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Alabama bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Alabama — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

13,471
Public bridges
35.0%
Good condition
3.3%
Poor condition
3.3%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

13,471

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

35.0%

4,721 bridges rated 7-9

-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.3%

451 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

3.3%

451 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 11.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Alabama35.045653626308365%53.99005270581249%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)

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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.

12

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

51

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122
Selected

01

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

27

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

09

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alabama

Six lowest-condition bridges in Alabama, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

AIRPORT ROAD

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK

0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL

Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

CO RD 21

Poor

Over: SOUWILPA CREEK

0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000

WATERSHED RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Structurally Deficient

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60

CO 450

Poor

Over: CANE CREEK

CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

All Bridges in Alabama

CO RD 9

Fair

Over: CUBAHATCHEE CREEK

2.9 MILES SO US80/SR8, Macon, AL

Built 1952 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 268

CO RD 13

Fair

Over: CUBAHATCHEE CREEK

4.0 MI SO. HWY 80W/SR8, Macon, AL

Built 1966 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 300

HOBBS ISLAND RD

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER

4 MI W JCT HWY 431 S, Madison, AL

Built 1950 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 3,500

BEAR FORK ROAD

Fair

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

0.9 MI E.SHELTON BEACH RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1957 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 6,892

CAROL ST

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.4 MI N OLD SHELL ROAD, Mobile, AL

Built 1968 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 107

SR1/US431

Fair

Over: CORNHOUSE CREEK

6.6 MI N ROANOKE, Randolph, AL

Built 1926 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 5,566

AL - 25

Fair

Over: SHOAL CREEK

AL 25 * SHOAL CK, Shelby, AL

Built 1935 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 1,450

COUNTY ROAD 103

Fair

Over: COWIKEE CREEK

SEC 12 T14 R25, Bullock, AL

Built 1964 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 250

I-65

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.9 MI N JCT US 84, Conecuh, AL

Built 1959 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 27,591

COUNTY ROAD 59

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

LAPINE HWY., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1949 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROAD 68

Fair

Over: LITTLE PATSALIGA CREEK

NEW EBENEZER RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1962 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 766

Tram Road

Fair

Over: SHOAL CREEK

2.0 MI W OF CO.RD.23, Elmore, AL

Built 1961 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 392

CR 53

Fair

Over: LITTLE COON CREEK(MC)

1.1 MI E JCT CR 35, Jackson, AL

Built 1958 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 142

Frye Road

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek Relief

2 MILES NW OF GUIN, Marion, AL

Built 1919 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 305

SNWDN-CHAMBERS RD.

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE RELIEF

2.8 MILE EAST CO RD61, Montgomery, AL

Built 1983 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 400

ROADWAY

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

2 MI E OF HORTONS MILL, Blount, AL

Built 1956 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 174

BLUFF VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: ENITACHOPCO CREEK

5.8 MI E ALA NO 9, Clay, AL

Built 1963 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 233

JP HOWARD DIRT RD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO SIMMONS CK.

2MI SE CENTERVILLE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1994 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 50

SR 105 MP 5.224

Fair

Over: JUDAH CREEK

.2 MI.S.DALE CO 54, Dale, AL

Built 1945 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 1,850

Flat Creek Rd.

Fair

Over: North River

1.2 miles SE of Berry, Fayette, AL

Built 1970 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 10

AVE F

Fair

Over: VILLAGE CREEK

AVENUE F ENS * VILLAGE CK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1913 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 8,000

2ND AVE. NORTH

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2ND AVE. * 6TH ST., Jefferson, AL

Built 1920 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,500

PRATT HWY

Fair

Over: BRANCH

PRATT HWY * MORGAN STR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1925 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,500

CO RT 184

Fair

Over: ELAM CREEK

0.6 MI S JCT CO RT 87, Lawrence, AL

Built 1953 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 275

SR 20

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: CREEK

4879 FT S JCT 1073, Marshall, AL

Built 1958 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 150

SIPSEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MULBERRY FORK WARRIOR RV

2 MILE E SIPSEY, Walker, AL

Built 1963 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 2,000

GARDNERS GIN RD

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

3.5 MI S JCT BHM HWY CR61, Walker, AL

Built 1991 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 3,000

WILLIE-PARNELL RD

Fair

Over: BASSETTS CREEK

EAST OF FAIRHOPE CHURCH, Washington, AL

Built 2008 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 10

J.P. HOWARD RD.

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO SIMMONS CK.

3MI SE CENTERVILLE, Conecuh, AL

Built 1994 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 40

ROAD

Fair

Over: GIVENS BRANCH

BR. CULVT. ON CO. RD. 15, Henry, AL

Built 1963 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 350

CO RD 54

Fair

Over: SMITH BRANCH

AL 52 TO CO RD 48, Houston, AL

Built 1953 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 655

13TH STREET

Fair

Over: VALLEY CREEK

13TH ST. OVER VALLEY CK, Jefferson, AL

Built 1955 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 3,000

AL-253

Fair

Over: Buttahatchee River

0.4 MI S JCT US 278, Marion, AL

Built 1955 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 245

U.S 31 SBL

Fair

Over: ALABAMA RIVER

0.6 MI. S. OF ELMORE CO L, Montgomery, AL

Built 2001 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 10,450

ROMULUS ROAD

Fair

Over: NUBBIN CREEK

14.0 MI NE GREEN CO LINE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1952 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 1,500

LOCKWOOD RD

Fair

Over: BILBO CREEK

2.8 MI. W. HWY 17/TIBBIE, Washington, AL

Built 2008 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 49

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK COWIKEE CREEK

11.4 MI NE OF AL 51, Barbour, AL

Built 1952 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 295

CO RT 473

Fair

Over: CRIPPLE CREEK

2.7 MILE SOUTHEAST KINSTO, Coffee, AL

Built 1957 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 200

CO RT 474

Fair

Over: PEA RIVER

2.3 MILE NE OF KINSTON, Coffee, AL

Built 1957 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 400

CO RT 427

Fair

Over: PAGES CREEK

ALBERTON, Coffee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 432

CO RT 427

Fair

Over: HAYS CREEK

1.2 MILE NORTH ALBERTON, Coffee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 432

CO RT 326

Fair

Over: BLUFF CREEK

1.7 MILE SOUTH BLUFFSPRIN, Coffee, AL

Built 1958 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 225

CO RT 105

Fair

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

2.3 MILES SOUTHOF ROETON, Coffee, AL

Built 1959 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 464

CO RT 661

Fair

Over: TIGHT EYE CREEK

4.7 MILE SE OF FAIRVIEW, Coffee, AL

Built 1963 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 180

WOLF SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

WOLF SPRINGS@COUNTY LINE, Colbert, AL

Built 1963 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 268

CO RT 57

Fair

Over: LAUREL CREEK

3.8 MI N AL 68, DeKalb, AL

Built 1970 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 371

CO RD 13

Fair

Over: CUBAHATCHEE CRK RLF

3.9 MI. SO. HWY80W/SR8, Macon, AL

Built 1966 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 300

RAMSEY RD

Fair

Over: FRANKLIN CREEK

0.3 MI N US 90, Mobile, AL

Built 1962 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 2,809

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