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

SR 154

Fair

Over: MORGANS CREEK

10.2 MI. E.OF COFFEEVILLE, Clarke, AL

Built 1962 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 210

COUNTY ROAD 3319

Fair

Over: MIMS CREEK

SEC 8 T8N R22E, Pike, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 150

CO RD 90

Fair

Over: STREAM INTO CEDAR CREEK

.4 MI E SR 247 CO 90 JCT, Franklin, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 15

CO 16 (STADIUM DR

Fair

Over: HOLLAND CREEK

STADIUM DRIVE, Russell, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 10,200

CO. RT. 1805

Fair

Over: CABIN CREEK

CR 1805, Cullman, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 550

SR 243

Fair

Over: PAYNE CREEK

1 M S JCT SR243 & SR 24, Franklin, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,290

I 65

Fair

Over: TENNESSEE RIVER

MORGAN-LIMESTONE COLINE, Morgan, AL

Built 1973 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 17,375

I 65

Fair

Over: TENNESSEE RIVER

MORGAN-LIMESTONE COLINE, Morgan, AL

Built 1973 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 17,375

RAMP C

Fair

Over: RAMP D * I 59

I 59 * I 459 INTR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1975 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 5,879

Al-39

Fair

Over: Tombigbee River Canal

1.3 MI N of Gainesville, Greene, AL

Built 1976 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,179

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.5 MI. W. JAMES BROOKS, Monroe, AL

Built 1948 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 85

CO RD 114

Fair

Over: W. PRONG CREEK

AT NEENAH, Wilcox, AL

Built 1988 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 50

HALF MILE RD

Fair

Over: E FORK OF FOWL RIVER

1ST DRAIN W OF CO RD 59, Mobile, AL

Built 1961 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,467

CO 3

Fair

Over: HURTSBORO CREEK

5 MI S HURTSBORO, Russell, AL

Built 1977 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 80

WILLIE LEMLEY RD

Fair

Over: WILLIE LEMLEY BRANCH

0.1 MI SOUTH CO.RD.1376, Madison, AL

Built 1938 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 90

HAMER RD

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS BRANCH

0.4 MI E JCT US HWY 431, Madison, AL

Built 1940 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 300

STEEL LA

Fair

Over: JENNY RIVER

0.3 MI W CO RD 480, Madison, AL

Built 1940 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 195

SR 36

Fair

Over: COTACO CREEK

3 MI E JCT SR 36 & SR 67, Morgan, AL

Built 1942 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 4,020

CR-49

Fair

Over: LUXAPALLILA CREEK TRIB.

0.2 MI. N.W. KENNEDY, Lamar, AL

Built 1951 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 700

SR 59

Fair

Over: HALL CREEK

8 MI N JCT I 65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1946 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,501

AL.14

Fair

Over: OAK MULGEE CREEK

0.7 MI.E.OF PERRY CO.LINE, Dallas, AL

Built 1947 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,050

MOORES MILL RD

Fair

Over: BRAIR FORK FLINT RIVER

0.2 MI SO CO RD 1269, Madison, AL

Built 1949 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 3,052

SALLY BURNS RD

Fair

Over: CHANDELOWER CREEK

SALLY BURNS RD @ MAUD RD, Colbert, AL

Built 1950 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 40

US 29

Fair

Over: C. OF GA. RR(ABAND.)

UNION SPRINGS, Bullock, AL

Built 1953 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 3,860

SR 41

Fair

Over: PINE BARREN CREEK

7.9 MI. N. OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL

Built 1953 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 820

SR 91

Fair

Over: THATCHER CREEK

3.6 MI E JCT I65 * SR91, Cullman, AL

Built 1954 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 2,803

SR 13

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN RR

4 MI N JCT SR 13 & SR 24, Franklin, AL

Built 1957 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 14,350

US 43 SB

Fair

Over: COLD CREEK

0.5 MI N CO RD 84, Mobile, AL

Built 1957 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 15,349

COTTON BELT RD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

SEC3 T2S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1957 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 870

AL 219

Fair

Over: UT BEAVERDAM CREEK

1.4 MI S BIBB CO LINE, Perry, AL

Built 1957 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 860

COUNTY ROAD 43

Fair

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

1.4 MI N OF AL 131, Barbour, AL

Built 1958 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 150

US 231 MP 30.576

Fair

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

JCT. SR.134, Dale, AL

Built 1959 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 9,115

US 231 MP 30.576

Fair

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

JCT. SR 134, Dale, AL

Built 1959 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 9,115

SR 79

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

JCT SR 79 * N/S R R, Jackson, AL

Built 1959 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 3,890

US 431 MP 64.677

Fair

Over: BARBOUR CREEK

CITY OF EUFAULA, Barbour, AL

Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 11,645

US 431 MP 64.677

Fair

Over: BARBOUR CREEK

CITY OF EUFAULA, Barbour, AL

Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 11,645

CO.RD.165

Fair

Over: WHITE WATER CREEK

WHITE WATER CANAAN-LAND, Autauga, AL

Built 1963 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 395

SR 48

Fair

Over: CUT NOSE CREEK

3.5 MI E WOODLAND, Randolph, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 2,555

BRIAR FORK RD

Fair

Over: BRIAR FORK CREEK

0.5 S JCT CO RD 153, Madison, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,586

BIG COVE RD

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER

1 MI W JCT OLD US 431, Madison, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 550

OLD BIG COVE RD

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER

1.1 MI W JCT OLD 431 HWY, Madison, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 495

BIG COVE RD

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER

1.2 MI W OLD US 431 HWY, Madison, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 525

SR 2

Fair

Over: BEAUCHAMP CREEK

6.9 M W JCT SR 2 & SR 3, Limestone, AL

Built 1924 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 11,200

U.S.31

Fair

Over: I-65

6.0 MI N. OF PRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 7,050

CO RT 04

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5 W OF BELK, Fayette, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 121

CR- 217

Fair

Over: I-20/59

2.2 MI S of Knoxville, Greene, AL

Built 1966 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 285

AL - 3 SOUTH

Fair

Over: AL - 4 ( US 78)

US 31 * 4 TH AVE SO, Jefferson, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 35,335

AL - 3 NORTH

Fair

Over: AL - 4 ( US 78)

US 31 & 4TH AVE SO, Jefferson, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 35,335

CO RT NO 39

Fair

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE RELIEF

5.35 MI N AL 28, Marengo, AL

Built 1969 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 130

CO RT NO 39

Fair

Over: CHICKASAW BOGUE RELIEF

5.6 MI N AL 20, Marengo, AL

Built 1969 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 130

Showing 2,301-2,350 of 16,205 bridges

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