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

FOXFIRE ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CO RT 2, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1990 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 55

LESUEUR ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.1 MI W OF JCT ALA # 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40

CANYON LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: BEE BRANCH

0.5 MI NE OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 300

GRAMHAM ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

3.8 MI N JCT CO #38, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40

ABERNATHY

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.9 MI N OF JCT US #11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 200

KEMP ROAD

Good

Over: BINION CREEK

1.6 MI NW JCT CO RT 38, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 40

HANNAH CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: HOGSICK CREEK

5.8 MI NE OF JCT CO RT 59, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2009 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 800

FONDREN ROAD

Good

Over: BARBEE CREEK

3.1 MI NE OF JCT CO # 38, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2010 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 100

US 43

Good

Over: CULPEPPER CREEK

4.3 MI S EUTAW, Greene, AL

Built 2016 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 3,401

Lee Road 249

Good

Over: Soap Creek

1.0 mi n e jct lee rd 318, Lee, AL

Built 2019 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 71

CR17 #2 Motley Rd

Good

Over: Mulberry Creek Relief

CR17 #2 1MSE MAPLESVILLE, Chilton, AL

Built 2022 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 280

US 331 MP 8.740

Good

Over: L*N RAILROAD (ABANDONED)

4 MI.N.COVINGTON 10, Covington, AL

Built 1969 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 2,770

AIRPORT BLVD

Good

Over: PASTURE CREEK

0.8 MI E MS LINE, Mobile, AL

Built 1984 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 4,188

CO. RT. 6

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MI. EAST CASTLEBERRY, Conecuh, AL

Built 1992 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 840

CO.RD. 56

Good

Over: WEDOWEE CREEK

2.5 MI W OMAHA, Randolph, AL

Built 1993 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 41

Good

Over: CHANEY BRANCH

1.7 MI N OF AL 10, Barbour, AL

Built 1957 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 250

OLD HWY 31

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.5 MI E US HWY 31, Jefferson, AL

Built 2001 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 2,710

SR 20

Good

Over: MALLARD CREEK

4.7 M E JCT SR 20 & SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 2016 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 8,130

SR 20

Good

Over: MALLARD CREEK

4.7 M E JCT SR 20 & SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 2016 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 16,260

Cook Road

Good

Over: Parker Creek

1.10 Miles North of CR 2, Coosa, AL

Built 2016 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 21

EVERETT ST SW

Good

Over: IVY CREEK

BETWEEN PARKER AVE SCOTT, DeKalb, AL

Built 1985 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 160

CO RD 1020

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

3.5 MI E WAVERLY, Chambers, AL

Built 1996 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 20

QUEENSTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN LAKE TRIBUTARY

1 MI NE I-459, Jefferson, AL

Built 1993 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,905

AL 28

Good

Over: COATOPA CREEK

0.5 MI. W. OF COATOPA, Sumter, AL

Built 2001 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 1,979

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: SIPSEY CREEK RELIEF

3 MILES N LAMAR CO LINE, Marion, AL

Built 2003 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 255

COUNTY ROAD 368

Good

Over: LITTLE CLEAR CREEK

LOW GAP ROAD?????????????, Winston, AL

Built 2004 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 18

SR 24

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.5 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL

Built 2007 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 2,335

SR 101

Good

Over: BIG NANCE CREEK

8 M N JCT SR-101 & SR-20, Lawrence, AL

Built 2023 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 5,693

Caldwell Mill Rd

Good

Over: Little ShadesCreek

Caldwell Mill Trace, Jefferson, AL

Built 2023 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 200

CO.RD.95 MP 17.920

Good

Over: BRANCH

4 MI. S. SR 52, Houston, AL

Built 1958 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 700

MEDARIS RD

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

2305 MEDARIS RD, Madison, AL

Built 1974 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 4,180

US 29 MP 118.461

Good

Over: LITTLE BUCKHORN CREEK

1.8 MI. N. OF SR 130, Pike, AL

Built 1987 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 1,230

RAMP 45 TO SR 20

Good

Over: RAMP43 INTO AIRPORT RD

.3 M W JCT I565*AIRPRT RD, Madison, AL

Built 1989 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 2,310

CO RD 17

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACKWOOD CREEK

HCP 34-09-94, Henry, AL

Built 1997 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 177

CR 11

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

CENTENARY RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2001 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 620

COUUNTY 29 SOUTH

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO SANDY CREEK

6 MI S E. OF EVERGREEN, Conecuh, AL

Built 2002 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 450

CO #19/ SAPPS RD

Good

Over: BIG CREEEK

6.7 MI.NORTH OF ST JCT 14, Pickens, AL

Built 2003 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 820

THOMPSON ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.5 MI EAST I-65, Morgan, AL

Built 2002 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 1,750

CO RD 60

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

1.5 MI NE LEWISTON, Greene, AL

Built 2002 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 650

CO RD 60

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK RELIEF

1.3 MI NE LEWISTON, Greene, AL

Built 2002 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 650

COUNTY ROAD 77

Good

Over: YELLOW LEAF CRK.

CR77 1 MI NW BELL LANE CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1964 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 430

US 43

Good

Over: Al Gulf Coast RR Active

4.4 MI S FORKLAND, Greene, AL

Built 2010 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 3,973

MYERS ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE BRANCH

SEC 23 T2S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 2004 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 250

CR24

Good

Over: SIMPSON BRANCH

CR24 1.6 M W BETHSALEM CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1957 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 2,900

COUNTY HWY 21

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

4 MILES NW OF GENEVA, Geneva, AL

Built 2010 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 244

CR 55

Good

Over: Unnamed Br.

2.8 M. S. of SR 104, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 3,859

IN-85

Good

Over: SR 51

JCt sr 51 @ I-85, Lee, AL

Built 2022 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 60,981

CR17 #1 Motley RD

Good

Over: Mulberry Creek Relief

CR17 #1 1MSE MAPLESVILLE, Chilton, AL

Built 2022 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 280

CO RT 04

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.0 W OF PILGRIME REST CH, Fayette, AL

Built 1965 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 118

SR 51 MP 22.399

Good

Over: CSX R.R.

0.5 MI.S. SR 123, Dale, AL

Built 1976 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 2,030

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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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