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
SARDIS ROAD
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
4 MI W US 31 MORRIS, Jefferson, AL
Built 1971 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 717
CO RT 22
FairOver: FLINT CREEK
0.9 MI E JCT CO RT 61, Lawrence, AL
Built 1956 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,355
County Road 45
FairOver: Grizzard Branch
3 MILES NORTH OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1919 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 300
F.A.S.12
FairOver: CAHABA RIVER
2.MI NW AL25 CO 27, Bibb, AL
Built 1952 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 262
ROCKY HOLLOW RD.
FairOver: OHATCHEE CREEK
ROCKY HOLLOW RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1970 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 971
CO. 160
FairOver: CARLISLE CREEK
0.6 MI. W. ROCK FENCE, Chambers, AL
Built 1968 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 35
SR 148
FairOver: HATCHET CREEK
0.1 MI E JCT CO 7, Clay, AL
Built 1965 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 872
SR4/US78
FairOver: SOX CREEK
TOWN OF EDWARDSVILLE, Cleburne, AL
Built 1929 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 2,600
SR 37 MP 0.748
FairOver: WIREGRASS CENTRAL RR
TANK HILL GATE, FT RUCKER, Dale, AL
Built 1943 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 80
FAS 26 CR 85
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
3.2 MI NW JCT SR 09T6SR9E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1952 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 2,512
AL 219
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
1.8 MI S BIBB CO LINE, Perry, AL
Built 1957 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 928
CO RD 43
FairOver: SELLERS BRANCH
6.6 MI. N ON CO RD 43, Wilcox, AL
Built 1966 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 150
CO. RT. 1807
FairOver: HURRICANE BRANCH
CR 1807, Cullman, AL
Built 1943 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 160
US 11
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
0.2 MI N JCT US11*I59, DeKalb, AL
Built 1960 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 6,916
Union Road
FairOver: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 3 T19N R20E, Elmore, AL
Built 1989 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 85
COUNTY ROAD NO 23
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK EMBANKMENT
1.0MI N OF AL 111, Elmore, AL
Built 1930 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 2,877
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DEAN CREEK
.2MI E WALLACE, Escambia, AL
Built 1946 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 750
Frye Road
FairOver: Beaver Creek
2 MILES NW OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 305
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE ESCAMBIA CREEK
1 MI.W. GODWINS STORE, Monroe, AL
Built 1942 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 80
OLD SELMA RD
FairOver: CATOMA CREEK RELIEF
0.8 MI.W. HUNTER LOOP RD., Montgomery, AL
Built 1946 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 2,600
DUNCANROAD CR12
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
1 5M WEST AL#5 CO RT#12, Perry, AL
Built 1965 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 410
WILDMAN BOTTOM
FairOver: SNAKE CREEK
1 MI. W. SR 165, Russell, AL
Built 2005 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 50
SR 14
FairOver: STONE CREEK
TOWN OF TALLASSEE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1941 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 9,246
CO RD 7
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.2 MILES E.ON CO RD 7, Wilcox, AL
Built 1966 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 90
CR 463 MOSELEY RD
FairOver: DIXON CREEK
1.1 MILES WEST OF SR 5, Wilcox, AL
Built 1990 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 45
BIBB CO.51
FairOver: MOORES MILL CREEK
.4MI N PERRY CO LI BIBB51, Bibb, AL
Built 1969 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 185
CR 17 #3
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
CR17 #3 1M SW OF MAPLESVI, Chilton, AL
Built 1964 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 250
CO RD 14
FairOver: PUSS CUSS CREEK
4.0 MI W INT AL 17 * 108, Choctaw, AL
Built 1968 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 2,350
CO. RT. 23
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
0.80 MI.S.JCT CO.18*CO.23, Clarke, AL
Built 1966 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 225
RIVER RD.
FairOver: BRANCH
0.8 MI SE I-20, Cleburne, AL
Built 1974 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 300
RJ SANFORD DRT RD
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 22 T6N R13E, Conecuh, AL
Built 1994 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 50
COUNTY DIRT ROAD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
4.8KM N W OF LOANGO, Covington, AL
Built 1996 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 110
CO. RT. 541
FairOver: WARRIOR RIVER
CR 541, Cullman, AL
Built 1960 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 850
COUNTY ROAD 59
FairOver: EAST CHOCTAWHATCHEE R
SEC-27 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL
Built 1954 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 407
CO RT 35
FairOver: SIPSEY RIVER RELIEF
1.0 S OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1952 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 1,065
CO RT 35
FairOver: SIPSEY RIVER
1.0 S OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL
Built 1952 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 1,065
TINDILL CREEK ROAD
FairOver: TINDILL BRANCH
3 MI. SE OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL
Built 1947 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 127
STEWART RD.
FairOver: PATES CREEK BRANCH
4 MI N OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL
Built 1966 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 25
MACEDONIA RD.
FairOver: COX MILL CREEK
2.5 MI NORTH OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL
Built 1961 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 55
CO RD 7
FairOver: DRY CEDAR CREEK
2 MI NORTH OF AL 21, Lowndes, AL
Built 1951 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 750
County Road 91
FairOver: Woods Creek
5 MILES SE HAMILTON, Marion, AL
Built 1968 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 80
SR 67
FairOver: SIX MILE CREEK
2.9 M S JCT SR 67 & SR 36, Morgan, AL
Built 1952 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 4,500
CO. RD. 59
FairOver: LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER
(EDWARDS BRO)S NEWELL, Randolph, AL
Built 1967 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 260
CO. RD. 133
FairOver: WEDOWEE CREEK
WED.H.S.BRIDGE), Randolph, AL
Built 1970 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 265
Churchill Road
FairOver: Little Blue Creek Spur
3.2 M N AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1935 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 95
REMLAP DRIVE
FairOver: WALLS CREEK
4 MI S OF REMLAP, Blount, AL
Built 1932 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 381
DALTON WALKER RD
FairOver: ROSWELL CREEK
2 1/2 MI N OF RAINBOW, Blount, AL
Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 120
SR21
FairOver: SNOW CREEK
CITY OF ANNISTON, Calhoun, AL
Built 1969 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 32,026
CO. 297
FairOver: STROUD CREEK
CUMBEE MILL, Chambers, AL
Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 118
SR 22
FairOver: COOSA RIVER
CHILTON * COOSA CO LINE, Chilton, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,450
Showing 1,801-1,850 of 13,471 bridges
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