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
CO RD 9
FairOver: CUBAHATCHEE CREEK
2.9 MILES SO US80/SR8, Macon, AL
Built 1952 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 268
CO RD 13
FairOver: CUBAHATCHEE CREEK
4.0 MI SO. HWY 80W/SR8, Macon, AL
Built 1966 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 300
HOBBS ISLAND RD
FairOver: FLINT RIVER
4 MI W JCT HWY 431 S, Madison, AL
Built 1950 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 3,500
BEAR FORK ROAD
FairOver: EIGHTMILE CREEK
0.9 MI E.SHELTON BEACH RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1957 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 6,892
CAROL ST
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.4 MI N OLD SHELL ROAD, Mobile, AL
Built 1968 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 107
SR1/US431
FairOver: CORNHOUSE CREEK
6.6 MI N ROANOKE, Randolph, AL
Built 1926 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 5,566
AL - 25
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
AL 25 * SHOAL CK, Shelby, AL
Built 1935 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 1,450
COUNTY ROAD 103
FairOver: COWIKEE CREEK
SEC 12 T14 R25, Bullock, AL
Built 1964 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 250
I-65
FairOver: BRANCH
0.9 MI N JCT US 84, Conecuh, AL
Built 1959 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 27,591
COUNTY ROAD 59
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
LAPINE HWY., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1949 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 600
COUNTY ROAD 68
FairOver: LITTLE PATSALIGA CREEK
NEW EBENEZER RD., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1962 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 766
Tram Road
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
2.0 MI W OF CO.RD.23, Elmore, AL
Built 1961 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 392
CR 53
FairOver: LITTLE COON CREEK(MC)
1.1 MI E JCT CR 35, Jackson, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 142
Frye Road
FairOver: Beaver Creek Relief
2 MILES NW OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1919 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 305
SNWDN-CHAMBERS RD.
FairOver: DRAINAGE RELIEF
2.8 MILE EAST CO RD61, Montgomery, AL
Built 1983 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 400
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1202 KINTERBISH CR
3.8 MI SE MISS STATE LINE, Sumter, AL
Built 1954 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 125
HORTON MILL ROAD
FairOver: JONES CREEK
2 MI E OF HORTONS MILL, Blount, AL
Built 1956 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 174
BLUFF VALLEY RD
FairOver: ENITACHOPCO CREEK
5.8 MI E ALA NO 9, Clay, AL
Built 1963 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 233
JP HOWARD DIRT RD
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO SIMMONS CK.
2MI SE CENTERVILLE, Conecuh, AL
Built 1994 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 50
SR 105 MP 5.224
FairOver: JUDAH CREEK
.2 MI.S.DALE CO 54, Dale, AL
Built 1945 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,850
Flat Creek Rd.
FairOver: North River
1.2 miles SE of Berry, Fayette, AL
Built 1970 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 10
AVE F
FairOver: VILLAGE CREEK
AVENUE F ENS * VILLAGE CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1913 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 8,000
2ND AVE. NORTH
FairOver: BRANCH
2ND AVE. * 6TH ST., Jefferson, AL
Built 1920 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,500
PRATT HWY
FairOver: BRANCH
PRATT HWY * MORGAN STR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1925 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,500
CO RT 184
FairOver: ELAM CREEK
0.6 MI S JCT CO RT 87, Lawrence, AL
Built 1953 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 275
SR 20
FairOver: BIG NANCE CREEK
2 M W JCT SR 20 & SR 33, Lawrence, AL
Built 1984 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 5,010
COUNTY HWY 1139
FairOver: CREEK
4879 FT S JCT 1073, Marshall, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 150
SIPSEY ROAD
FairOver: MULBERRY FORK WARRIOR RV
2 MILE E SIPSEY, Walker, AL
Built 1963 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,000
GARDNERS GIN RD
FairOver: CANE CREEK
3.5 MI S JCT BHM HWY CR61, Walker, AL
Built 1991 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 3,000
WILLIE-PARNELL RD
FairOver: BASSETTS CREEK
EAST OF FAIRHOPE CHURCH, Washington, AL
Built 2008 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 10
J.P. HOWARD RD.
FairOver: TRIBUTARY TO SIMMONS CK.
3MI SE CENTERVILLE, Conecuh, AL
Built 1994 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 40
ROAD
FairOver: GIVENS BRANCH
BR. CULVT. ON CO. RD. 15, Henry, AL
Built 1963 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 350
CO RD 54
FairOver: SMITH BRANCH
AL 52 TO CO RD 48, Houston, AL
Built 1953 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 655
13TH STREET
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
13TH ST. OVER VALLEY CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1955 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 3,000
AL-253
FairOver: Buttahatchee River
0.4 MI S JCT US 278, Marion, AL
Built 1955 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 245
U.S 31 SBL
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER
0.6 MI. S. OF ELMORE CO L, Montgomery, AL
Built 2001 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 10,450
ROMULUS ROAD
FairOver: NUBBIN CREEK
14.0 MI NE GREEN CO LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1952 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 1,500
LOCKWOOD RD
FairOver: BILBO CREEK
2.8 MI. W. HWY 17/TIBBIE, Washington, AL
Built 2008 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD 49
FairOver: SOUTH FORK COWIKEE CREEK
11.4 MI NE OF AL 51, Barbour, AL
Built 1952 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 295
CO RT 473
FairOver: CRIPPLE CREEK
2.7 MILE SOUTHEAST KINSTO, Coffee, AL
Built 1957 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 200
CO RT 474
FairOver: PEA RIVER
2.3 MILE NE OF KINSTON, Coffee, AL
Built 1957 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 400
CO RT 427
FairOver: PAGES CREEK
ALBERTON, Coffee, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 432
CO RT 427
FairOver: HAYS CREEK
1.2 MILE NORTH ALBERTON, Coffee, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 432
CO RT 326
FairOver: BLUFF CREEK
1.7 MILE SOUTH BLUFFSPRIN, Coffee, AL
Built 1958 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 225
CO RT 105
FairOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
2.3 MILES SOUTHOF ROETON, Coffee, AL
Built 1959 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 464
CO RT 661
FairOver: TIGHT EYE CREEK
4.7 MILE SE OF FAIRVIEW, Coffee, AL
Built 1963 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 180
WOLF SPRINGS RD
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
WOLF SPRINGS@COUNTY LINE, Colbert, AL
Built 1963 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 268
CO RT 57
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
3.8 MI N AL 68, DeKalb, AL
Built 1970 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 371
CO RD 13
FairOver: CUBAHATCHEE CRK RLF
3.9 MI. SO. HWY80W/SR8, Macon, AL
Built 1966 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 300
RAMSEY RD
FairOver: FRANKLIN CREEK
0.3 MI N US 90, Mobile, AL
Built 1962 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 2,809
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