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

WILMER-GEORGETOWN

Good

Over: PROPOSED U.S. HWY 98

800+/-S. OF DANNER RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 2,551

SCHILLINGER ROAD N

Good

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH

1.1 MI. N. OF U.S. HWY 98, Mobile, AL

Built 2020 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 14,157

CR 12

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5 MI EAST AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 2014 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 4,182

ROAD

Good

Over: POOR CREEK

BR. ON CO. DIRT RD. NO231, Henry, AL

Built 1987 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 20

CR 441

Good

Over: 4 mile creek

0.5 MI. NORTH AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 2019 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 256

MACEDONIA RD

Good

Over: CREEK

1 MI SOUTH OF AL 263, Lowndes, AL

Built 1993 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 70

COUNT ROAD 21

Good

Over: TRIB. TO 5 MILE CREEK

7.3 MI. N. OF GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1955 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 200

CO. 162

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.6 MI. N.W. WHITE PLAINS, Chambers, AL

Built 1966 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 40

US 72 SR 2

Good

Over: STREAM

4.2 MI E FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1973 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 19,441

SR 10

Good

Over: PICKETT CREEK

BUTLER, Choctaw, AL

Built 2000 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 4,110

COUNTY ROAD 53

Good

Over: ADAMS MILL POND

4.2 MI S OF CO 43, Barbour, AL

Built 1958 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 265

ELKWOOD SECTION R

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK (TRIB)

0.6 MI E JCT CO RD 011, Madison, AL

Built 1986 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 820

COUNTY HWY 41

Good

Over: NEEL CREEK

0.5MI WEST OF NEEL, Morgan, AL

Built 1999 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 2,400

US 278

Good

Over: PAYNE BRANCH

0.1W OF BLK WARRIOR RIVER, Etowah, AL

Built 2008 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 5,025

AVERY GRAY RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE DEADWATER CREEK

3.0 MI. NW BANKSTON, Fayette, AL

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 60

SPEARMAN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.1 MILE SOUTH OF CORD 94, Marion, AL

Built 1981 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 40

WALLER RD

Good

Over: HAYNES CREEK TRIBUTARY

.75 MI NORTH OF ALA263, Lowndes, AL

Built 1984 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 310

GULF STATES PKWY

Good

Over: MILLIANS CREEK

2.0 MI. W. OF GUINEA, Hale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 450

_CR 72

Good

Over: _Spillway Drainage

_, Lee, AL

Built 2021 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 4,137

635 ROAD

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

EAST C700 ROAD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1940 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 30

SR 52 MP54.941

Good

Over: BRANCH

1 MILE EAST MALVERN, Geneva, AL

Built 2012 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 7,760

COUNTY ROAD 29

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

MILLERVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 2005 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 20

Lee Road 146

Good

Over: FLAKE CREEK

1.4 MI. W. JCT. S 169, Lee, AL

Built 1985 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 3,950

Future SR158/US98

Good

Over: Collins Creek Tributary

1.3 M EAST GLENWOOD RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.6 t

SR 158

Good

Over: Collins Creek

0.9 M West of Stone RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 4,000

SR-13 (US-43)

Good

Over: AGR RAILROAD

_1 Mi. S of Demopolis, Marengo, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 2,170

_Co.Rd34

Good

Over: _Drainage Ditch

_0.7 Mi. W of AL. HWY 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 2023 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 277

CR. 37

Good

Over: DEEP STEP CREEK

2.0 MI. NE HOPEWELLCHURCH, Butler, AL

Built 1981 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 171

CO RT 315

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.5 MILES WEST OF JACK, Coffee, AL

Built 1991 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 180

COUNTY ROAD 150

Good

Over: SANDY BRANCH

2.2 MILES SOUTH OF AL 20, Lawrence, AL

Built 2010 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 278

COUNTY ROAD 49

Good

Over: BRANCH NO NAME

1.3 MI NE OF US82, Barbour, AL

Built 1953 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 335

SR 255

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.1 MI N JCT I-565, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 59,697

BROWNS FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: BRILEY FORK CREEK

SEC 34 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1995 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 4,580

Lott Rd_Seabury_Tr

Good

Over: SR 158

SR158 and Lott Rd, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.8 t

CO RD 60

Good

Over: Little Creek

_0.2 MI E MANTUA, Greene, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 257

BIBB CO.3

Good

Over: Hickory Hollow Ck.

3 MI S E CO 51 HICKH RD.3, Bibb, AL

Built 1993 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 33

BIBB CO.03

Good

Over: Rogers Creek

.7MI S E CO 51 HICKH RD.3, Bibb, AL

Built 1993 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 33

CO 30

Good

Over: WEOLUSTEE CREEK

3MI SW SEALE, Russell, AL

Built 1996 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 200

CO. RD. 17

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

Moore Rd., Covington, AL

Built 1960 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 730

SR 181

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH CROSS

3.07 mi N OF SR 104, Baldwin, AL

Built 2022 Load: 65.9 t ADT: 17,173

CO. RT. 298

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.1 MI E JCT SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1994 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 120

HUGGINS CEM RD

Good

Over: MORGAN CREEK

1.5 MI N AL 154, Clarke, AL

Built 1996 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 50

SR 17

Good

Over: TUCKABUM CREEK REL.

2.4MI S OF JACHIN, Choctaw, AL

Built 1998 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 1,160

US 84 MP 165.791

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

.2 mi. N. SR 125, Coffee, AL

Built 2017 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 1,120

US 84 MP 165.791

Good

Over: PEA RIVER

.2 Mi. N. SR 125, Coffee, AL

Built 2017 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 1,120

DAN TIBBS RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

_1.2 Mi W Jct Ala Hwy53, Madison, AL

Built 2020 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 1,430

COUNTY RD 30

Good

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

2 MI E OF FLEETA SCHOOL, Covington, AL

Built 1964 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 290

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: TRIB TO COTOHAGA CREEK

13.5 MI E AL HWY 17, Sumter, AL

Built 1956 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 300

Co. Hwy. 1322

Good

Over: Drum Creek

North JCT 431, Marshall, AL

Built 2018 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 106

NFR 121

Good

Over: MILE CREEK

1 MI N JCT US 278, Winston, AL

Built 1984 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 50

Showing 15,051-15,100 of 16,205 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | Retired SD term explained →
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

Understanding Bridge Conditions

How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

Check Your Daily Bridges

How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What to do with this

Use Alabama's inventory picture to drill to a county or a specific span.

  • Browse counties in Alabama and open the highest-Poor shares first. County list
  • See where this state sits among peers on Poor-condition share. State rankings
  • Compare this state with another jurisdiction on the same measures. State compare

NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.

Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Alabama Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.