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

CR # 438

Poor

Over: TRIB TO CEDAR CREEK

0.9 MI W CR 85, Dallas, AL

Built 1915 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 25

DIRT COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CREEK

6 MI. W. RANGE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1983 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RT #30

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK

5.2 MI EAST OF JCT US 82, Pickens, AL

Built 1930 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 500

JEFF HAMILTON RD

Poor

Over: DEAKLE CREEK

1.1 MI N CO 11, Mobile, AL

Built 1968 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 2,482

CO. 65

Poor

Over: BRANCH

1.6 MI. S.W. MARCOOT, Chambers, AL

Built 1971 Load: 10.6 t ADT: 20

CO RD 9

Poor

Over: CALEBEE CREEK RELIEF

1.3 MI. NORTH US80/SR8, Macon, AL

Built 1959 Load: 10.7 t ADT: 268

CO.RT.435

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF TURKEY CRK

1.5 MI. E. OF AL.69, Marengo, AL

Built 1962 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 50

Abbett Drive

Poor

Over: Gin House Branch

2.8 M N US 280, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1922 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 70

COUNTY RT #30

Poor

Over: HOG BRANCH

4.6 MI E OF JCT US #82, Pickens, AL

Built 1930 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 450

CO 88

Poor

Over: SECOND CREEK RELIEF

1.8 MI E CO 51, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1937 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 453

CO RT 107

Poor

Over: GUESS CREEK

0.2MI E JCT SR 79 *CR 107, Jackson, AL

Built 1976 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 40

REVELS FARM ROAD

Poor

Over: BUSHY BRANCH

3 MILES NORTH OF LYTLE, Geneva, AL

Built 1985 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 150

CO RT 42

Poor

Over: STREAM

7MI SO.E EVERGREEN, Conecuh, AL

Built 1945 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 718

CO. RT. 1763

Poor

Over: TIBB CREEK

CR 1763, Cullman, AL

Built 1958 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 80

CO RD B67

Poor

Over: STINKING BEAR CREEK

.2 MI E US 43 CO B67 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1964 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 495

CO RT 60

Poor

Over: JONES CREEK

.5 MI E JCT CR 58, Jackson, AL

Built 1961 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 530

CO RD 20

Poor

Over: TRUSSELL CREEK

2.9 MI SE MT HEBRON, Greene, AL

Built 1953 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 2,000

CO RD 59

Poor

Over: PINE BARRON CREEK

6.5 MILES N.ON RTE.59, Wilcox, AL

Built 1949 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 206

MAIN ST.

Poor

Over: CENTRAL OF GA RAIL-ROAD

JACKSONS GAP, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1930 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY HIGHWAY115

Poor

Over: SLAB CREEK

4170 FT N JCT 1073, Marshall, AL

Built 1960 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 200

CO RD 56

Poor

Over: GLEEDEN BRANCH

6.4 MI. W. OF CO RD 8, Macon, AL

Built 1957 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 587

ROGERS ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE WARRIOR RIVER

6 MI E OF ONEONTA, Blount, AL

Built 2013 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 78

CO RD 30

Poor

Over: BURDINE CREEK

2.2 MI E ETHELSVILLE, Pickens, AL

Built 1929 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 4,270

CO.RD.32

Poor

Over: FISH RIVER

0.6 MI. W. OF CO. RD. 9, Baldwin, AL

Built 1962 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 7,139

CO RD 234

Poor

Over: PRARIE CREEK

1.9 MI NORTH CO RD 16, Wilcox, AL

Built 1960 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 30

COUNTY DIRT RD

Poor

Over: FEGIN CREEK

Lord Hill Road, Covington, AL

Built 1934 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 80

GULFCREST ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI W US 45, Mobile, AL

Built 1954 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 616

COUNTY ROUTE 6

Poor

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

4.0 MI. S. VREDENBURGH, Monroe, AL

Built 1948 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 80

WILLIAMS ST

Poor

Over: TANYARD CREEK

WILLIAMS ST * 14TH ST, Walker, AL

Built 1930 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 460

CO RT 145

Poor

Over: BRANCH

3.6MI NW SR 79, Jackson, AL

Built 1972 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 45

CR 1059

Poor

Over: BLEVENS CREEK

CR 1059, Cullman, AL

Built 1974 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 30

CO RD 21

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.3 MI N INT SR 35, Jackson, AL

Built 1973 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 652

22ND ST

Poor

Over: Rotary Trail Park

22ND ST * 1ST AVE S, Jefferson, AL

Built 1910 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 13,000

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK TRIBUTARY

.75 MILE N. OF FULTONDALE, Jefferson, AL

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,400

ASPEN AVE

Poor

Over: BRANCH

ASPEN AVE * WIGGINS PARK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1936 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 100

CANTERBURY ROAD

Poor

Over: WATKINS CREEK

Canterbury Road *Creek, Jefferson, AL

Built 1945 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,015

CR 1579

Poor

Over: DUCK CREEK

CR 1579, Cullman, AL

Built 1974 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 35

28TH AVENUE

Poor

Over: TRIB HOLLAND CREEK

500 N. 13TH STREET, Russell, AL

Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,000

CR 354

Poor

Over: BRYANT CREEK

0.8 MI S JCT CR 134, Jackson, AL

Built 1971 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 60

W CLARK AVE

Poor

Over: TOULMIN SPRINGS

0.2 MI E US 45, Mobile, AL

Built 1974 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 1,970

cr 1447

Poor

Over: BRANCH

CR 1447, Cullman, AL

Built 1976 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 70

GEORGE WALLACE DR

Poor

Over: DRUM CREEK

George Wallace Drive, Marshall, AL

Built 1997 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 600

CR33 OLD HWY 31

Poor

Over: BRIDGE WATSON CREEK

CR33 2.5 M NE PROVIDENCCH, Chilton, AL

Built 1925 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 1,480

CHERRY TREE LANE

Poor

Over: LITTLE SHADES CREEK

100 FT N JANNEBO, Jefferson, AL

Built 1971 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 75

RAILROAD ST

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI W JCT SR 101, Lawrence, AL

Built 1949 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 100

RIDGEWAY ROAD

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

1 MI N OF SUSAN MOORE, Blount, AL

Built 1958 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 225

CO. 224

Poor

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

2.5 MI. E. WHITE PLAINS, Chambers, AL

Built 1969 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 55

CO RD 18

Poor

Over: TRAYLOR BRANCH

1.1 MI W AL 75 T7SR6E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1971 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 179

CO RD 70

Poor

Over: GRAHAM BRANCH

.5 MI S BLACKOAK CHT7SR6E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1973 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 104

COUNTY ROAD 43

Poor

Over: REEDY CREEK

SEC. 25 T6S R6E, DeKalb, AL

Built 1970 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 534

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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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