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 105 MP 13.770

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

.1 MI.S.DALE CO.67, Dale, AL

Built 1964 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 530

Lee Road 427

Fair

Over: HOLLAND CREEK

0.3 MI N RUSSELL CO, Lee, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 6,011

AL - 75

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.1 MI SO ONEONTA CITY LIM, Blount, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 9,530

OLD ROCKY RIDGE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SHADES CREEK

1.75 MI E LORNA RD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 5,776

CO RT 723

Fair

Over: WILKERSON CREEK

5.7MILE S OF ENTERPRISE, Coffee, AL

Built 1966 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 294

CO 103-SILVER RUN

Fair

Over: I-20

2.0 MI E EXIT 179, Talladega, AL

Built 1967 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,623

COUNTY ROAD 6602

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

SEC 9 T11N R22E, Pike, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 130

COUNTY ROAD 6602

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CONECUH RIVER

SEC 10 T11N R22E, Pike, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 135

COUNTY ROAD 6602

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CONECUH RIVER

SEC 2 T11N R22E, Pike, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 125

COUNTY ROAD 2243

Fair

Over: WARRICK CREEK

SEC 12 T8N R19N, Pike, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 200

RIPLEY RD

Fair

Over: ROUND ISLAND CR

SEC29 T3S R5W, Limestone, AL

Built 1969 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 700

CO 17 EAST TO CO

Fair

Over: CREEK

3MI EAST OF CO 17, Lowndes, AL

Built 1970 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 360

SOWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: KING'S BRANCH

0.2 M N OF DOUGLAS LANE, Escambia, AL

Built 1970 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 37

COUNTY ROAD 6628

Fair

Over: PEA RIVER RELIEF

SEC 6 T10N R24E, Pike, AL

Built 1971 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 300

48TH ST

Fair

Over: BIG WILLS CREEK

0.65 MI E OF US 11, DeKalb, AL

Built 1972 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 90

CO 74

Fair

Over: BURCHAM CREEK

0.2 MI S SR 20, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1973 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 102

I 59/20 SOUTH

Fair

Over: 3 RD AVE N

I 59 * 3 RD AVE N, Jefferson, AL

Built 1974 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 67,050

CO 170

Fair

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

1.4 MI SE CO 25, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1974 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 140

SR 239 MP 13.572

Fair

Over: PEA RIVER

6.1 MI. N. BELLS X-RDS., Barbour, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 440

SR 235

Fair

Over: TALLASEEHATCHEE CREEK

0.8 MI E JCT US 280, Talladega, AL

Built 1980 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 5,134

AL.14

Fair

Over: BOGGY BRANCH

4.5 MI.W.OF AUTAUGAVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 1947 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 2,970

AL-102

Fair

Over: Sipsey River

2.0 MI E JCT US-43, Fayette, AL

Built 1986 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,882

AL - 25 (US 411)

Fair

Over: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER

.8 MI. NO.I-20, St. Clair, AL

Built 1947 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 22,730

I - 20/59

Fair

Over: 41ST ST ENSLEY

I-59 * 41ST ST, Jefferson, AL

Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 86,690

I-65

Fair

Over: EIGHTMILE CREEK

2.74 MI N US 45, Mobile, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 64,197

LAKE GERALD RD

Fair

Over: KETCHEPEDRAKEE CREEK

4.5 MI N BARFIELD, Clay, AL

Built 1981 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 96

Nadawha Road

Fair

Over: VARIOUS BRANCHES

4 MI SE OF NADAWAH, Monroe, AL

Built 2000 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 100

Sanctuary Road

Fair

Over: UT TO BEESWAX CREEK

.2 MI FROM CR 77, Shelby, AL

Built 2003 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 10

LEVI LEE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

4 MI. S W OF BELLEVILLE, Conecuh, AL

Built 2003 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 80

PEEKS HILL RD. SML

Fair

Over: TALLASSEEHATCHEE CREEK

PEEKS HILL RD. CULVERT, Calhoun, AL

Built 2009 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 610

COUNTY ROAD 723

Fair

Over: CSX RR

CR723 .2 MI. W AL HWY 31, Chilton, AL

Built 1925 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 11

TAYLOR RD.

Fair

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

CO.RD.59 TO CAMPBELLTONH, Houston, AL

Built 1958 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 5,418

Rockaway Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Rocky Branch

1.36 Mi N of Nokomis Rd, Escambia, AL

Built 1965 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 350

HALE ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

TA-3 1.5 MI W RIDEOUT RD, Madison, AL

Built 1949 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 100

SR 2

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

3.7 M E JCT SR 2 & SR207, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1936 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5,150

US 82

Fair

Over: Maness Creek

0.2 MI E BIBB CO LINE, Chilton, AL

Built 1942 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 2,670

AL 219

Fair

Over: SCHULTZ CREEK

1.5 MI S JCT SR 5, Bibb, AL

Built 1925 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,182

S. COUNTY ROAD 61

Fair

Over: BURCH CREEK

2 MILES SOUTH OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL

Built 1950 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 340

ROADWAY

Fair

Over: CO RT 1009 STREAM

1.2 MI S CO RT 1027, Sumter, AL

Built 1951 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 178

COUNTY HIGHWAY114

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUD CREEK

2000 FT SE JCT 1006, Marshall, AL

Built 1968 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 80

TINDIL CREEK RD.

Fair

Over: DAVIS MILL CREEK

3 MI. SE OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL

Built 1995 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 36

CO. HWY. 11

Fair

Over: N.FORK PEAVINE CREEK

5.7 MI NE ALABASTER, Shelby, AL

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 9,796

SR 176

Fair

Over: BARKLEY CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT SR 68, DeKalb, AL

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 853

SR1 / US431

Fair

Over: BRANCH

JCT OLD US 431, Calhoun, AL

Built 1960 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 19,631

SR 243

Fair

Over: SIBLEY CREEK

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

Built 1965 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,290

FOREST ROAD

Fair

Over: USSC RR

HUEYTOWN, Jefferson, AL

Built 1965 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 8,180

CO 2

Fair

Over: PARTRIDGE CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT ALA NO 9, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 197

CITY STREET CR 222

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK

1.6 MI N SR 14, Perry, AL

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 144

AL 51

Fair

Over: COWIKEE CREEK

9.8 MI.N.OF US 82, Bullock, AL

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,130

GOPHER RIDGE RD.

Fair

Over: NATURAL BRIDGE CREEK

3 MILES SOUTH OF HACODA, Geneva, AL

Built 1998 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 83

Showing 2,401-2,450 of 16,205 bridges

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