State profile · Below median Poor share

Alabama bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Alabama.

16,205
Public bridges
37.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

Alabama holds 16,205 public highway bridges (#15 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.35% Poor share (#43 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 3.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 10 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,205

Public highway bridges in Alabama

Good Condition

37.0%

5,993 bridges rated 7-9

-13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.4%

543 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Alabama vs national bridge condition

Alabama - Good condition share 37.0%
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 7.5%.

Alabama in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Alabama has 16,205 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Alabama vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,205 15th of 54 higher than 39 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Alabama

The highlighted point is Alabama: 16,205 bridges and 3.35% in Poor condition, rank #10 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Alabama on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Alabama

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,205 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Alabama’s inventory

State agency holds 36.0% of the 16,205 public highway bridges filed under Alabama in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Alabama’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 15.3% of the 16,205 bridges with a recorded original year in Alabama. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Alabama37%59.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Alabama (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Autauga 118 Baldwin 381 Barbour 192 Bibb 126 Blount 180 Bullock 136 Butler 189 Calhoun 386 Chambers 185 Cherokee 167 Chilton 189 Choctaw 154 Clarke 155 Clay 129 Cleburne 165 Coffee 216 Colbert 172 Conecuh 224 Coosa 126 Covington 332 Crenshaw 171 Cullman 246 Dale 206 Dallas 225 DeKalb 300 Elmore 202 Escambia 200 Etowah 236 Fayette 186 Franklin 194 Geneva 205 Greene 204 Hale 177 Henry 133 Houston 247 Jackson 314 Jefferson 1068 Lamar 181 Lauderdale 266 Lawrence 215 Lee 214 Limestone 324 Lowndes 157 Macon 177 Madison 710 Marengo 203 Marion 255 Marshall 172 Mobile 612 Monroe 142 Montgomery 596 Morgan 271 Perry 162 Pickens 233 Pike 169 Randolph 165 Russell 205 Shelby 344 St. Clair 183 Sumter 241 Talladega 243 Tallapoosa 149 Tuscaloosa 482 Walker 275 Washington 177 Wilcox 168 Winston 78

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.

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125
Selected

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

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.

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

1 MILE EAST HWY 195, Walker, AL

Built 1898 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

KINGS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

1 MILE N OAKMAN HWY, Walker, AL

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CAHABA BEACH ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

1.8 MILES NORTH OF US 280, Shelby, AL

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

19TH AVE

Poor

Over: MOORES CREEK

VALLEY, Chambers, AL

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

ROADWAY

Poor

Over: CO RT 1065 SUCARNOCHEE R

4.0 MI N CO RT 1064, Sumter, AL

Built 1912 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

SMITH CHAPEL RD

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

1 MILE N HWY 78, Walker, AL

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 125

All Bridges in Alabama

COUNTY ROAD 50

Fair

Over: ELLIOTTS CREEK

2.4 MI. N. OF PHIPPS, Hale, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 150

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BURNT CORN CREEK

1.5MI E N.BREWTON, Escambia, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 250

AL 152 WBL

Fair

Over: I-65

0.4 MI W AL RIVER BR, Montgomery, AL

Built 1972 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 16,210

OLD JASPER HIWAY

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

1.25 MI N LYNNS CROSSING, Jefferson, AL

Built 1980 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 128

I-65

Fair

Over: SPRING HILL AVE

0.2 MI S US 98, Mobile, AL

Built 1962 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 96,438

COUNTY ROAD 42

Fair

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

1.0 MI. N. OF AKRON, Hale, AL

Built 1956 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 200

Chalkhill Road

Fair

Over: TUMPKAHATCHEE CREEK

SEC 24 T18N R20E, Elmore, AL

Built 1987 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 10

CHEROKEE #45

Fair

Over: LOCUST BRANCH

0.3 MI N JCT CO RT 16, Cherokee, AL

Built 1988 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 640

W.HOMEWOOD PK.DR.

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.1MI.E.OXMOOR RD., Jefferson, AL

Built 1970 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 1,466

BEAR BR. RD.

Fair

Over: BEAR BRANCH

.5mi N of CR20 on Bear Br, Geneva, AL

Built 1997 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 77

WESTMONT ST.

Fair

Over: UT OF CHOC. RV.

1 MILE S. OF GENEVA, Geneva, AL

Built 1996 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 40

SOUTH CO. RD. 85

Fair

Over: PINE LOG BR.

