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%.

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.

All Bridges in Alabama

CO RD 19

Fair

Over: POWELL BRANCH

1 MI SOUTH TOPTON, Washington, AL

Built 1964 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 200

BLOUNT CO NO 5

Fair

Over: JAMES CREEK

3 MI SW OF BLOUNT SPRINGS, Blount, AL

Built 1956 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 646

CO. RT. 21

Fair

Over: SATILPA CREEK

1.79 MI.SE JCT CO21*AL154, Clarke, AL

Built 1963 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 300

CO. RT 1763

Fair

Over: BRANCH

CR 1763, Cullman, AL

Built 1980 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 140

SR 134 MP 37.479

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5 MI. E. OF DALEVILLE, Dale, AL

Built 1943 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 4,460

CR # 37

Fair

Over: VALLEY CREEK

1.4 MI N US 80 W, Dallas, AL

Built 1949 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 2,200

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

2MI N DAMASCUS, Escambia, AL

Built 1960 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 290

GILLEY RD.

Fair

Over: COOSA RIVER

@ COUNTYLINE, Etowah, AL

Built 1965 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,000

SATURN LANE

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

100 FT W HWY 75, Jefferson, AL

Built 1965 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,270

ST CLAIR CO 12

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK CREEK

0 5 MI SE WHITES CHAPEL, St. Clair, AL

Built 1955 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 6,660

I59

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.1 MI SO JCT AL 174, St. Clair, AL

Built 1961 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 14,630

SR 22

Fair

Over: HAROLD CREEK

0.3 MI N COOSA CO LINE, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1940 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 3,673

CO RD 7

Fair

Over: PINE BARRON CREEK RELIEF

4.0 MILES E.ON RTE 7, Wilcox, AL

Built 1955 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 90

CO RT 610

Fair

Over: DOUBLE BRIDGES CREEK

2 MILES NW OF BATTENS XRD, Coffee, AL

Built 1968 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 375

CO RT 644

Fair

Over: TIGHT EYE CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF FAIRVIEW, Coffee, AL

Built 1972 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 103

AL 111

Fair

Over: PIGEON ROOST CREEK

4.7MI.N.OFAL.14, Elmore, AL

Built 1993 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 4,730

BALTZER RD

Fair

Over: CALLAWAY CREEK

3.1MILES N. OF ST 14, Elmore, AL

Built 1999 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 80

GALLANT RD.

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK

500' W OF IVALEE CUTOFF, Etowah, AL

Built 1952 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,832

ALTON ROAD

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.5 MI N US 78, Jefferson, AL

Built 1965 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,582

CO RD 56

Fair

Over: WAUXAMAKA CREEK

0.5 Miles E. HWY49S/CR27, Macon, AL

Built 1959 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 587

SR 28

Fair

Over: DOUBLE CREEK

5.9MI.W.OF JEFFERON, Marengo, AL

Built 1955 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 920

COUNTY HIGHWAY101

Fair

Over: BRANCH

852 FT S JCT 69, Marshall, AL

Built 1954 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,360

#23/LEWISTON RD.

Fair

Over: HUGHES CREEK

2.5MI E OF SR 14, Pickens, AL

Built 1955 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 550

GORGAS ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH RIVER

8.5 MI N JCT US NO 43, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1954 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 300

ROSE HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1/2 MILE N HWY 5, Walker, AL

Built 1962 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 450

CO RD 24

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK RELIEF

3.1 MILES E.ON CO RD 24, Wilcox, AL

Built 1959 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 143

SR 10

Fair

Over: ALABAMA RIVER

6 MI W OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1969 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 3,450

CR. 11

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK RELIEF BR

0.2 MI.S.LOWNDES CO. LINE, Butler, AL

Built 1969 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 38

CO RT 242

Fair

Over: PEA CREEK

4.37 MI N OF ELBA, Coffee, AL

Built 1953 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD

Fair

Over: NO NAME CREEK

Cotton Road, Covington, AL

Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 210

PINEY WOODS RD.

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

PINEY WOODS RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1971 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10

THOMAS RD.

Fair

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

THOMAS RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80

POUNCEY RD.

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

POUNCEY RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1975 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 90

CO. HWY.21

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC-35 T-5-N R-25-E, Dale, AL

Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,473

Double Bridge

Fair

Over: CHANNAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 5 T19N R21E, Elmore, AL

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 160

CO RT 35

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

11.0 S OF FAYETTE, Fayette, AL

Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 513

CO RD 53

Fair

Over: BOXES CREEK RELIEF

1.5 E OF HUBBERTVILLE, Fayette, AL

Built 1954 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 106

COUNTY ROAD 41

Fair

Over: BARNES CREEK

6 MILES WEST OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 1954 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 752

CO. RD. 1

Fair

Over: NATURAL BRIDGES CREEK

10 MI SW OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 120

ROAD

Fair

Over: ELLIOTT BRANCH

BR. CULVT. ON PAVEDRD. 61, Henry, AL

Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 60

ROAD

Fair

Over: WARD BRANCH

BR. CULVT. ON PAVEDRD.107, Henry, AL

Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 120

ABERDEEN RD

Fair

Over: WILSON CREEK

5.8 MI. N.W. VERNON, Lamar, AL

Built 1951 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 510

MULBERRY RD

Fair

Over: BOGUE CREEK

3.9 MI. S.E. SULLIGENT, Lamar, AL

Built 1953 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 380

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

AUBURN, Lee, AL

Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,406

PEPPER RD

Fair

Over: PINEY CR

SEC7 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL

Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,066

MOYERS RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

2.4 MI W US 31, Limestone, AL

Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 460

SR 53

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI S US 431, Madison, AL

Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80,124

DEMETROPOLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: HALLS MILL CREEK

0.4 MI S HALLS MILL RD, Mobile, AL

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 565

JEFF HAMILTON RD

Fair

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

6.1 MI N OF CO RD 11, Mobile, AL

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 4,142

C.R.13 TAYLOE RD.

Fair

Over: TAYLOE CRK BRANCH

TAYLOE RD., Perry, AL

Built 1987 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100

Showing 1,951-2,000 of 13,471 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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