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
CR 607
FairOver: YELLOWLEAF CREEK
CR607 0.8 MI SW LAY DAM, Chilton, AL
Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 480
NUBBIN CREEK RD
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
1.0 M SW UNION, Clay, AL
Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20
CO RT 215
FairOver: WHITEWATER CREEK
2.7 MILES WESTOF VICTORIA, Coffee, AL
Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 414
CO RT 42
FairOver: BOTTLE CREEK
3MI. N.W. BROOKLYN, Conecuh, AL
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 310
CO RT 43
FairOver: SIMMONS CREEK
.5 MI EAST PAUL, Conecuh, AL
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 110
CO RD
FairOver: STREAM
Beaver Dam Road, Covington, AL
Built 1933 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 110
COUNTY DIRT RD
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Old Dragstrip Road, Covington, AL
Built 1937 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 140
AL 41
FairOver: LIME CREEK
7.2 MI.S.OF SARDIS, Dallas, AL
Built 1942 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,060
AL.212
FairOver: COOSA RIVER
IN CITY OF WETUMPKA, Elmore, AL
Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,080
Grandview Road
FairOver: HUDSON CREEK
400' W of AL143/Main St., Elmore, AL
Built 1963 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 518
CO RT 108
FairOver: LITTLE PAINT CREEK
0.4MI S JCT SR 72, Jackson, AL
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 70
JC27
FairOver: LARKIN FORK CREEK
2.0 MI N INT SR 65*CR 27, Jackson, AL
Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 58
SR 117
FairOver: TENNESSEE RIVER
3 MI S OF STEVENSON, Jackson, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,311
19TH ST. BESSEMER
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
19TH ST. * VALLEY CREEK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,000
CO RT 236
FairOver: MUDDY FORK CREEK
1.25 MI W JCT CO RT 237, Lawrence, AL
Built 1968 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 225
OLD 431 HWY
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.5 MI NE US HWY 431, Madison, AL
Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 746
O. PATTERSON RD
FairOver: FLINT RIVER
0.5 MI W JCT CO RD 450, Madison, AL
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,513
CO RT NO 39
FairOver: CHICKASAW BOGUE
5 10 MI N AL 28, Marengo, AL
Built 1969 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 130
COUNTY TOAD 7708
FairOver: CONECUH RIVER
SEC 4,T10N,R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 225
Mccaineville road
FairOver: Shumulla Creek
1.3 MI N ALA HWY 28, Sumter, AL
Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 45
9TH STREET
FairOver: GM * O RAILROAD
9TH ST * 29TH AVE, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 29,000
CO RD 28
FairOver: STREAM
4 MI S ST.STEPHENS, Washington, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 118
PENDERGRASS CREEK-
FairOver: PENDERGRASS CREEK
SHOAL CREEK DISTRICT, Cleburne, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 100
BELTON NALLS ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH OFF BURNT CORN CK
1.2 MI N.E. LENOX, Conecuh, AL
Built 1950 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 30
Balm Road
FairOver: PATTERSON CREEK
SEC2 T19N R19E, Elmore, AL
Built 1954 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 300
ROSE HILL RD.
FairOver: HUDSON CREEK
700' W of AL143/Main St, Elmore, AL
Built 1954 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 881
Willow Springs RD
FairOver: HARWELL MILL CREEK
1.2 MILES E OF ST 231, Elmore, AL
Built 1999 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,064
SR 146
FairOver: PAINT ROCK RIVER
0.6 MI E JCT SR65 * SR146, Jackson, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 609
ROCK CREEK ROAD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
1.9 MI S AL 269, Jefferson, AL
Built 1950 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 3,775
WARRIOR-TRAFFORD R
FairOver: WARRIOR R LOCUST FORK
1 MILE NW OF TRAFFORD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1952 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 611
MONTLIMAR DRIVE
FairOver: BOLTON BRANCH
0.3 MI N COTTAGE HILL RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1986 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 17,028
LAMAR RD
FairOver: CANEY BRANCH
0.45 MI S OF US 80, Montgomery, AL
Built 1960 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 500
CARTER HILL RD
FairOver: DRAINAGE RELIEF
3.7 MI N OF US 82, Montgomery, AL
Built 1972 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 425
CARTER HILL ROAD
FairOver: BULLARD SLOUGH
3.4 MI N OF US 82, Montgomery, AL
Built 1972 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 425
CO. ROAD 128
FairOver: DRY BRCH TO CHOCCOLOCCO
1 MI E STATE21 ON CO 128, Talladega, AL
Built 1935 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 523
LOCK 17 ROAD
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
11.6 MI N OF JCT ALA 216, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1959 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 500
SR 56
FairOver: CREEK
7.6 MI. E. OF MISS.ST.LN., Washington, AL
Built 1950 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 1,700
HALL ROAD
FairOver: HILLS CREEK
.25 MI EAST OF CO RD 63, Wilcox, AL
Built 1985 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 30
COUNTY 3
FairOver: CAHABA RIVER
2.2MI E HARRISBURG CO.3, Bibb, AL
Built 1962 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 14
FairOver: CONECUH RIVER
SEC 21 T12 R23, Bullock, AL
Built 1956 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROAD 14
FairOver: CONECUH RIVER
SEC 21 T 12 R23, Bullock, AL
Built 1956 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 150
SCYRENE-CHANCE RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
2.0 MI. EAST CO. RT. 35, Clarke, AL
Built 1960 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 60
US 84 MP 164.915
FairOver: PEA RIVER
CITY OF ELBA, Coffee, AL
Built 1930 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 8,390
COUNTY ROAD 66
FairOver: RELIEF PATSALIGA
SHADY GROVE RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1964 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 653
CHIPOLA ROAD
FairOver: CHESTNUT BRANCH
3 MILES S.W.OF MALVERN, Geneva, AL
Built 1944 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 50
OLD MILL ROAD
FairOver: WHEELER MILL BRANCH
3 MI W OF BLACK, Geneva, AL
Built 1946 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 53
CR-49
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK RELIEF
8 MI. N. CROSSVILLE, Lamar, AL
Built 1952 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 430
CR-49
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK RELIEF
8.1 MI. N. CROSSVILLE, Lamar, AL
Built 1952 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 430
CO. RT. 14
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
5.5 MI. W. JCT. CO.RD. 10, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1937 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 505
SR 99
FairOver: BRANCH
0.7 M W JCT SR 99 & SR 3, Limestone, AL
Built 1965 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 10,640
Showing 1,851-1,900 of 13,471 bridges
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