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

CO RD 27/N SO RR

Good

Over: INDUSTRIAL ACCESS RD

0.28 MI SO SR 5, Wilcox, AL

Built 2014 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 200

_Walker Chapel Rd

Good

Over: _Black Creek

_0.4 Mi E Shady Grove Rd, Jefferson, AL

Built 2022 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 1,500

STREETY RD 21-80

Good

Over: CREEK

2 MI SOUTH OF US 80, Lowndes, AL

Built 1993 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 115

SR 154

Good

Over: STREAM

10.5 MI. W.OF THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1963 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 310

MERIWETHER ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 MI E.OF US 231, Montgomery, AL

Built 1983 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 300

HOBBIE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

11.8 MI N OF SR 94 RAMER, Montgomery, AL

Built 1984 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 525

COUNTY ROAD 139

Good

Over: WEEWOKA CREEK

2.0 MILES NORTH CO RD 175, Talladega, AL

Built 1955 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 225

UNIONACDMY-ADA RD.

Good

Over: CREEK

1.3 MI SE OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1987 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 118

UNIONACDMY-ADA RD.

Good

Over: CREEK

2.5 MI E OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1987 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 118

UNIONACDMY-ADA RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

4.6 MI EAST OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1987 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 118

FLOWERS ROAD

Good

Over: MATHEWS SLOUGH

2.9 MI N OF BULLOCKCOLINE, Montgomery, AL

Built 1987 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 195

HOBBIE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

10.9 MI N S-94 RAMER, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 525

GOODWYN ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

3.7 MI E OF MT ZION RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 85

GOODWYN ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

4.2 MI E OF MT ZION RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 85

GOODWYN ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

3.4 MI E OF MT ZION RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 85

GIBSON ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

.3 MI. E. OF MT. ZION RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 85

GOODWYN RD.

Good

Over: BASKINS MILL CREEK

3.2 M E MT ZION RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 85

WOODLEY ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CREEK

8.6 MI N MOORE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1989 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 80

CR. 62

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK(MC)

1.0 MI.SW UNION CHURCH, Butler, AL

Built 1989 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 382

LONDON ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

.7 MI FROM MATHEWS RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 30

CO 27

Good

Over: MARINGO CREEK

2.2 MI S E HUGLEY, Russell, AL

Built 1931 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 170

STOKES ROAD

Good

Over: GALBRAITH MILL CREEK

.9 MI E OF LOWERWETUMPKA, Montgomery, AL

Built 1992 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 86

MORSE ROAD

Good

Over: MORSE SLOUGH

.1 MI N OF US 331, Montgomery, AL

Built 1991 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 30

CO. 10

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.2 MI. S. KENDALL C.R., Chambers, AL

Built 1991 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 70

OLD US 431(CO 59)

Good

Over: HIGH PINE CREEK

CITY OF ROANOKE, Randolph, AL

Built 1994 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,500

CO HWY 410

Good

Over: BULLY CREEK

180 EAST CR 9, Shelby, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 279

CO RD 1005

Good

Over: CREEK

500FT S CO RD 1005A, Marshall, AL

Built 1975 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 3,000

CO 33

Good

Over: WATULA CREEK

6.6KM NE UCHEE, Russell, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 100

LINDWOOD DR

Good

Over: STREAM

THOMASVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1998 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 300

SR 2

Good

Over: SWAN CREEK

0.4 M W JCT SR 2 & I 65, Limestone, AL

Built 2005 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 16,400

CAREY ROAD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

SEC 10 T2S R4W, Limestone, AL

Built 2005 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 431

Good

Over: WEDOWEE CREEK

1 MI N TOWN OF WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL

Built 2006 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,408

OLD AL. HIGHWAY 18

Good

Over: LITTLE HELLS CREEK

0.8 MI. WEST CROSSVILLE, Lamar, AL

Built 2006 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 120

US 80

Good

Over: FOURTH CREEK

7 MI E OF JCT AL 17, Sumter, AL

Built 2012 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 2,550

SR 53

Good

Over: Slide Area

1.7 M S SR 53 & SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 2020 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 15,092

AL-25

Good

Over: Waxahatchee Creek

AL-25 * Waxahatchee Creek, Shelby, AL

Built 2023 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 3,202

I-565

Good

Over: ZIERDT ROAD

I-565 OVER ZIERDT RD., Madison, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 35,103

I-565

Good

Over: ZIERDT ROAD

I-565 OVER ZIERDT RD., Madison, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 35,103

CO. RD. 10

Good

Over: SHUTT CREEK

0.7 MI. N. OF CO. RD. 49, Baldwin, AL

Built 1988 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 2,139

PEPPER ROAD

Good

Over: FRENCH MILL CR

SEC9 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1993 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 890

AL-172

Good

Over: Bear Creek

4 MI E JCT US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1994 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 1,000

RIPLEY ROAD

Good

Over: POPLAR CREEK

SEC 23 T3S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1995 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 200

AL-195

Good

Over: Clear Creek

7.95 MI S JCT US 278, Winston, AL

Built 1998 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 2,460

BROMLY ROAD

Good

Over: BAY MINETTE CREEK

1.6 MI. E. OF S.R. 225, Baldwin, AL

Built 2008 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 132

COUNTY 22

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK NEAR VICK

CO. 22 .5 MI E US 82 CVIL, Bibb, AL

Built 1986 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 45

SMILIES FERRY RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

8.0 MI N MERIWETHER TRAIL, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 120

OLD SELLERS RD.

Good

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

.2 MI N OF ADA RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 82

SPRINGHILL ROAD

Good

Over: BASKINS MILL CREEK

2.7 MI E LONG RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 35

SHEPPARD RD 2

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

.4 MI SOUTH OF CO 41, Barbour, AL

Built 1991 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 100

LAURENDINE ROAD

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.76MI E BELLINGRATH RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1997 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 2,309

Showing 13,401-13,450 of 16,205 bridges

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