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

ST ALBAN@GRN COVE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

1 M WEST OF 231 INT REDST, Madison, AL

Built 1990 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROAD 156

Good

Over: TRIB TO SIPSEY RIVER

0.4 MI W JENA, Greene, AL

Built 2006 Load: 56.9 t ADT: 770

CO. HWY. 69

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

3 MILES NE. OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 1996 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 210

OLD FAYETTE ROAD

Good

Over: BINION CREEK

4.9 MI.INT. WITH US 43 N, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2005 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 140

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

4.0 MI SE COOK SPRINGS PO, St. Clair, AL

Built 2005 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 197

CO RD 13

Good

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

1 MI WEST OF N CR13, Macon, AL

Built 1992 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 50

Bruce Road

Good

Over: Short Creek

1236 FT E JCT 1376, Marshall, AL

Built 1995 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 399

COUNTY RT #208

Good

Over: LITTLE LUBBUB CREEK

0.6 MI WEST OF JCT RT #17, Pickens, AL

Built 1935 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 50

SR 53

Good

Over: CREEK

.2 MI S JCT AL 255, Madison, AL

Built 1957 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 25,986

CO RD 33

Good

Over: CREEK

3 MI SOUTH OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL

Built 1958 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 480

COUNTY RT 49

Good

Over: BEAR BRANCH

2.0 MI W OF JCT OF SR 159, Pickens, AL

Built 1966 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 400

US 411 SR 25

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.5 MI W JCT SR 25 * 68, Cherokee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 8,095

CO RD 117

Good

Over: TUBBS CREEK

WEST GREENE, Greene, AL

Built 2004 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 515

CO RD 69

Good

Over: MCPETERS BRANCH

1.8 MI SE INT CO 71, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 215

_Goose Ridge

Good

Over: _Unnamed Creek

_1 mi E Old 431, Madison, AL

Built 2020 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 800

CR 291

Good

Over: Lindsey Creek

.4 mi N. of co rd 6, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2020 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 20

MANOY DRIVE

Good

Over: MCNOY CREEK

0.3 M E OF CO RD 308, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1957 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 400

Old Hwy 20

Good

Over: Beaverdam Creek

1.1 mi E Gbrier Pkwy, Limestone, AL

Built 2020 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 4,659

CO.RD. 3

Good

Over: HIGHPINE CREEK

(DICKERT CULVERT), Randolph, AL

Built 1995 Load: 57.4 t ADT: 200

COUNTY RD 86

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SPARKS CREEK

2.8 MI. S. OF HOGGLESVILL, Hale, AL

Built 1965 Load: 57.4 t ADT: 100

SCOTT BRANCH RD

Good

Over: SCOTT BRANCH

2.0 MI SW JCT US HWY 431, Madison, AL

Built 1983 Load: 57.4 t ADT: 80

West Union Road 20

Good

Over: Little Sanusi Creek

1.45 mI W ALA HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 2018 Load: 57.4 t ADT: 49

SNOW DR

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2MI.E. OXMOOR RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1972 Load: 57.5 t ADT: 2,282

Bonner Mill Road

Good

Over: Blubber Creek

0.6 MI E of CORT #19, Pickens, AL

Built 2018 Load: 57.5 t ADT: 195

COUNTY ROAD 54

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

SEC-15 T-6-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1979 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 391

CO RD 54

Good

Over: HODNETT CREEK

0.8 MI. EAST CO RD 53, Macon, AL

Built 1986 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 150

BLUFF SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: WEBB CREEK

WEST OF CHURCH, Houston, AL

Built 1994 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 280

SPRINGDALE ROAD

Good

Over: 5 MILE CREEK

.5 Mi N Hwy 79, Jefferson, AL

Built 2023 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 6,100

COTTONTON ROAD

Good

Over: WEOLUSTEE CREEK

0.5 MI EAST HWY 431, Russell, AL

Built 2010 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 1,400

COUNTY ROAD 238

Good

Over: WEEWOKA CREEK

INTER CO211 CO238 WINTERB, Talladega, AL

Built 1925 Load: 57.8 t ADT: 362

CR 49

Good

Over: CR 49

CR49 0.5M S CITY LIMITS, Chilton, AL

Built 1951 Load: 57.8 t ADT: 2,740

HARRY BOOKER RD

Good

Over: STREAM

3MI S.E. BELLEVILLE, Conecuh, AL

Built 2011 Load: 57.8 t ADT: 150

Reed Road

Good

Over: I-22

Reed Rd I-22 MP 74.3, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 57.9 t ADT: 100

CHURCH STREET

Good

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

0.3 mile east us 231, Madison, AL

Built 2019 Load: 57.9 t ADT: 17,797

12TH AVENUE NORTH

Good

Over: I - 20/59

I-20/59 @ 12TH AVE. NORTH, Jefferson, AL

Built 2016 Load: 57.9 t

CR 377

Good

Over: Mallard Creek

_, Lawrence, AL

Built 2019 Load: 57.9 t ADT: 25

AL 97

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.1MI.NORTHLETHOHATCHEE, Lowndes, AL

Built 1940 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 960

COUNTY RD 19

Good

Over: TRIB. TO COLWELL CREEK

3.0 MI. N. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1967 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 100

SR 67

Good

Over: BRANCH

6.4 MI N JCT SR67 & SR69, Morgan, AL

Built 1952 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,940

ARGYLE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HAMMER CREEK

1.6 ML S OF HWY 90, Mobile, AL

Built 2000 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 2,393

ROCKLEDGE RD.

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

200 N OF EGYPT RD, Etowah, AL

Built 1950 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 1,035

STYLES BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.4MILES OFF LAY SPRINGS, Etowah, AL

Built 1987 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 125

COUNTY ROAD 60

Good

Over: SMITH BRANCH

0.1 MI W SNODDY, Greene, AL

Built 2003 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 350

ROSE STREET

Good

Over: WEAVER BRANCH

0.4 MI WEST AL 207, Lauderdale, AL

Built 2006 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 460

CR. 23

Good

Over: Borden Branch

1.10 MI SOUTH OF CR 24, Lawrence, AL

Built 2016 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 44

_Gas Line Road

Good

Over: _Trib. to Greer Creek

_3.9 miles E of Laneville, Hale, AL

Built 2019 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 300

SR-8 (US-80) EBL

Good

Over: Big Swamp Creek

5.5mi.W of Lowndesborrow, Lowndes, AL

Built 2020 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 5,245

SR-163

Good

Over: Perch Creek

4.7 MI S I-10, Mobile, AL

Built 2021 Load: 58.2 t ADT: 7,778

US 29 MP 115.156

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

2 MI. N. OF BANKS, Pike, AL

Built 1987 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,570

SR 217

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

5.1M N CO RD 63, Mobile, AL

Built 2023 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 1,218

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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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