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

CALDWELL MILL RD

Poor

Over: CAHABA RIVER TRIBUTART

1/2 MI S ACTON ROAD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1960 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 875

COUNTY DIRT RD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

Waycross Road, Covington, AL

Built 1938 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 140

COUNTY RD 38

Poor

Over: POLEY CREEK

Potter Road, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 440

COUNTY RD 47

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

BETWEEN HWY331* HORN HILL, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 350

COUNTY DIRT RD

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

Turkey Creek Road, Covington, AL

Built 1932 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 80

FRANKLIN ROAD

Poor

Over: GRAVES CREEK

ROANOKE, Randolph, AL

Built 1965 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 600

WARREN STREET

Poor

Over: PETERSON BRANCH

0.3 MI W WASSON AVE, Mobile, AL

Built 1965 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 502

CO RT 122

Poor

Over: DAY BRANCH

.9 MI W CO RT 85 T5SR8E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1965 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 324

WATERSHED RD

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

LIBERTY LANE

Poor

Over: LITTLE LIMESTONE

SEC24 T1S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 15

WARES FERRY RD

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.64 MI S OF RIVERSIDE RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1967 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,200

CO RD 38

Poor

Over: MCNAIR CREEK

1.7 MI NE CO 34 CO 38 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1967 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 55

HODGE CREEK RD

Poor

Over: HODGES CREEK

2.5 M SE SIKESVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1968 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 19

COUNTY RT #38

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.0 MI E OF CO RT #57, Pickens, AL

Built 1969 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

BULL SLOUGH RD.

Poor

Over: SEPULGA RIVER

3MI SE PAUL, Conecuh, AL

Built 1924 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

CO RD 25

Poor

Over: BILBO CREEK

SEABOARD, Washington, AL

Built 1970 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RD 59

Poor

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Oakey Streak Rd, Covington, AL

Built 1971 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 80

CO RD 70

Poor

Over: BROWNS CREEK

1 MI E JCT CO RD 37, Winston, AL

Built 1971 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 300

CO RD 354

Poor

Over: SPRING HILL CREEK

08 MI N INT CO RD 165, Jackson, AL

Built 1971 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 56

TURNER ROAD

Poor

Over: GUM TREE BRANCH

0.17 MI N E WHISTLER ST, Mobile, AL

Built 1973 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2,512

AIRPORT ROAD

Poor

Over: COLDWATER CREEK

Airport Rd/.2 MI S US 78, Calhoun, AL

Built 1974 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000

Co Rd 18

Poor

Over: KIRBY CREEK

0.45 MI S JCT SR 71, Jackson, AL

Built 1975 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 106

COUNTY DIRT RD

Poor

Over: NO NAME BRANCH

Bush Isle Road, Covington, AL

Built 1950 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 360

CR210/MT MORIAH DR

Poor

Over: BREASTWORK CREEK RELIEF

2.6 Miles East CR7, Wilcox, AL

Built 1976 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 20

SHILOH STREET

Poor

Over: SPRINGFIELD CREEK

LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1978 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 400

CO ROAD

Poor

Over: SHACK CREEK

2MI NE ARKADELPHIA, Conecuh, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

POOLE DIRT RD.

Poor

Over: BRANCH

2 MI W.CASTLEBERRY, Conecuh, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

PHILLIPS DAIRY RD

Poor

Over: BIG GERMNA CREEK TRIB.

1.1 MI. S OF MELTON, Hale, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 40

RT# 11/ SALEM RD.

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK BRANCH

4.3 MI NORTH OF CO RT 22, Pickens, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RT #80

Poor

Over: BOSTIC CREEK BRANCH

0.7 MI E OF CO RT #72, Pickens, AL

Built 1979 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 40

CO RT #211

Poor

Over: SNEADS CREEK

3.0 MILES NO CR #63, Pickens, AL

Built 1981 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 25

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 STREAM

3.6 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1982 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 31

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: NARROW GAP CREEK

3MI SW WALLACE, Escambia, AL

Built 1945 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 20

JACK BOOKER RD.

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

CO.RD. 13 TO HWY 83, Conecuh, AL

Built 1960 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30

CR # 282

Poor

Over: LITTLE OAKMULGEE CREEK

2 MI N CR 39, Dallas, AL

Built 1983 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 20

GRAVEL ROAD

Poor

Over: SIPSEY CREEK

0.6 MILE WEST OF STRD 19, Marion, AL

Built 1984 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30

JENKIN ROAD

Poor

Over: STREAM

3MI SOUTH OF RANGE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1984 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 25

COUNTY LINE RD.

Poor

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

3.9 MI N.W.SHREVE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1949 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 75

POOLE RD.

Poor

Over: LITTLE BEAVER DAM CK

1 MI NE OF COFFEE SPRINGS, Geneva, AL

Built 1950 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 65

CO RT 593

Poor

Over: BIG NANCE CREEK

2 MI. S. OF TERRYTOWN, Lawrence, AL

Built 1985 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROUTE #196

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.0 MI. E STATE RT #14, Pickens, AL

Built 1985 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 250

SKEETER RD CR159

Poor

Over: BOGUECHITTO CREEK

1.5 MILE EAST AL 5, Perry, AL

Built 1964 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 75

BATES STAT. CR25

Poor

Over: CHANEY CREEK

BATES STATION RD, Perry, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 150

COUNTY RD

Poor

Over: COON HOP CREEK

2.2 Miles West CO RD 19, Macon, AL

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

GRAVEL ROAD CR.161

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY PRAIRIE CREEK

1450 FT.NORTH AGNEW ROAD, Perry, AL

Built 1971 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 45

CO.RT.462

Poor

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CRK

1.3MI. SW CO.RT.17, Marengo, AL

Built 1990 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

Grider Mock Road

Poor

Over: COPELAND CREEK

Grider Mock Road, Covington, AL

Built 1975 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: NORFOLK-SOUTHERN RR SYST

1 MI E OF EDWARDSVILLE, Cleburne, AL

Built 1958 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

CO RD 1214

Poor

Over: BROCK BRANCH

3M N HWY 69, Marshall, AL

Built 1958 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 115

COUNTY ROAD 75A

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

250FT SE ALA HWY 75, Marshall, AL

Built 1965 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 5

Showing 15,851-15,900 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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