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

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1075

4.0MI N AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL

Built 1997 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 350

US 278; SR74

Good

Over: MULBERRY FK WARRIOR R

3 MI E JCT SR 91 * US 278, Cullman, AL

Built 2000 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 5,732

CO. 1296

Good

Over: HARDLEY CREEK

3.2 MI.S.E. FREDONIA, Chambers, AL

Built 2002 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 35

HAMPTON RIDGE

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.5 MILE EAST BIG COVE RD, Madison, AL

Built 2007 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 120

I-59 S.B.

Good

Over: AL 7/US 11 * N/S R.R.

I-59 * AL7/US11, Etowah, AL

Built 2012 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 16,994

SR-46

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

3 MI EAST JCT US78, Cleburne, AL

Built 2021 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 1,653

SR 53

Good

Over: Slide Area

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

Built 2020 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 15,090

AL-96

Good

Over: Branch

0.9 MI E Miss State Line, Lamar, AL

Built 1950 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 2,137

SR 49

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R

0.82 MI N JCT US 280, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1975 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 2,326

SR 69

Good

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

7.5 MI. N. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 2007 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 1,450

SCHILLINGER ROAD

Good

Over: ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR

1.5 Miles South Of US 98, Mobile, AL

Built 2015 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 19,303

Verbon George Rd.

Good

Over: Ohatchee Creek

Verbon George Rd., Calhoun, AL

Built 2017 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 100

SR 21

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.5MI.N.OF FRISCO CITY, Monroe, AL

Built 1939 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5,070

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.8 MI NE OF US 82, Barbour, AL

Built 1985 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 335

CO. RD. 818

Good

Over: MOORE BRANCH

Cr 818, Cullman, AL

Built 1945 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

CO RD 125

Good

Over: TUBBS CREEK

3.1 MI N ALA HWY 39, Greene, AL

Built 1999 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 175

Baker St. Ext.

Good

Over: Southern Drain Canal

0.4M EAST I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 150

CHEROKEE #17

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK RELIEF B

0.3 MI N INT CHEROKEE #70, Cherokee, AL

Built 1956 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 125

MARTIN ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI W OF INDIAN CREEK, Madison, AL

Built 1940 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 7,800

CO RD 15

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.8 MI E JCT CO 11, Franklin, AL

Built 1985 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 160

CO RD NO 9

Good

Over: OKWALKEE CREEK

6 MI SOUTH DEER PARK, Washington, AL

Built 1990 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 305

CO 62

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.5 MI SE TILLER C/R, Chambers, AL

Built 1994 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 20

sr. 210 mp 2.418

Good

Over: beaver creek

0.9 mi. s. us 84 w, Houston, AL

Built 2015 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 16,485

CO RD 16

Good

Over: PUMPKIN CREEK

4 MI SE OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1988 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 160

SR 10

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.6 MI. W. OF SWEETWATER, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 2,990

AL 75

Good

Over: LOCUST FK WARRIOR RVR

1.2 MI NO US 278, Blount, AL

Built 1989 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 5,530

KELLER HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: KELLER CREEK

1 MI NORTH CO LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 2007 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 78

Steel Drive EBL

Good

Over: US 43 NBL * SBL

1 MI S. MOB/WASH CO LINE, Mobile, AL

Built 2009 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 440

Steel Drive WBL

Good

Over: US 43 NBL * SBL

1 MI. S. MOB/WASH CO LINE, Mobile, AL

Built 2009 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 1,302

SPRAGUE AVENUE

Good

Over: CREEK

500 EAST OF US431, Calhoun, AL

Built 2013 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 100

SR 167 MP 37.655

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

3.2 MI N. JCT. 51, Coffee, AL

Built 2020 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 4,830

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 480

US 98

Good

Over: UNIVERSITY BLVD.

0.4 MI W OF OVERLOOK RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1997 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 33,195

ROAD

Good

Over: SPIVEY MILL CREEK

CO RD 49, Henry, AL

Built 1995 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 160

UNDERWOOD MTN RD

Good

Over: SMITH CREEK

UNDERWOOD SMITH CREEK, Colbert, AL

Built 1999 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,070

CR-78

Good

Over: Jennings Branch

0.9 MI. E CR-29, Coosa, AL

Built 1999 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 511

COUNTY ROAD 303

Good

Over: TALLADEGA CREEK

AT INT.W/TAYLOR"S MILL RD, Talladega, AL

Built 2004 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 695

CR. 40

Good

Over: LITTLE MULBERRY CREEK

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Built 2009 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 225

COUNTY ROAD 22

Good

Over: COWAN CREEK

1.5 MILES NW JCT. CR 31, Cherokee, AL

Built 2009 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 2,730

CO 30

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

1.5 MI W SHILOH CH, Clay, AL

Built 1951 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 320

CO RD 33

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.7 M S JCT US 72, Jackson, AL

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 805

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Good

Over: TRIB TO MUD CREEK

0.1 MI E OF US 43, Marengo, AL

Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 270

NEW MARKET RD

Good

Over: MTN FORK CREEK

0.3 MI W NEW MARKET, Madison, AL

Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,330

AL 106

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK RELIEF

1.3 MI E CO RD 16, Butler, AL

Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 820

CO ROAD 27

Good

Over: GOOD SPRINGS CREEK

1 3/4 M W. VALLEY GROVE, Covington, AL

Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 200

SELMA HIGHWAY

Good

Over: AUTAUGA CREEK

PRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 9,650

U.S. 84 MP 142.286

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER M\C

5.3 MI. WEST US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,405

CO. 1267

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

0.8 MI. E. OF LAFAYETTE, Chambers, AL

Built 2005 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 169

I20

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R

.6 MI W JCT SR21, Calhoun, AL

Built 2012 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 21,558

COUNTY RD 10

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

.1 west of sr 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2018 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 565

Showing 14,201-14,250 of 16,205 bridges

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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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