1 MILE SOUTH OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL

Built 1991 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 40

AL - 7 (US 11)

Fair

Over: VALLEY CK

CLAIRMONT AREA, Jefferson, AL

Built 1910 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,430

VANDERBILT RD

Fair

Over: VILLAGE CREEK

VANDERBILT RD * VILLAGE C, Jefferson, AL

Built 1914 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 7,500

AL-7

Fair

Over: Trib. to Minters Creek

6.0 MI East I-20/59, Greene, AL

Built 1918 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,088

SR 65

Fair

Over: BRANCH

4.8 MI N JCT US72 * SR65, Jackson, AL

Built 1922 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 999

SR 65

Fair

Over: BRANCH

10.7 MI N JCT US72 * SR65, Jackson, AL

Built 1922 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 763

SR 40

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 MI E JCT SR 71 * SR 40, Jackson, AL

Built 1924 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,717

SR 40

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.2 MI E JCT CORD22 *SR40, Jackson, AL

Built 1924 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,717

CITY STREET

Fair

Over: SCL RAILROAD

EAST COLLEGE STREET, Clay, AL

Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 500

GARLAND FERRY RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.2 MI E JCT KYLE ST, Jackson, AL

Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,482

SHUTTLESWORTH DR

Fair

Over: VILLAGE CREEK

SHUTTLESWORTH * VILLAGE C, Jefferson, AL

Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,000

AL-39

Fair

Over: Rodgers Creek

1.5 MI S Clinton, Greene, AL

Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 804

CO RT 43

Fair

Over: STRINGERS CREEK

2.0 MI S CITY OF SECTION, Jackson, AL

Built 1926 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 700

SR 46

Fair

Over: BRANCH

8.5 MI E TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1942 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,925

OLD 431 HWY

Fair

Over: BERKLEY CREEK

1.2 MI NE US HWY 431, Madison, AL

Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,000

AL-195

Fair

Over: Springlet of Mooneys BK

1.1MI N JCT AL-118, Walker, AL

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,140

OLD WARRIOR RIVER

Fair

Over: OPOSSUM CREEK

MIDFIELD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 402

17 TH ST

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

17TH ST * 1ST AVE, Walker, AL

Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,000

CR 56

Fair

Over: Tribu. Little Crow Creek

1.1 MI NW JCT SR 117, Jackson, AL

Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 64

11TH CT N

Fair

Over: FRISCO RR

11TH CT N * THIRD ST N, Jefferson, AL

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 600

CO RT 88

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

1.0 MI NW JCT FAS 12, Jackson, AL

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 55

CO RD 75

Fair

Over: Tribut. to Widows Creek

1.5 MI W JCT US 72, Jackson, AL

Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 472

COUNTY ROAD 9

Fair

Over: BRANCH

095 MI BOSTIC HILL CHURCH, Jackson, AL

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 220

CO RT 19

Fair

Over: KIRBY CREEK

0.85 MI N JCT CR 48, Jackson, AL

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 300

CR 53

Fair

Over: BRANCH

4.2 MI W JCT CR 35, Jackson, AL

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 140

CO RT 88

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

0.6 MI E JCT CR 58, Jackson, AL

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 235

CO RT 88

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.5 MI E JCT SR 71, Jackson, AL

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 240

HOLLY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

HOLLY RD., Calhoun, AL

Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 31

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: MOORES MILL CREEK

2.5 MI E OF INT US 29, Lee, AL

Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 300

CO RT 20

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN

2.4 MI E JCT SR 65, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 42

CO RT 8

Fair

Over: COTTON COVE CREEK

0.9 MI N JCT SR 35, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 182

CR 75

Fair

Over: BRANCH of WIDOWS CREEK

.3MI.N.INT.JC.69*75, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 515

CR 98

Fair

Over: Tribut. to Widows Creek

2.2 MI N JCT CR 91, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 230

WEAVER ROAD

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

1.9 S WEAVER, Calhoun, AL

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,600

CO RT 15

Fair

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

.7 MI N INT SR 20, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 430

CO RD 16

Fair

Over: BLUFF CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT CO 18, Franklin, AL

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 268

SR 22

Fair

Over: BOATNER CREEK

6.2 MI E TALLAPOOSA RIV., Randolph, AL

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,107

WARRIOR RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK TRIBUTARY

1 MILE EAST OF CONCORD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,556

BAITES RD

Fair

Over: ENNIS BRANCH

0.1 MI N JCT CO RD 015, Madison, AL

Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 316

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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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