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
I - 459 SOUTH
PoorOver: CAHABA RIVER
I459 * CAHABA RIVER, Jefferson, AL
Built 1981 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 99,312
CR 463 MOSELEY RD
PoorOver: SLATER BRANCH
.59 MILES W SR 5, Wilcox, AL
Built 1991 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 45
SR 26
PoorOver: BRANCH
1.2 MI E JCT SR 51, Russell, AL
Built 1926 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,060
SR 26
PoorOver: KING BRANCH
0.8 MI W OF HATCHECHUBBE, Russell, AL
Built 1926 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 1,490
HARRAGATE SPRINGS
PoorOver: BRANCH
.5 MILES FROM AL 9, Elmore, AL
Built 1984 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 60
US 82
PoorOver: CANEY BRANCH
3.9 MI.E OF AL 51 JCT, Bullock, AL
Built 1928 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,270
BRIDGE E OF G101
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
EAST OF G101, Calhoun, AL
Built 1940 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 30
RANGER ST
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
W SATURN RD NEAR BLD 4625, Madison, AL
Built 1970 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 200
AL - 74 (US 278)
PoorOver: BIG SPRING CREEK
.7 MI.E.AL 79, Blount, AL
Built 1953 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 5,810
AL 205
PoorOver: ATN RR
AL 205 * ATN RR, Etowah, AL
Built 1924 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 1,410
SR 169
PoorOver: FLAKE CREEK
6.6 MI S OPELIKA, Lee, AL
Built 1948 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 3,640
SR 22
PoorOver: TIMBER GUT CREEK
5 MI E HILLABEE CREEK, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1939 Load: 83.1 t ADT: 2,681
AL - 5 (US 11)
PoorOver: OPOSSUM CREEK
@ BESSEMER PLAZA MALL, Jefferson, AL
Built 1955 Load: 88.7 t ADT: 19,500
US 98
PoorOver: FLY CREEK
0.5 MI W SR 104, Baldwin, AL
Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 31,822
AL 160
PoorOver: PANNEL CREEK
AL 160 * PANNEL CK, Blount, AL
Built 1950 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,441
BLUFF VALLEY RD
PoorOver: STREET CREEK
2.0 M SW BLUFF SPRING, Clay, AL
Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 233
COUNTY ROAD 11
PoorOver: BEAVER BRANCH RELIEF
BURGAMY SWAMP RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1961 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 555
SR 24
PoorOver: TOWN BRANCH
0.3 M W JCT SR 24 & SR 13, Franklin, AL
Built 1975 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,700
I-85
PoorOver: MOORES MILL CREEK
4.1 MI N JCT US 29, Lee, AL
Built 1958 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 40,660
I65 SBL
PoorOver: BRANCH
0.8 MI.N.OF BUTLER CO., Lowndes, AL
Built 1966 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 14,920
I85
PoorOver: BRANCH
0.83 MI S AL. #199, Macon, AL
Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 31,250
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