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
AL-17
FairOver: Branch of Buttahatchee
4.6 MI N of Reform, Pickens, AL
Built 1941 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,618
AL - 174
FairOver: BRANCH
200' EAST US 411, St. Clair, AL
Built 1941 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,024
HULL ROAD
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
4 MILES N SUMITON, Walker, AL
Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,000
CO.RD. 69
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
VIDA, Autauga, AL
Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 151
CO RD 67
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
BILLINGSLEY BETHSALEM RD, Autauga, AL
Built 1993 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 75
CO.RD.69
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
OLD KINGSTON, Autauga, AL
Built 1999 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 75
CO.RD. 129
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
1.5 MI. N. OF AL HWY 111, Autauga, AL
Built 2001 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 10
EUBANKS RD
FairOver: PINEY WOODS CREEK
1.2 MI E OF COUNTY 75, Barbour, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY ROAD 20
FairOver: LINDSY CREEK
0.8 MI W OF COUNTY 53, Barbour, AL
Built 1955 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 224
COUNTY ROAD 37
FairOver: NO NAME STREAM
SEC 6 T14 R21, Bullock, AL
Built 1968 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROAD 115
FairOver: MOORES CREEK
SEC 7 T14 R24, Bullock, AL
Built 1967 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 87
FairOver: LEATHERBREECHES CREEK
SEC 4 T13 R22, Bullock, AL
Built 1972 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 177
FairOver: BUGHALL CREEK
SEC 27 T14 R22, Bullock, AL
Built 1972 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROAD 177
FairOver: BUGHALL CREEK
SEC 27 T14 R22, Bullock, AL
Built 1972 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROAD 177
FairOver: SLAUGHTER CREEK
SEC 26 T14 R22, Bullock, AL
Built 1972 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 177
FairOver: SLAUGHTER CREEK
SEC 26 T14 R22, Bullock, AL
Built 1972 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200
OHATCHEE
FairOver: OHATCHEE CREEK
WARRIOR RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1964 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 688
CO RD 43
FairOver: MELON CREEK
2.8 MI N INT RT 87 * 130, Choctaw, AL
Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 425
CO. RT. 31
FairOver: ULCANUSH CREEK
1.84 MI. NW COFFEEVILLE, Clarke, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 300
CO. RT. 01
FairOver: CANE CREEK
3.68 MI.N CHANCE P.O., Clarke, AL
Built 1968 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 300
SR 13
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
9 MI S JCT SR 13 & SR 2, Colbert, AL
Built 1953 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 15,070
CR-75
FairOver: Mill Creek
1.16 Miles NE of CR-49, Coosa, AL
Built 1979 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 319
COUNTY RD 79
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
Woodall Mill Road, Covington, AL
Built 1976 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 250
Dry Creek Road
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Dry Creek Road, Covington, AL
Built 1939 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 110
COUNTY RD 47
FairOver: YELLOW RIVER
Woodall Mill Road, Covington, AL
Built 1939 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 250
CR 102
FairOver: NO NAME BRANCH
Boggan Level Road, Covington, AL
Built 1940 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 80
US278; SR74; SR69
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
JCT CSX RR * US278;SR69, Cullman, AL
Built 1962 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 17,108
FAS 25 CO RD 47
FairOver: SOUTH SAUTY CREEK
.5MI N INT. CO. 92 T6SR7E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1952 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,009
CO RD 17
FairOver: COAL CREEK
.2 MI N CO RT 4 T9SR6E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1968 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 161
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
1MI ESE BRADLEY, Escambia, AL
Built 1959 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200
PONDEROSA RD.
FairOver: MILLER CREEK
@ MILLERS HOLLOW RD, Etowah, AL
Built 1983 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 50
OLD ELBA ROAD
FairOver: BULL BRANCH
3 MILES NW OF COFFEE SPRI, Geneva, AL
Built 1997 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY ROAD NO97
FairOver: THOMAS MILL CREEK
RC BRIDGE ON FAS RT21, Henry, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,000
ROAD
FairOver: THOMAS MILL CREEK
RCDG BR. ON PAVED RD. 48, Henry, AL
Built 1961 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 200
CO 39
FairOver: BLUEWATER CREEK
0.3 MI NW OF CO 39, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1957 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 275
CO RD 40
FairOver: TALLAWASSEE CREEK
3MI WEST OF CO RD 37, Lowndes, AL
Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 410
GURLEY PIKE
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
2.4 MI SE MAYSVILLE, Madison, AL
Built 1949 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 900
GURLEY PIKE
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK (REL)
2.3 MI SE MAYSVILLE, Madison, AL
Built 1949 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 900
County Road 35
FairOver: Buttahatchee River
2 MILES WEST OF US 78, Marion, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 600
ANTIOCH ROAD
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
1.5 MI N SR 36, Morgan, AL
Built 1955 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 700
CO. RD. 46
FairOver: WEDOWEE CREEK
3 MI SE WEDOWEE, Randolph, AL
Built 1962 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 320
ST CLAIR CO 17
FairOver: BIG CANOE CREEK
1 2 MI NW SPRINGVILLE, St. Clair, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,970
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1115 CREEK
1.3 MI E AL HWY 28, Sumter, AL
Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 475
CO 013
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.0 MI S CO 026, Talladega, AL
Built 1968 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 945
COUNTY ROAD 399
FairOver: CHEAHA CREEK
1.5 MI N STATE ROAD 21, Talladega, AL
Built 1970 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 927
HOLLY GROVE RD
FairOver: BURTON CREEK
1 MILE S HWY 78, Walker, AL
Built 1960 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 210
CO RD 45
FairOver: HOWARD BRANCH
S OF CEDAR GROVE, Autauga, AL
Built 1993 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 29
F.A.S.17
FairOver: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER
.7MI NW AL 25 MARVLRD, Bibb, AL
Built 1953 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 135
PEARMAN DRIVE
FairOver: BLACK WARRIOR RIVER
1/2 MI NE OF SNEAD, Blount, AL
Built 1957 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 672
US 29 MP 61.252
FairOver: SEARIGHT BRANCH
0.9 MI.N.OF CO.63, Crenshaw, AL
Built 1938 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,530
Showing 2,001-2,050 of 13,471 bridges
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