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

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 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

Alabama37.9%58.4%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

VA

Virginia

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

AL

Alabama

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

MN

Minnesota

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

CT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

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

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Poor

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

US 231 MP 30.576

Unknown

Over: SR 134 * C.S.X. R.R.

JCT. SR.134, Dale, AL

Built 1959 ADT: 2,050

US 231 MP 30.576

Unknown

Over: SR 134 * C.S.X. R.R.

JCT. SR 134, Dale, AL

Built 1959 ADT: 2,050

CSXT RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: U. S. 231

3.5 MI. S. OZARK, Dale, AL

Built 1961 ADT: 16,590

AL 41

Unknown

Over: WATER AVE.

INT. WATER AVE. AL.#4 1, Dallas, AL

Built 1976 ADT: 6,277

AL. 41 NBL

Unknown

Over: WATER AVE

INT.WATER AVE.*ALA#41, Dallas, AL

Built 1976 ADT: 6,277

AL 41 NBL

Unknown

Over: NORTH ST SOU RR LN RRJEF

3.8 MI. N. OF US 80, Dallas, AL

Built 1976 ADT: 11,020

I-59

Unknown

Over: SR 35

JCT I59 * SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1959 ADT: 25,911

I-59

Unknown

Over: SR 35

JCT I59 * SR 35, DeKalb, AL

Built 1959 ADT: 25,911

CO RT 731 SEQ.CAVE

Unknown

Over: I-59

CR 731 OVP. MP 236.2, DeKalb, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 14,558

CO RT 140

Unknown

Over: I59

CR140 OVP.MM 239.7, DeKalb, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 14,558

US 11; SR 7

Unknown

Over: I-59

US11 OVP MP 224.7, DeKalb, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 19,646

SR 117

Unknown

Over: I-59

JCT SR 117 * I-59, DeKalb, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 15,554

I-59

Unknown

Over: SR 68

JCT SR 68 * I-59, DeKalb, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 7,223

I-59

Unknown

Over: SR 68

JCT I-59 * SR 68, DeKalb, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 7,223

CO RT 483

Unknown

Over: I-59

CO RT 483 OVP MP 210.1, DeKalb, AL

Built 1964 ADT: 16,286

49TH STREET

Unknown

Over: I 59

JNT OF I59 * 49TH STREET, DeKalb, AL

Built 2009 ADT: 19,258

US 11,SR 7

Unknown

Over: I-59

JCT I59 * US 11, DeKalb, AL

Built 2006 ADT: 22,255

I65 SBL

Unknown

Over: AL 14

I65 AND AL 14 INTERCHANGE, Elmore, AL

Built 1972 ADT: 28,050

I-65 NBL

Unknown

Over: AL 14

I65 AND AL 14 INTERCHANGE, Elmore, AL

Built 1972 ADT: 28,050

BURL./NORTH. RR

Unknown

Over: W. OWENS ST

272' E HIGHLAND AVE, Escambia, AL

Built 1927 ADT: 387

ALGER ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-65

7.3 MI N SR 21, Escambia, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 23,140

C0 RD 40

Unknown

Over: I 65

5 MI S CONECUH CO LINE, Escambia, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 25,106

I-65 SB

Unknown

Over: CSX RR * WOODS RD

1.9 MI S SR 41, Escambia, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 22

I-65 NB

Unknown

Over: CSX RR * WOODS RD

1.9 MI S SR 41, Escambia, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 22

SR 113

Unknown

Over: I-65

SR 113 @ I65, Escambia, AL

Built 1960 ADT: 23,140

CO RD 1

Unknown

Over: I-65

5.7 MI N BALDWIN CO LINE, Escambia, AL

Built 1964 ADT: 5,396

CO RD 14

Unknown

Over: I-65

0.9 MI S SR 21, Escambia, AL

Built 1964 ADT: 23,996

I-65 SB

Unknown

Over: SR 21

JCT I-65 * SR 21, Escambia, AL

Built 1964 ADT: 6,004

I-65 NB

Unknown

Over: SR 21

JCT I-65 * SR 21, Escambia, AL

Built 1964 ADT: 6,004

SR 113

Unknown

Over: CSX RR * RINGOLD ST

0.1 MI N AL/FL LINE, Escambia, AL

Built 1968 ADT: 300

US 431

Unknown

Over: COOSA RV * US 411

US 431 * US 411, Etowah, AL

Built 1954 ADT: 19,253

US 431

Unknown

Over: LAKE STREET

.1 MI.SO.COOSA RIVER, Etowah, AL

Built 1955 ADT: 100

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Unknown

Over: I 59

3.1 MI N ST CLAIR CO LN, Etowah, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 22,944

I 59

Unknown

Over: STEPHENS GAP ROAD

I 59 * STEPHENS GAP ROAD, Etowah, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 450

I59

Unknown

Over: STEPHENS GAP ROAD

I 59 * STEPHENS GAP ROAD, Etowah, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 450

CAMPBELL GAP ROAD

Unknown

Over: I 59

1 MI NO STEPHENS GAP ROAD, Etowah, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 16,994

AL 77

Unknown

Over: I 59

AL 77 * I 59, Etowah, AL

Built 1962 ADT: 32,868

CSX RR

Unknown

Over: AL 291

700' FROM U.S. 431, Etowah, AL

Built 1970 ADT: 20,968

L&N RR

Unknown

Over: US 411

L*N RR *U.S. 411, Etowah, AL

Built 1971 ADT: 17,881

I 759 WBL

Unknown

Over: I 59 SBL

I 759 * I 59 INTR, Etowah, AL

Built 1984 ADT: 16,822

I759W TO I59S RAMP

Unknown

Over: I 59 NBL *

RAMP B OVER I59, Etowah, AL

Built 1984 ADT: 14,038

I 759

Unknown

Over: BROOK AVE * BIG WILLS CK

I 759 * BROOK AVE, Etowah, AL

Built 1984 ADT: 2,950

I 759

Unknown

Over: BROOK AV

I 759 * BROOK AVE, Etowah, AL

Built 1984 ADT: 2,951

I 759

Unknown

Over: BLACK CK PARKWAY

I 759 * BLK CK PKWAY, Etowah, AL

Built 1984 ADT: 15,145

I 759

Unknown

Over: BLACK CREEK PARKWAY

I 759 * BLK CK PKWAY, Etowah, AL

Built 1984 ADT: 15,145

EAST SIDE DR

Unknown

Over: I-759

I-759-EAST SIDE DR, Etowah, AL

Built 1985 ADT: 25,427

I-759

Unknown

Over: US-411

I-759-US-411, Etowah, AL

Built 1985 ADT: 32,871

I-759

Unknown

Over: US-411

I-759-US-411, Etowah, AL

Built 1985 ADT: 32,871

I 59

Unknown

Over: US 431

I 59 * ATN RR/US 431, Etowah, AL

Built 1992 ADT: 15,457

I-59

Unknown

Over: US 431 * ATN RR

ATTALLA, Etowah, AL

Built 1993 ADT: 15,457

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