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

CO RD 23

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

0.4MI S AL 247, Franklin, AL

Built 1996 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 399

IRON BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

4.4 MILES S.W. OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 2006 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 90

HAISTEN DRIVE?????

Good

Over: FOLKES BRANCH???????????

DOTHAN???????????????????, Houston, AL

Built 2006 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 1,375

I65 rmp to 17th St

Good

Over: I - 65 NORTH

I-65 * I-2059 Interchange, Jefferson, AL

Built 2018 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 4,965

ASPHALT ROCK RD

Good

Over: WEAVER BRANCH

ASP. ROCK WEAVER BRANCH, Colbert, AL

Built 1983 Load: 53.4 t ADT: 340

COUNTY RD. NO. 54

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

RC BR CULVERT FAS RT 23, Henry, AL

Built 1993 Load: 53.4 t ADT: 350

MT OLIVE ROAD

Good

Over: LOCUST FORK RIVER

BUCKSHORT BRIDGE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2018 Load: 53.4 t ADT: 4,005

COUNTY ROAD 30

Good

Over: BUNCOMB CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF US 82, Pickens, AL

Built 2004 Load: 53.4 t ADT: 100

I-65 S TO I-22 W

Good

Over: N.S.R.R.

I-22/I-65 INTERCHANGE, Jefferson, AL

Built 2015 Load: 53.4 t

DEAD HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: MORGAN CREEK

.5 MI. W JCT. ST 25, Shelby, AL

Built 1998 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 202

Bibb Garrett Road

Good

Over: SR-20

0.7M W JCT I-65 & I-565, Limestone, AL

Built 2023 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 10

Lee Road 188

Good

Over: Webb Creek

0.5 mi s rowells X road, Lee, AL

Built 2016 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 365

Lee Road 27

Good

Over: Odom Creek

0.4 mi e jct lee road54, Lee, AL

Built 2016 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 344

County Road 52

Good

Over: Deerlick Branch

.8 mi. E. of co 95, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2016 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 176

Commerce Ave

Good

Over: Horse Creek

.1 mlies from Horse Creek, Walker, AL

Built 2021 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 500

SR 10

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.6 MI. E. OF NANAFALIA, Marengo, AL

Built 1984 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 2,650

LEGENDS TRAIL

Good

Over: STREAM

.13 FROM AL 27, Coffee, AL

Built 2008 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 30

Targum Road

Good

Over: Neel Creek

2.5mi North of SR36, Morgan, AL

Built 2015 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 200

CR 822

Good

Over: Flat Branch

CR 822 1 MI SO OF LAY DAM, Chilton, AL

Built 2017 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 15

SR 52 MP65.647

Good

Over: C.S.X. RAILROAD

.8 MI.EAST U.S. 84, Houston, AL

Built 2009 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 4,210

Lee Road 10

Good

Over: CHEWACLA CREEK

1.5 mi e jct s 015, Lee, AL

Built 2015 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 2,448

AL38 / US280

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R

TOWN OF CHILDERSBURG, Talladega, AL

Built 2019 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 24,518

CO RD 7

Good

Over: CREEK

2 MI SOUTH OF CO RD12, Lowndes, AL

Built 1956 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 710

CR 232

Good

Over: LARKIN FORK CREEK

DRIVE TO BEACHCREEKCHURCH, Jackson, AL

Built 2012 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 20

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1061 BRANCH

3.3 MI E MISS LINE, Sumter, AL

Built 1961 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 420

SHARPSFORD RD

Good

Over: COTACO CREEK

6.0 MI N SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 1985 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 130

CLEMENTS ROAD

Good

Over: COTTONDALE CREEK

0.8 MI SE JCT US 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1994 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 1,000

CR 24 AGNEW ROAD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3.5 M.EAST CO. LINE, Perry, AL

Built 2002 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 150

CO RD 52

Good

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

0.1 MI. W. ALA 207, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1983 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 320

WILMER ROAD

Good

Over: BOGGY BRANCH

5.0 MI. N. OF CO 70, Mobile, AL

Built 1993 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 2,752

SR-8 (US-80)

Good

Over: Cottonwood Creek (MC)

?????????????????????????, Marengo, AL

Built 2022 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 5,520

SR 202

Good

Over: COLDWATER SPRING BRANCH

1.25 MI N OF I20, Calhoun, AL

Built 2001 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 13,451

SR67

Good

Over: CSX Railroad

0.4 MI N JCT SR 67 & SR 3, Morgan, AL

Built 2013 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 16,610

SR21

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN R/R

MUNFORD, Talladega, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 9,390

CO RD NO 4

Good

Over: LUXAPALLILA CREEK

0.6 MILE N OF US 43, Marion, AL

Built 1986 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 244

GOLSON RD 185-37

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI NORTH OF AL 185, Lowndes, AL

Built 1990 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 100

SR74/US278

Good

Over: SHARON HILL BRANCH

4 MI EAST JCT CO 19, Calhoun, AL

Built 1991 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 3,899

UNION HILL ROAD

Good

Over: E. FORK FLINT CREEK

0.5 MI N CULLMAN CO LINE, Morgan, AL

Built 1994 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 560

COUNTY HWY 1003

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

166 FT E JCT 1077, Marshall, AL

Built 2014 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 80

MOCCASIN BRANCH RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.2 MI NW OF JCT AL 171, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2014 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 8

SR 65

Good

Over: BRANCH

3 MI N JCT US 72 * SR 65, Jackson, AL

Built 1998 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 1,471

COUNTY ROAD 11

Good

Over: WEEKS BRANCH

1 MILE WEST OF CO. RD 27, Baldwin, AL

Built 2008 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 362

WIRE ROAD

Good

Over: CHOCLAUGALA CREEK

700 FT E OF CHADWICK LANE, Lee, AL

Built 2010 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 13,000

CO RT 432

Good

Over: PAGES CREEK

.5 MILE WEST OF BROOKLYN, Coffee, AL

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 100

AIRPORT LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BIG GERMAN CRK

4.7 MI. W. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1965 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 100

AL-171

Good

Over: Buttahatchee Rvr Relief

2.2 MI S JCT SR 17, Marion, AL

Built 1985 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,891

CO RT NO 6

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HODGENS CREEK

2.3 MI W OF EXMOOR, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150

CHOSEA SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK

CHOSEA SPRINGS RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 736

US 82

Good

Over: AUTAUGA CREEK

2.0 MI E OF PRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 2021 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 17,962

Keller Road

Good

Over: Boggy Branch

0.47 miles East of Hwy 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 222

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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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