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

WATSON CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WATSON CREEK

1.9 MI. N. AL HWY 18, Lamar, AL

Built 2008 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 51

CR-15

Good

Over: Finikochika Creek

2.0 MI. NW CR-29, Coosa, AL

Built 2007 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 69

CR. 7

Good

Over: PINE BARREN CREEK

0.5MI.N.JCT.FAP45, Butler, AL

Built 2006 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 356

OMUSSEE ROAD

Good

Over: GOLF CREEK

COWARTS TO US 431, Houston, AL

Built 2007 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 837

BRACEWELL AVENUE??

Good

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

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

Built 2006 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,045

CR 224

Good

Over: BIG SHOAL CREEK

0.1 MI SOUTH CR 227, Lawrence, AL

Built 2007 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 99

COUNTY ROAD 66

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

OLIVER MYERS ROAD, Crenshaw, AL

Built 2009 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 646

CITY STREET

Good

Over: CITY STREET * WATERWAY

PEERMAN LAKE RD>, Etowah, AL

Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 350

FLOOD LANE

Good

Over: WEST FORK FLINT RIVER

0.3 MI W US HWY 231, Madison, AL

Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 150

Davis Road

Good

Over: CORNER CREEK

Davis Road, Covington, AL

Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 20

CR 89

Good

Over: Corner Creek

CR 89, Covington, AL

Built 2015 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 120

March Road

Good

Over: Jackson Creek

0.3 Miles North of I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 2014 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,423

SR 137 MP 11.770

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.6 MI.S.JCT.U.S.29, Covington, AL

Built 1930 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 2,430

CO RD 191

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2.8 MI SW UNION, Greene, AL

Built 1966 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 320

CO RD 54

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

3 MI WEST OF CO LINE, Lowndes, AL

Built 1986 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 600

CO 29

Good

Over: BELLAMY BRANCH

8.5KM S HUGLEY, Russell, AL

Built 1993 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 50

CR. 34

Good

Over: SANTA BOGUE CREEK

5.5 MI. EAST OF MILLRY, Washington, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 987

COUNTY ROAD 4A

Good

Over: PITTS POND BRANCH

0.5 MILES EAST OF PITTSVI, Russell, AL

Built 2002 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 399

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

1.25 MILES WEST OF CR. 57, Autauga, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 770

COUNTY ROAD 57

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

2.5 MI. N. OF PRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 1,780

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: CONECUH RIVER RELIEF

EAST CURTIS RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 1,134

Lee Road 044

Good

Over: WATULA CREEK

1.2 MILES EAST AL 051, Lee, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 959

LOVE BRANCH RD.

Good

Over: LESLIE BRANCH

0.25 MI. S OF CORD 1333, Madison, AL

Built 1940 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 680

TONEY DRIVE

Good

Over: TRIB ALDRIDGE CRK

1306 Toney Drive, Madison, AL

Built 1962 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 700

JONESTOWN RD

Good

Over: U.T. SIKES CREEK

500 WEST AL HWY 10?????, Barbour, AL

Built 2006 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 25

CR-68

Good

Over: Shelton Creek

1.12 miles east of US 231, Coosa, AL

Built 2016 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 68

CR-23

Good

Over: Wiggins Creek

CR-23 @ Lamar County Line, Fayette, AL

Built 2015 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 177

Baker Rd (CR 568)

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

_, Marshall, AL

Built 2019 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 1,070

Redland Road

Good

Over: Harwell Mill Creek

Sec 17 T 17N R 19E, Elmore, AL

Built 2022 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 11,530

IN-85

Good

Over: NS RR

1 mi n jct long street, Lee, AL

Built 2022 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 60,981

ROAD

Good

Over: POOR CREEK RELIEF BRIDGE

BR. ON CO. DIRT RD.NO.231, Henry, AL

Built 1987 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 20

CR-49

Good

Over: HELLS CREEK

2.5 MI. NE OF KINGVILLE, Lamar, AL

Built 2013 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 140

COUNTY RD 19

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COLWELL CREEK

2.2 MI. N. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1900 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 200

US 72; SR 2

Good

Over: SPARKMAN DRIVE

1 MI W JCT US72 * SR 53, Madison, AL

Built 1970 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 23,831

CO. 1289

Good

Over: HARDLEY CREEK

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

Built 1964 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 1,180

BRUNSON 5

Good

Over: THORNTON CREEK

3.8 MILES NE RT 1202, Sumter, AL

Built 2005 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 160

County Road 6618

Good

Over: Buckhorn Creek

SEC 8 T10N R23E, Pike, AL

Built 2018 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 77

CO RT 138

Good

Over: TURNERS CREEK

2.5 MILE EAST OFVICTORIA, Coffee, AL

Built 1959 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 225

SR 50

Good

Over: KELLEM HILL CREEK

3.3 MI E JCT US 431, Chambers, AL

Built 1986 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 4,280

CO ROAD 63

Good

Over: BOXES CREEK

0.25 S PLEASANT GROVE CH, Fayette, AL

Built 1950 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 154

County Road 49

Good

Over: Roberts Creek

.25mi south CR35&CR50 INT, Cleburne, AL

Built 2020 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 633

CR # 426

Good

Over: TRIB TO DRY CEDAR CREEK

0.34 MI E CR 85, Dallas, AL

Built 2004 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 60

NEW CUT ROAD

Good

Over: CROWDABOUT CREEK

2.0 MI SOUTH SR 36, Morgan, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 580

COUNTY ROAD 71

Good

Over: LITTLE DRY CREEK

0.4 MI PAST ROCKY FORD RD, Etowah, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTY ROAD 19

Good

Over: BARTON CREEK

1.5 MI NORTH OF AL. 28, Marengo, AL

Built 2004 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 1,055

CR # 481

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

0.62 MI E CR 7, Dallas, AL

Built 2004 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 75

NICHOLS ROAD

Good

Over: LOCUST FORK

0.5 MI E OF WARRIOR VALLY, Etowah, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 95

DAILEY STREET

Good

Over: NANCES CREEK

DAILEY ST, Calhoun, AL

Built 2003 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 126

COUNTY ROAD 3336

Good

Over: MIMS CREEK

SEC19 T8N R22E, Pike, AL

Built 2004 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 105

COUNTY ROAD 1107

Good

Over: OLUSTEE CREEK

SEC11 T11N R19E, Pike, AL

Built 2004 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 125

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