MI SOUTH OF HORN HILL, Covington, AL
Built 1952 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY DIRT RD
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
EAST OF HOLLOWAY BRIDGE, Covington, AL
Built 1948 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 110
AL0601 (OLD AL143)
PoorOver: CSX RAIL ROAD
1.4MI N. OF JACKSON ST., Montgomery, AL
Built 1937 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 62
AL-5
PoorOver: Mulberry Fork Warrior
6 MI E Jasper, Walker, AL
Built 1978 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 11,113
SR 38 / US280
PoorOver: SOCAPATOY CREEK
12.2 MI E. TALL CO LINE, Coosa, AL
Built 1972 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 11,322
PRICE RIVERS RD
PoorOver: CHOCTAW BRANCH
SIMS CHAPEL, Washington, AL
Built 1985 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 200
SR 247
PoorOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
4 M N JCT SR247 & SR 24, Franklin, AL
Built 1964 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,230
DIRT RD-ABB RD
PoorOver: HENSON CREEK
1 MI N CO RD 20-ABB RD, Washington, AL
Built 1985 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 100
US 31
PoorOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
0.45 MI S OF ALA RIVER, Montgomery, AL
Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20,900
SPARKMAN DR
PoorOver: PINHOOK CREEK
SPARKMAN * MEMORIALPKY, Madison, AL
Built 1968 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 19,100
SR 243
PoorOver: CEDAR CREEK
3.5 M S JCT SR243 & SR 24, Franklin, AL
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,290
US 31 NBL
PoorOver: CATOMA CREEK
0.6 MI S OF SO BY PASS, Montgomery, AL
Built 1955 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 7,885
I65 NBL
PoorOver: PINTLALA CREEK
2.6 MI.N.OF TYSON RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 16,060
US 331
PoorOver: STREAM
1.85 MI.S.AL 94 INTERSECT, Montgomery, AL
Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 4,160
AL 81
PoorOver: W. OF AL. RR
IN NOTASULGA, Macon, AL
Built 1936 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,660
AL-7
PoorOver: Sims Creek
1.1 MI S I-59, Greene, AL
Built 1937 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 1,210
AL.199
PoorOver: BRANCH
1.4 MIN.JCT AL#81, Macon, AL
Built 1943 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 1,270
TURNER DIRT RD
PoorOver: GUM SPRINGS BRANCH
DEER PARK, Washington, AL
Built 1983 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 15
US 90 WB
PoorOver: TENSAW/SPANISH RIVER
MOBILE - BALD CO LINE, Mobile, AL
Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,355
US 331
PoorOver: STREAM
4.3 MI.S.AL 94 INTERSECTI, Montgomery, AL
Built 1970 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,880
AL-13
PoorOver: BNSF Railroad
.5 MI S AL-118, Walker, AL
Built 1957 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,141
SR 91
PoorOver: DORSEY CREEK
7 MI N JCT SR 69, Cullman, AL
Built 1972 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 665
#36/DEWEY BONNER
PoorOver: FENANCHE CREEK
2.2 MI EAST OF JCT SR #17, Pickens, AL
Built 1972 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 50
US 431
PoorOver: HATCHECHUBBEE CREEK
0.3 MI S RR AT PITTSVIEW, Russell, AL
Built 1939 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 420
I - 59 SOUTH
PoorOver: CANOE CREEK
I59 * CANOE CREEK, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,585
I - 59 NORTH
PoorOver: CANOE CREEK
I59 * CANOE CREEK, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,585
AL-257
PoorOver: Sipsey River
Duncan Bridge, Winston, AL
Built 1967 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 4,476
SR 193
PoorOver: MISS. SOUND * D.I. BAY
.80 MI N OF BIENVILLE AVE, Mobile, AL
Built 1982 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 5,641
AL - 150
PoorOver: LIL SHADES CK
AL - 150 * LIL SHADES CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1945 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 12,820
AL - 53 (US 231)
PoorOver: STRAWBERRY CREEK
BLOUNT/CULLMAN CO LN, Blount, AL
Built 1931 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 4,370
US 80
PoorOver: BRANCH
5.6 MI.E.OF DALLAS CO LIN, Lowndes, AL
Built 1925 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 7,950
AL - 269
PoorOver: LOCUST FK WARRIOR RV
AL 269 * ATWOOD FERRY, Jefferson, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 2,070
AL-7
PoorOver: Trib. to Minters Creek
4.0 MI E of I-20/59, Greene, AL
Built 1918 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,088
CO.RD.68
PoorOver: SHOAL CREEK
WADSWORTH, Autauga, AL
Built 1982 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 598
SR 9
PoorOver: COTTAQUILA CREEK
10.6 MI NO JCT US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1940 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,863
Showing 13,401-13,450 of 13,471 bridges
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