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

ALLIANCE ROAD

Good

Over: WARRIOR RIVR LOCUST FORK

3.0 MI. EAST OF AL. 269, Jefferson, AL

Built 2011 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 3,000

CO RD 64

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

0.3 MI W. US 43 CO 64 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 2004 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 259

BRUNSON 5

Good

Over: PHELPS CREEK

3.8 MI NE RT 1202, Sumter, AL

Built 2005 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 223

COUNTY ROAD 30

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

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

Built 2005 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 415

DURBIN FORK RD.

Good

Over: DURBIN BRANCH

1.5 MI. S. OF CO. RD. 57, Baldwin, AL

Built 2010 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 83

500

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Cleburne, AL

Built 2012 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 100

SR 20

Good

Over: WHEELER LAKE

1.8 M E JCT SR 20 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1928 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 26,220

CO. RD. NO 70

Good

Over: FIVE RUN CREEK

CR 70, Covington, AL

Built 1957 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 280

I-359 RAMP "A"

Good

Over: 15TH STREET

JCT WITH 15TH STREET, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1983 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 5,133

CO. RD. 10

Good

Over: SCHOOLHOUSE CREEK

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

Built 1988 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 2,139

AL 39

Good

Over: TOMS CREEK

2.7 MI. S. OF GAINESVILLE, Sumter, AL

Built 1992 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 830

CO 123

Good

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

1 MI. NORTH CR 65, Cleburne, AL

Built 2011 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 50

Self Road

Good

Over: Bethesda Creek

0.47 Miles West of CR 98, Coosa, AL

Built 2015 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 24

I 565

Good

Over: WITHERS SPRING BRANCH

6.4 M E JCT I 565 & I 65, Limestone, AL

Built 1988 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 393

COUNTY ROAD 99

Good

Over: SKIPPER CREEK

RC BR CULV ON FAS 08, Henry, AL

Built 1994 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 850

WHITE ROAD

Good

Over: CAMPBELL CREEK TRIBUTARY

50 E JCT INGRAM ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1991 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 302

2ND AVE OPELIKA

Good

Over: NO. SOUTHERN RAILROAD

2nd Ave RR, Lee, AL

Built 1998 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 18,979

AL-129

Good

Over: Musgrove Creek

Lawrence Mill, Fayette, AL

Built 2001 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 351

COVE SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE COVE CREEK

.1 MI N OF LITTLE COVE RD, Etowah, AL

Built 2000 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 275

BIG BRUSH ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BRUSH CREEK

1.6 Miles East of CR 21, Hale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 146

EAST LINWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: GRIFFIN BROOK

E.LINWOOD DR AND PRIMROSE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2002 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROAD 9

Good

Over: SR 24

1 MI E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 300

I-10 EBL * WBL

Good

Over: US 90 EBL * WBL

I-10 @ US 90 INTERCHANGE, Mobile, AL

Built 2012 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 72,338

Lee Road 154

Good

Over: HALAWAKEE CREEK

0.8 MI SE JCT LEE RD 390, Lee, AL

Built 2011 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 72

CO RD 12

Good

Over: HALLS BRANCH

8 MI SOUTH OF US HWY 80, Lowndes, AL

Built 1955 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 510

COUNTY RD 25

Good

Over: COKER CREEK

Padget Road, Covington, AL

Built 1954 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 200

SR 10

Good

Over: BRANCH

.9 MI. W. OF SWEETWATER, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,990

4TH ST SE

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.1 MI E JCT US31 * US278, Cullman, AL

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,970

SIPSEY ROAD

Good

Over: SIPSEY RIVER

SIPSEY AL, Walker, AL

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,420

CO RD 16

Good

Over: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK

1.3 MI W ST RD 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2010 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,184

C0 RD 93

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

5 MI S JCT CO 81, Franklin, AL

Built 2011 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 367

Upper Delta WMA Rd

Good

Over: Bear Creek

5.2 Miles W. Of SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30

Upper Delta WMA Rd

Good

Over: Globe Creek

2.6 Miles W. SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 28

Shaw Road

Good

Over: Douglas Branch

T4S R6W SEC 16, Limestone, AL

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,125

COUNTY ROUTE 49

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI. S.E. PACKERS BEND, Monroe, AL

Built 1968 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 200

BYNUM-LEATH RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH

BYNUM-LEATHERWOOD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1973 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 8,934

SR 41

Good

Over: PURSLEY CREEK

5 MI. S. OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1989 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,610

HOPEFUL CH RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC-29 T-6-N R-23-E, Dale, AL

Built 1991 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 407

CR-2

Good

Over: I-22

2.6 MI E US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1992 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 121

AL 61

Good

Over: DRY CREEK RELIEF

3.5 MI N PERRY CO LINE, Hale, AL

Built 2002 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,270

U.S.84 MP 144.447

Good

Over: LIGHTWOOD KNOT CK.M\C

4.2 MI.W.US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 3,405

WALL TRIANA HWY

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1.5 MI. N OF 53 HWY.?????, Madison, AL

Built 2005 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 890

OLD JASPER ROAD

Good

Over: GIN BRANCH

3.8 MI N OF JCT US NO 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2013 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,000

STEELE STATION

Good

Over: ROOK CREEK

0.7 MI.W\PLEASANT VALLEY, Etowah, AL

Built 2014 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,500

COUNTY ROAD 546

Good

Over: GRANNY BRANCH

0.15 MI W FRANSICO, Jackson, AL

Built 2014 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 25

CR 535

Good

Over: Mountain Creek

CR 535 at county line, Chilton, AL

Built 2016 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 71

CR478 Dixie CampRd

Good

Over: CR478 Cargile Creek

CR478 2miSE Providence Ch, Chilton, AL

Built 2017 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 24

CR214

Good

Over: Spur of Mulberry Creek

CR214 1.3MS CAMPBELLAIRPT, Chilton, AL

Built 2017 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 14

Clolinger road

Good

Over: Stream

200 east of Industrial, Clarke, AL

Built 2020 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 840

Co. Rd. 30

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

3.5 mi W on RT 30, Wilcox, AL

Built 2018 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 145

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