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. RT. NO. 57

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

02.3 MI N. JEFFERSON, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 450

AL 25

Good

Over: COLWELL CREEK

GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1995 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 2,290

AL-118

Good

Over: Indian Creek

2.9 MI E Miss State Line, Lamar, AL

Built 2001 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 2,546

NIX RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

CO RD 11 NO. OF CORR X, Walker, AL

Built 2004 Load: 68.2 t ADT: 1,000

Lee Road 54

Good

Over: NASH CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT LEE RD 146, Lee, AL

Built 1948 Load: 68.3 t ADT: 4,368

COWPENS ROAD W.

Good

Over: DEWBERRY BRANCH

1.75 MI.N.AL.22/NEW SITE, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1985 Load: 68.3 t ADT: 255

SR 255

Good

Over: STREAM

1.4MILES N JCT US 72, Madison, AL

Built 1992 Load: 68.3 t ADT: 45,856

CO RD 77

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

IVY CREEK RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1996 Load: 68.3 t ADT: 606

AL 25

Good

Over: UT SPARKS CREEK

7.0 MI N GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1999 Load: 68.3 t ADT: 640

CO RD 485

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1 MI NORTH NAPOLEON, Randolph, AL

Built 1989 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 50

CO RT 7

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BASHI CREEK

.25 MI N CLARKE CO LINE, Marengo, AL

Built 1994 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 130

CO RD 782

Good

Over: BOYDSTON CREEK

.25 MI E CO RT 142 T3SR10, DeKalb, AL

Built 1995 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 112

County Road 329

Good

Over: Ragsdale Creek

ONE HALF MILE NO OFOLD 78, Marion, AL

Built 1992 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 20

SR9

Good

Over: LITTLE HILLABEE CREEK

1 MI S OF MILLERVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 2015 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 1,643

LAKEWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 MI W 280 * 431, Russell, AL

Built 1965 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 8,500

COUNTY ROAD 21

Good

Over: TRIB. TO FIVE MILE CR

0.1 MILE SOUTH OF S.R. 60, Hale, AL

Built 1997 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 440

US 82

Good

Over: OAKMULGEE CREEK

0.3 MI W CHILTON CO LINE, Bibb, AL

Built 2014 Load: 68.7 t ADT: 2,680

MEDARIS RD

Good

Over: BLUE SPRING BRANCH

2502 MEDARIS RD, Madison, AL

Built 1975 Load: 68.8 t ADT: 4,235

ROAD

Good

Over: WATFORD BRANCH

CO RD 115, Henry, AL

Built 1996 Load: 68.8 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD #162

Good

Over: MAGBY CREEK

1.1 MI. N OF CO RT #34, Pickens, AL

Built 2002 Load: 68.8 t ADT: 39

SR 52 MP 73.206

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1.3 MI.W.HOUSTON 55, Houston, AL

Built 1928 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 4,320

US 431

Good

Over: PAINT ROCK RIVER RELIEF

0.2 MI N PAINT ROCK RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1996 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 9,519

CO RD 49

Good

Over: MOSS CREEK

2.0 S OF WINFIELD, Fayette, AL

Built 1985 Load: 69.0 t ADT: 130

CO. 1251

Good

Over: STROUD CREEK

1 MI. N.W. CUMBEE MILL, Chambers, AL

Built 2001 Load: 69.1 t ADT: 45

_BUCK CREEK

Good

Over: _STATE LINE RD

_, Houston, AL

Built 2019 Load: 69.1 t ADT: 995

FAS 27 CO RD 137

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BIG WILLS CREEK

2.4MI N JCT US 11 T6SR9E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1954 Load: 69.2 t ADT: 7,269

SR 22

Good

Over: GIN POND CREEK

7 MILE E JCT SR 49, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1984 Load: 69.2 t ADT: 904

SR 75

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.1 MI N JCT SR168 * SR75, Marshall, AL

Built 1947 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 5,160

CO RT 728

Good

Over: SARDIS CREEK

3.95 MI S OF KEYTON, Coffee, AL

Built 1974 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 95

AL-18

Good

Over: Browns Mill Creek

2.3 MI W Fayette Co Line, Lamar, AL

Built 1984 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 1,592

CO. RD. 32

Good

Over: POPLAR CREEK

3 MI. SE OF STANLEY, Covington, AL

Built 1965 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 220

AL 158

Good

Over: Seabury Creek

AL 158 @ Seabury, Mobile, AL

Built 2020 Load: 69.4 t

SR 25

Good

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK REL.

.8 MI. S. OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 69.5 t ADT: 1,190

CR42 COUNTY LINERD

Good

Over: SAM BRANCH WEST JOESMITH

CR42 1.25 SE UNION SP CH, Chilton, AL

Built 1989 Load: 69.5 t ADT: 175

AL 26

Good

Over: High Log Creek

7.2 MI E JCT 51, Russell, AL

Built 2015 Load: 69.6 t ADT: 1,980

CLARK RD.

Good

Over: JOHN BRANCH

BLACK ALABAMA, Geneva, AL

Built 1999 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 35

CO RD 117

Good

Over: REEVES BRANCH

1.0 MI W WEST GREENE, Greene, AL

Built 2004 Load: 69.7 t ADT: 525

COUNTY LINE RD

Good

Over: SHEGOG CREEK

13859 COUNTY LINE RD, Colbert, AL

Built 2002 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 2,975

Cossada Parkway

Good

Over: ????????????????????????

SEC 17 T17N R15E, Elmore, AL

Built 1996 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 4,830

AL-14

Good

Over: Lubbub Creek Branch

1.0 MI W Greene Co Line, Pickens, AL

Built 1942 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 1,220

COUNTY ROAD 44

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.9 MILES E AL. 25, Marengo, AL

Built 1985 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 125

CO. HWY. 47

Good

Over: YELLOWLEAF CREEK

10 MI.N. OF AL 25, Shelby, AL

Built 1987 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 3,690

COUNTY RT 44

Good

Over: BRANCH LITTLE DRY CREEK

06.5 MI E US 43, Marengo, AL

Built 1992 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 280

SR 69

Good

Over: BUCKEYE CREEK

3.5 MI. S. OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1993 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 2,210

CW Green Road

Good

Over: NO NAME CREEK

Off 29 NE of Hilltop, Covington, AL

Built 1952 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 50

SR 22

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

10 MI. E TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Randolph, AL

Built 2002 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 2,478

COUNTY ROAD 4

Good

Over: BETHEA MILL CREEK

0.2 MI E US 29, Escambia, AL

Built 2004 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 571

OAK RIDGE RD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.6 M E CO RD 411, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2003 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 120

CO RT 12

Good

Over: EDDY CREEK

0.04 MI E JCT SR 33, Lawrence, AL

Built 1978 Load: 70.0 t ADT: 200

MADWIND RD

Good

Over: MANOY CREEK

2 MI N CO RD 305, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1984 Load: 70.4 t ADT: 255

Showing 15,151-15,200 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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