Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below median Poor share
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Alabama, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
35.0%
4,721 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.3%
451 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-3.6pp vs national avg 7.0%
Alabama vs national bridge condition
Alabama - Good condition share 35.0%
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 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (67)
Autauga 101 Baldwin 319 Barbour 155 Bibb 108 Blount 149 Bullock 115 Butler 153 Calhoun 334 Chambers 155 Cherokee 138 Chilton 153 Choctaw 128 Clarke 131 Clay 105 Cleburne 137 Coffee 179 Colbert 146 Conecuh 177 Coosa 108 Covington 264 Crenshaw 146 Cullman 211 Dale 189 Dallas 180 DeKalb 242 Elmore 169 Escambia 164 Etowah 204 Fayette 159 Franklin 161 Geneva 172 Greene 180 Hale 137 Henry 105 Houston 204 Jackson 269 Jefferson 885 Lamar 146 Lauderdale 211 Lawrence 175 Lee 170 Limestone 256 Lowndes 126 Macon 148 Madison 586 Marengo 171 Marion 207 Marshall 142 Mobile 502 Monroe 124 Montgomery 503 Morgan 225 Perry 130 Pickens 203 Pike 138 Randolph 143 Russell 165 Shelby 293 St. Clair 156 Sumter 206 Talladega 198 Tallapoosa 128 Tuscaloosa 406 Walker 224 Washington 148 Wilcox 137 Winston 72
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.
FL
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
VA
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
AL
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
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.
AIRPORT ROAD
PoorOver: COLDWATER CREEK
Airport Rd/.2 MI S US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1974 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
CO RD 30-CYRIL RD
PoorOver: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK
0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL
Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100
CO RD 21
PoorOver: SOUWILPA CREEK
0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000
WATERSHED RD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
PoorOver: TALLAPOOSA RIVER
CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL
Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60
CO 450
PoorOver: CANE CREEK
CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL
Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10
All Bridges in Alabama
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CREEK
.2MI E WALLACE, Escambia, AL
Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 750
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
1MI E BRADLEY, Escambia, AL
Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 675
CO RT 12
FairOver: SIPSEY RIVER
0.7 E OF NEWTONVILLE, Fayette, AL
Built 1962 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 168
RC COLLINS ROAD
FairOver: ADAMS CREEK
4 MI SE OF COFFEE SPRINGS, Geneva, AL
Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 35
CO. RT. 42
FairOver: MUD CREEK
035 MI N US 72, Jackson, AL
Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 330
LINDSEY RD
FairOver: COAL FIRE CREEK
3.7 MI. S. KENNEDY, Lamar, AL
Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 30
Lee Road 240
FairOver: UCHEE CREEK
MOFFITS MILL, Lee, AL
Built 1985 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,480
County Road 49
FairOver: Buttahatchee River
ONE FOURTH MILE NO OF 278, Marion, AL
Built 1951 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 370
SHELTON BEACH ROA
FairOver: EIGHTMILE CREEK
1.3 MI N US 98, Mobile, AL
Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,573
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
3.0 MI.S.W.RILEY CROSSING, Monroe, AL
Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HWY 55E
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.75 MI S CR 166, Morgan, AL
Built 1961 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,335
TIMBER GAP CIRCLE
FairOver: BRANCH OF CEDAR CR
0.20 MI E O I65, Morgan, AL
Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 135
CO 129
FairOver: BRANCH
CR 129 BRANCH, Cleburne, AL
Built 1967 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 200
Goldmine Road
FairOver: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 14 T19N R21E, Elmore, AL
Built 1950 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 10
CO RD 68
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.1 E CO 48 CO 68 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1959 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 315
TIMBERS DRIVE
FairOver: MENDHIEM CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR 210, Houston, AL
Built 1983 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 1,700
GRAVEL ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MILE NORTH JCT ST.253, Marion, AL
Built 1965 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 20
ROBERTS ROAD
FairOver: CHICKASAW CREEK
0.4 MI E US 45, Mobile, AL
Built 1954 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 2,014
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1/4 MI W OF ROGERS RD, Covington, AL
Built 1952 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 80
Ceaserville Road
FairOver: CALLOWAY CREEK
1.2 MI E OF AL 143, Elmore, AL
Built 1970 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 3,632
Rifle Range Road
FairOver: WALLAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 36 T21N RL8E, Elmore, AL
Built 1969 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 336
Rifle Range Road
FairOver: CHUBBAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 17 T17N R20E, Elmore, AL
Built 1970 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 300
HORNSBY RD.
