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

SILO RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

2 MI NORTH OF U.S. HWY 82, Barbour, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 25

ELM STREET

Good

Over: Lee Brook

0.2 MI FROM MULLINS ST, Shelby, AL

Built 2004 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 450

MERIWETHER TRAIL

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.49 MI.E.OF HUFFMAN RD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1968 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,000

US 84 MP 144.310

Good

Over: BRANCH

4.3 MI WEST US 331, Covington, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,810

COUNTY RD.108

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC.1 T-6-N R-23-E, Dale, AL

Built 2007 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 145

CO. RD. 575

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

T6S R7E SEC. 12, DeKalb, AL

Built 2007 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 77

DOLLAR ROAD

Good

Over: SUSANS CREEK

.7 MI S E HWY69 VESTAVIA, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 50

HUNTER CK LANE

Good

Over: SUSANS CREEK

.7 MI. SE 69 VESTAVIA HIL, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 32

KIRKWOOD DR

Good

Over: SUSANS CREEK

.1 MI. E HUNTER CK ROAD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 85

KIRKWOOD DR

Good

Over: SUSANS CREEK

.1 MI E HUNTER CK ROAD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 85

CO RD 20

Good

Over: BRANCH OFF HURSBORO CK

1.8 MI E HURTSBORO, Russell, AL

Built 2006 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 35

ROADWAY

Good

Over: CO RT 1131 STREAM

0.8MI E CO RT 1132, Sumter, AL

Built 1986 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 36

IPSCO ROAD

Good

Over: BAKERS CREEK

1.0 MI S HWY 72/20, Morgan, AL

Built 2008 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,520

PROGRESS DRIVE

Good

Over: LITTLE HURRICANE

1/2M N HWY LL E OF STEPHE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2009 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 750

GRANADA AVENUE

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

200 E OF KNOLLWOOD DR, Mobile, AL

Built 2009 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 339

25TH AVE EAST

Good

Over: L * N RAILROAD

1.0 MI SOUTH O RIVER RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2009 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 8,864

CR 53

Good

Over: TUCKER BRANCH

3 MI SE OF GLENN ALLEN, Fayette, AL

Built 1956 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 173

MOON ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.3 MILES SE OF TABOR RD, Etowah, AL

Built 2012 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 316

SR-36

Good

Over: GUM SPRING CREEK

5M E JCT SR-36 & I-65, Morgan, AL

Built 2022 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 5,041

WEAR ROAD

Good

Over: DEAKLE CREEK

0.8 MLS N BEN HAMILTON RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2010 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 416

BAINS GAP RD.

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

1.82 MI NE AL 21, Calhoun, AL

Built 1936 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,000

BRIG DH STERN AVE

Good

Over: CANE CREEK TRIBUTARY

2.63 MI NE AL 21, Calhoun, AL

Built 1936 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 50

SR 69

Good

Over: KANETUCHE CREEK

2.5 mi. north of Salitpa, Clarke, AL

Built 2020 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 630

SHASTA WAY

Good

Over: DITCH

0.1 MI N US90, Mobile, AL

Built 2011 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 796

SR-12 MP 576.593

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

2 MI. E. OF SR 122, Coffee, AL

Built 2012 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,870

Future SR158/US98

Good

Over: Collins Creek Tributary

1.1 M EAST GLENWOOD RD, Mobile, AL

Built 2022 Load: 88.9 t

AL-79

Good

Over: Self Creek

0.1 mi. S of Carwyle Rd., Jefferson, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t

CO. RD. 328

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

T8S R6E SECTION 2, DeKalb, AL

Built 2013 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 94

Kelly Road

Good

Over: Blue Branch

3 miles East of Eunola, Geneva, AL

Built 2015 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 43

GRIGGERS RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH OF EIGHT MILE CR.

0.5 M. E. OF CR 64, Baldwin, AL

Built 2012 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 36

Celeste Road

Good

Over: I-65 NBL & SBL

2.2 Miles N. of SR-158, Mobile, AL

Built 2017 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 15,181

CO. RD. 22

Good

Over: MACK BRANCH

.1 MI. SE SR187 CO22 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 2015 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 415

Son Johnson Road

Good

Over: Short Creek

0.4 MI E of Oak Dr, Etowah, AL

Built 2019 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 206

Friendship Ch Rd

Good

Over: Pole Creek

0.8 MI S OF 132, Etowah, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 47

SR9

Good

Over: CAHULGA CREEK

6.5 MI N JCT US431, Cleburne, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,496

SCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: COLEY CREEK

Scott Road, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 2019 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 350

Pineview Road

Good

Over: Lil Cove creek

Pineview Road, Etowah, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,000

Danville Road

Good

Over: Rovers Branch

0.1mi S of Poole Road, Morgan, AL

Built 2014 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 3,010

Martin Road

Good

Over: Betts Spring Branch

1 MI W OF ZIERDT RD., Madison, AL

Built 2021 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 9,005

SR 154

Good

Over: Creek

2 mi west of Thomasville, Clarke, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 310

Springdale Rd

Good

Over: _Five Mile Creek

_.3 MI N HWY 79, Jefferson, AL

Built 2023 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 6,100

DUNLAP DRIVE

Good

Over: PINTO PASS

0.7 MI S JCT US 90, Mobile, AL

Built 2020 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 526

_CHERRY DRIVE

Good

Over: _TANYARD CREEK

_LANETT STREET, Chambers, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,620

_N. 11TH AVE

Good

Over: _TANYARD CREEK

_LANETT STREET, Chambers, AL

Built 2016 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,290

Co Rd 1180

Good

Over: Co Rt 1180 Stream

2.6 mi NE AL Hwy 17, Sumter, AL

Built 2017 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 10

Cobbs Ford Road

Good

Over: Steel Creek

?????????????????????????, Elmore, AL

Built 1999 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,941

Boiling Spring Rd.

Good

Over: UT Tallasseehatchee

Boiling Springs Rd., Calhoun, AL

Built 2017 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,720

_Ampitheatre Road

Good

Over: Bradford Creek

_0.020 E of SR 255, Madison, AL

Built 2021 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 75

_MU0002

Good

Over: _CRIBBS MILL CREEK

.2 Mi E. of McFarland, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2019 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,390

Affirmed Ave

Good

Over: Drainage

_WETLANDS, Baldwin, AL

Built 2021 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 52

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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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