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

SR 125 6.134

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

JCT. COFFE CO. 37, Coffee, AL

Built 1984 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 690

SR49

Good

Over: SAUGAHATCHEE CREEK

5.6 MI N JCT SR14, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2006 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 1,961

NEW PROSPECT ROAD

Good

Over: ENITACHAPCO CREEK

2.5 MILES S OF HARKINS, Clay, AL

Built 1998 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 420

COUNTY RD 59

Good

Over: CORNETT MILL CREEK

PETREY HWY., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2002 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 1,069

CO RD 26

Good

Over: STEEP CREEK

2 MI EAST OF CO RD 37, Lowndes, AL

Built 1960 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 780

SR 10 MP 183.601

Good

Over: SANDY RUN CREEK

2 MI. E. OF BRUNDIDGE, Pike, AL

Built 1986 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 1,940

CO RD 32

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.4 MI E INT RT 215 * 226, Choctaw, AL

Built 1992 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 2,300

AL-18

Good

Over: Luxapallilia Crk Relief

3.2 MI W of Fayette, Fayette, AL

Built 1994 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 3,312

CO. 1166

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

2 MI. N.W. BUFFALO, Chambers, AL

Built 2002 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 59

DUNCANVILLE SCHOOL

Good

Over: TADPOLE CREEK

0.45 WEST OF HWY 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 540

CHEROKEE #17

Good

Over: Yellow Creek

0.2 MI N INT CHEROKEE #70, Cherokee, AL

Built 1956 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 125

SR 55 MP 20.356

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.9 MI N.COV.CO#32, Covington, AL

Built 1940 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 3,110

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 480

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Good

Over: BRANCH OF POWELL CREEK

1.30MI E AL 69, Marengo, AL

Built 1997 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 340

AL 14

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

2.1 MI W OF MARION, Perry, AL

Built 1999 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,520

SR 157

Good

Over: BIG NANCE CREEK

4.5 M S JCT SR157 & SR101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1995 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 4,640

COUNTY ROAD 208

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.2 MI S MANTUA, Greene, AL

Built 2002 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 350

BOBO SECTION RD.

Good

Over: BRIAR FORK CREEK

1.2 MI. W CO. RD.138, Madison, AL

Built 2007 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 875

OLIVER ROAD

Good

Over: L LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

.1 MILE FROM US 411 00, St. Clair, AL

Built 1992 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 500

SR 184

Good

Over: POND CREEK

1.2 M W JCT SR184 & SR133, Colbert, AL

Built 1985 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 9,650

PARK CROSSING

Good

Over: CREEK

1.9 MI E OF TAYLOR RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 2012 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,000

_Top Golf DR

Good

Over: Canal

_0.5 mile south u.s. 72, Madison, AL

Built 2017 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 150

SR 76

Good

Over: BRYANT BRANCH

0.1 MI E JCT CO RD 16, Talladega, AL

Built 1940 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,678

AL 123 MP 15.085

Good

Over: LITTLE CHOCTAWHATCHEE RV

2 MI N.JCT US 84, Houston, AL

Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,460

SR 75

Good

Over: SCARHAM CREEK

0.9 MI N JCT SR68 * SR75, Marshall, AL

Built 2008 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 7,216

CO 48

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.2 MI EAST OF CR 95, Cleburne, AL

Built 2004 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 480

Levert Rd.

Good

Over: Potato Patch Creek

_Co. Rd. 49, Perry, AL

Built 2018 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 66

CO 511

Good

Over: SHELTON CREEK

0.8 MI W CLAY *TALLLINE, Talladega, AL

Built 1941 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 1,290

CO.RD.95 MP 12.628

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.2 MI.N.US 84, Houston, AL

Built 1948 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 420

COUNTY RD 59

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Oakey Streak Rd, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 220

CO 20

Good

Over: RR ST HURTSBORO CK

HURTSBORO, Russell, AL

Built 1996 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 250

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Good

Over: BRANCH OF POWELL CREEK

1.65MI E AL 69, Marengo, AL

Built 1997 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 340

AL - 53 (US 231)

Good

Over: N/S R.R

.1 MI.SO.US 78, St. Clair, AL

Built 1998 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 22,900

AL - 53 (US 231)

Good

Over: AL - 4 (US 78)

PELL CITY, St. Clair, AL

Built 1998 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 25,520

CO RT 7

Good

Over: CHISHOLM BRANCH

1.5 MI N INT SR 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2003 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 1,129

I-65

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK RELIEF

0.5 MI N JCT US 84, Conecuh, AL

Built 2021 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 27,591

I-65

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT US 84, Conecuh, AL

Built 2021 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 27,591

CO RT 134

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.2 MI SW OF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1963 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 225

CO RT 148

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.2 MI SOUTH OF NEW HOPE, Coffee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 210

SR 9

Good

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

3.4 mi N JNCT SR9/CORD3, Cherokee, AL

Built 2019 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 506

FLANAGAN ROAD

Good

Over: DOBBINS BRANCH

SEC 29 T1S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 2004 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 519

S.R. 75

Good

Over: SCARHAM CREEK

.9 MI N JCT SR68/SR75, Marshall, AL

Built 2015 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 3,608

_brunson 5

Good

Over: _kinterbish creek

kinterbish, Sumter, AL

Built 2018 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 63

Miller Road

Good

Over: Big Mud Creek

3 MI NE of Snead Crossing, Blount, AL

Built 2019 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 174

CO RD 49

Good

Over: MILLER BRANCH

JCT CO RD 58, Franklin, AL

Built 1991 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 683

CR # 222

Good

Over: TRIB TO VALLEY CREEK

0.2 MI W SR 22 N, Dallas, AL

Built 1964 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 125

Weaver Road

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

WEAVERRD.*LENLOCK DR., Calhoun, AL

Built 1984 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 7,150

Lee Road 145

Good

Over: PHELPS CREEK

1.5 MI. E. JCT. S 169, Lee, AL

Built 1984 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 392

SR 255

Good

Over: OLD MONROVIA RD

0.3MI.N.JCT US 72 *SR255, Madison, AL

Built 1992 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 45,856

CO RT 87

Good

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

JCT CO RT 212*CO RT 87, Lawrence, AL

Built 1996 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 1,129

Showing 14,151-14,200 of 16,205 bridges

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