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

Windy Hill Road

Good

Over: Wide Branch

2.5 mlles west of Black, Geneva, AL

Built 2015 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 24

ALAFLO ROAD

Good

Over: UT Limestone Creek

12 Miles South of Samson, Geneva, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 26

Ranch Road

Good

Over: Unknown Branch

Ranch Rd., Calhoun, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 51

Emmett Road (CR74)

Good

Over: Unnamed Trib to Flat Cr

2 miles south of Kinston, Geneva, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9

Wilson Jones Road

Good

Over: Long Branch

1.5 miles SE of Coffee, Geneva, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 7

Spring Creek Road

Good

Over: Spring Creek

5 miles SW of Hartford, Geneva, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 12

COUNTY ROAD 59

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

LAPINE HIGHWAY, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 378

Mary C. Smith Rd

Good

Over: Johnson Creek

0.2 MI East of Comer Loop, Barbour, AL

Built 2015 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 72

County Road 9

Good

Over: Pea Creek

1.0 Mile North SR-130, Barbour, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150

CR. 150

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.4 MI SOUTH OF CR. 257, Lawrence, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 587

CR. 150

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.5 MI SOUTH OF CR. 257, Lawrence, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 587

Uchee Hill Hwy

Good

Over: uchee creek relief

4 mi. S of Phenix City, Russell, AL

Built 2015 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150

CR-125

Good

Over: Paint Creek

1.85 miles south of CR-5, Coosa, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 20

HAMPTON RD

Good

Over: COUNTY LINE CREEK

1.1 M N OF CR 44, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 100

CO. RD. 258

Good

Over: CHIKASANOXEE CREEK

4.5 MI N. W. FIVE POINTS, Chambers, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 239

CO RD 148

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

3.0 MI E FIVE POINTS, Greene, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t

County Rd 120

Good

Over: Bangdoodle Creek

2.1 MI N CO RD 117, Greene, AL

Built 2020 Load: 54.4 t

County Road 7

Good

Over: CUBAHATCHEE CREEK

cr 7, Macon, AL

Built 2015 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 291

Cosby Road - CR-69

Good

Over: Oakmulgee Creek

.5m East AL. Hwy 219, Perry, AL

Built 2015 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 53

CO RD 9

Good

Over: BARNESVILLE CREEK

6 miles east of Miss Line, Marion, AL

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 44

COUNTY RD 10

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK RELIEF

.2 mi west of sr 157, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 565

Coates Bend Circle

Good

Over: Trib. to Coosa River

0.25mi S Coats Bend Rd, Etowah, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 78

Lee Road 27

Good

Over: Chewacla Creek

.9 mi s jct lee road 54, Lee, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 174

Lee Road 376

Good

Over: Osanippa Creek

0.3 MI S JCT LEE RD 375, Lee, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 67

malone creek road

Good

Over: MALONE MILL CREEK

6.8 mi off 82 west, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 15

CR 232

Good

Over: Benson Creek

CR232 2M NE Isabella Sch, Chilton, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 37

County Road 2

Good

Over: Mahan Creek

CR 2, Chilton, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 71

CR 32 2MiERefugeCh

Good

Over: CR 32 Walnut Creek

CR 32, Chilton, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 114

Co Rd 1087

Good

Over: Stream

1.2 mi NE US Hwy 80, Sumter, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 8

South Sandy Rd

Good

Over: Big Sandy Creek

0.7 MI SW US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2018 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 50

SUNSET RD

Good

Over: LITTLE HELLS CREEK

1.0 MI W OF CR-49, Lamar, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 22

CO RD 73

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.0MI N SR24, Franklin, AL

Built 1997 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 75

Bobby Jones Road

Good

Over: Long Branch

6 Miles North of Geneva, Geneva, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 6

Half Mile Road

Good

Over: West Fork Fowl River

1.1 mi W Co Rd 59, Mobile, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 3,467

COUNTY ROAD 2201

Good

Over: ROBERTSON BRANCH

SEC 28 T9N R29E, Pike, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 1,080

US 431

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.5 MI S FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1957 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 15,934

SR 10

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.9 MI. E. OF DIXONS MILL, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 1,850

SR 69

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

.5 MI. S. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 1,960

COUNTY RT. 30

Good

Over: JAMES CREEK

0.5 M E AL 25, Marengo, AL

Built 1999 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 310

CO. RT. 3

Good

Over: STREAM

0.48 MI.S JCT.US 84CO 03, Clarke, AL

Built 1961 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 400

APPLE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: HUGHES CREEK

5.5 MI N SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1975 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 710

SR-55 MP10.184

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

1 MI. S.COV. 24, Covington, AL

Built 2019 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 2,360

Cedar Cr Church Rd

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.5mi E of Hwy 31, Morgan, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 10

CR 352

Good

Over: CR352 Little MulberryCrk

CR352 3ME Pilgram Rest Ch, Chilton, AL

Built 2017 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 115

Holman Church Rd

Good

Over: Kansas City Southern RR

.06 Miles S of Lee Bonner, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2022 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 487

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

RC BR CULV ON FAS 22, Henry, AL

Built 1995 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 300

S.R. 117

Good

Over: WEST FORK LITTLE RIVER

5 MI NW AL-GA ST LINE, DeKalb, AL

Built 2020 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 4,504

Wellington Rd.

Good

Over: Uknown Branch

Wellington Rd., Calhoun, AL

Built 2016 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 216

SR 20

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.6 M E JCT SR 20 & SR157, Colbert, AL

Built 1974 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 8,560

AL 108 RAMP #1

Good

Over: IN 85

AL108 / IN 85 Intersect, Montgomery, AL

Built 2014 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 5,120

Showing 14,601-14,650 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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