FairOver: UT to PUMPKIN CREEK
.8mi E of 16 on HornsbyRd, Geneva, AL
Built 1957 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 40
CO RD 181
FairOver: SIPSEY RIVER AT LEWISTON
COUNTY LINE ON CO RD 181, Greene, AL
Built 1960 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 530
Lee Road 124
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.5 MI SE JCT LEE RD 401, Lee, AL
Built 1966 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 270
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: MURDER CREEK
2.05 MI.S.W. SKINNERTON, Monroe, AL
Built 1999 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0 MI.S. RILEY CROSSING, Monroe, AL
Built 1968 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 50
US 82 WBL
FairOver: SCL RR
1.1 MI E OF I65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1955 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 17,650
US 82 EBL
FairOver: SCL RR
1.1 MI.E.OF I65, Montgomery, AL
Built 1955 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 17,650
Doe Lane
FairOver: Emuckfaw Creek
0.6 M E OF INT 558 554, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1915 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 50
CR-55
FairOver: Gold Branch
1.24 Miles SW of Unity, Coosa, AL
Built 1956 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 363
US 80
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER
IN CITY OF SELMA, Dallas, AL
Built 1940 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 13,920
AL 41
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
4.2 MI.N.AL 89, Dallas, AL
Built 1942 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 1,060
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BURNT CORN CREEK
1.5 MI W APPLETON, Escambia, AL
Built 1959 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 410
SPEARS HILL ROAD
FairOver: DOUBLE BRIDGES CREEK
1.8 MI NE OF Sellersville, Geneva, AL
Built 1913 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 45
CO RT 39
FairOver: STREAM
4.2 MI N SR 24, Lawrence, AL
Built 1965 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 330
COUNTY HIGHWAY119
FairOver: BROCK BRANCH
2495 FT S JCT 1418, Marshall, AL
Built 1951 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 550
ATKINS ROAD
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1/4 MILE W HWY 5, Walker, AL
Built 1970 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
6TH STREET
FairOver: STREAM
0.2MI N US 31, Chilton, AL
Built 1974 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 7,200
COUNTY ROAD 42
FairOver: SEPULGA RIVER
0.5 MI. S.E. BROOKLYN, Conecuh, AL
Built 1954 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 309
AL 41
FairOver: MUSH CREEK
3.0MI.S.CO. RD. 30, Dallas, AL
Built 1939 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 1,650
Brenson Creek Road
FairOver: BRENSON BRANCH
SEC 23 T17N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1968 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 20
L. VAUGHN RD.
FairOver: ADAMS CREEK
6 MI NORTH OF GENEVA, Geneva, AL
Built 1947 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
1.3 MI. E. LANDFILLRD., Monroe, AL
Built 1960 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 75
AL 17
FairOver: NOXUBEE RIVER
3 MI. N. OF GEIGER, Sumter, AL
Built 1939 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 950
CO 385
FairOver: CHEAHA CREEK
3.3 MI E ALA 21, Talladega, AL
Built 1952 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 500
CO. 260
FairOver: GAY CREEK
2 MI. N.E. FIVE POINTS, Chambers, AL
Built 1950 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 15
GROVE ROAD
FairOver: MURDER CREEK
.6 MI S.W. BOOKERS MILL, Conecuh, AL
Built 2001 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 30
CR # 178
FairOver: BOGUE CHITTO CREEK
2.4 MI W SR 80, Dallas, AL
Built 1977 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 25
Sewell Road
FairOver: WEOKA CREEK
SEC.20 T20N R18E, Elmore, AL
Built 1951 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 360
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