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

C.R.7

Fair

Over: OLD TOWN CREEK

4.2M NORTH MARION, Perry, AL

Built 1963 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 225

COUNTY RT 51

Fair

Over: DOBINE CREEK

0.1M N AL 183 CR51, Perry, AL

Built 1963 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 130

COUNTY RT 64

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

2.2M E SPROTT CO 64, Perry, AL

Built 1963 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 350

READY SECTION RD

Fair

Over: BRIER FORK CREEK

1.1 MI E JCT CO RD, Madison, AL

Built 1964 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 990

CO RT 215

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 MILE EAST OF LOWERYMILL, Coffee, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 414

ADVENT CIRCLE

Fair

Over: I - 59

2.5 MI NO CAHABA RIVER, Jefferson, AL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 600

CO 67

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.6 MI N INT CO 50, Lauderdale, AL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 235

CO RT NO 75

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

0.73 MI NW HALF ACRE, Marengo, AL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 150

CO RT NO 75

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BEAVER CREEK

0.91 MI N E HALF ACRE, Marengo, AL

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 150

CR30

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5M EAST AL14, Perry, AL

Built 1968 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 165

SCHOOL HOUSE RD

Fair

Over: JENNY RIVER

1.9 MI NW OF PLEVNA, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 125

US 231 MP 79.912

Fair

Over: CONECUH RIVER

1 MI. N. SR 87, Pike, AL

Built 1970 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 9,000

COUNTY ROAD 1

Fair

Over: CALVERT PRONG

1 MI W OF EASLEY, Blount, AL

Built 1975 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,044

FRIENDSHIP RD.

Fair

Over: BIG HILLABEE CREEK

FRIENDSHIP RD., Calhoun, AL

Built 1977 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,147

CO.RD 14

Fair

Over: BIG MULBERRY CREEK

PLANTERSVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 1935 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 479

US 11

Fair

Over: TOMBIGBEE RIVER

SUMTER * GREENE CO LINE, Sumter, AL

Built 1981 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 669

SR 59

Fair

Over: AIKIN CREEK

2.4 MI N JCT I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1981 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,113

SR 59

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

2.1 MI N JCT I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1982 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,113

SR 225

Fair

Over: HONEYCUT CREEK

2 MI N CO RD 138, Baldwin, AL

Built 1982 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,396

SR 225

Fair

Over: RED HILL CREEK

3 MI N CO RD 138, Baldwin, AL

Built 1982 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,559

AL. 5

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

2.4 MI.S.OF US 80, Dallas, AL

Built 1985 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,110

SR 225

Fair

Over: MARTIN BRANCH

4.5 MI N CO RD 138, Baldwin, AL

Built 1985 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,559

AL.14

Fair

Over: HOWARD CREEK

2.0 MI.W.OF AUTAUGAVILLE, Autauga, AL

Built 1947 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,470

AL-17

Fair

Over: Yellow Creek

1.5 MI S JCT AL-18, Lamar, AL

Built 1986 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,033

SR 179

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1 MI SO JCT SR168 * SR179, Marshall, AL

Built 1986 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,319

SR 225

Fair

Over: DENNIS CREEK

2 MI S I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1986 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,559

SR 225

Fair

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

1 MI S I-65, Baldwin, AL

Built 1986 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,559

SR 10 MP 210.583

Fair

Over: E. FORK CHOCTAWHATCHEE R

4.4 MI.E.SR 105, Henry, AL

Built 1989 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,710

SUGAR CR EST RD

Fair

Over: CAIRO BRANCH

SEC24 T2S R6W, Limestone, AL

Built 1996 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 40

GREENLEAF RD

Fair

Over: GRAYDON BRANCH

2.0 MI. NORTH EAST MIDWAY, Butler, AL

Built 2000 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 60

STREET

Fair

Over: EDDIN CREEK

K-MART PARKING LOT DRIVE, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1929 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,808

SR 35

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI N JCT SR 35*CO 17, Jackson, AL

Built 1934 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,534

AL - 79 NORTH

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

KEYTONNA, Jefferson, AL

Built 1935 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 14,045

SR 87 MP 36.629

Fair

Over: PEA CREEK

JCT.COFFEE CO.RD21, Coffee, AL

Built 1935 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,380

COUNTY ROAD 433

Fair

Over: BLUE EYE CREEK

0.1 MI NW CO 97 ON CO 433, Talladega, AL

Built 1958 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 650

AL - 25 (US 411)

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT CR 222, St. Clair, AL

Built 1949 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,830

GALLANT RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB OF CLEAR CREEK

400 EAST OF CNTRY CREEK, Etowah, AL

Built 1951 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,320

US 31

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

VERBENA, Chilton, AL

Built 1925 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 5,105

US 431

Fair

Over: COOSA RV * US 411

US 431 * US 411, Etowah, AL

Built 1954 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 33,655

PLEASANT VALL. RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

PLEASANT VALLEY RD, Calhoun, AL

Built 1954 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,148

DOUBLE CR. RD.

Fair

Over: BULL BRANCH

3 MI W.OF COFFEE SPRINGS, Geneva, AL

Built 1956 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 50

US 84

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

7 MI. E. OF SILAS, Choctaw, AL

Built 1957 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,890

US 43 SB

Fair

Over: BAYOU SARA

JCT SR 213, Mobile, AL

Built 1957 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 11,436

County Road 16

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek Relief

2 MILES WEST OF GUIN, Marion, AL

Built 1900 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 340

CO RD 6

Fair

Over: I-65

EXIT 83, Conecuh, AL

Built 1959 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,523

CR-15

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1.9 MI. N. DETROIT, Lamar, AL

Built 1960 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 110

CO RD 68

Fair

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

GENEVA CO TO AL 52, Houston, AL

Built 1961 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 640

CR. 50

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE MILL BRANCH

BOUCHER LAKE, Butler, AL

Built 1963 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,647

ED STEPHENS RD

Fair

Over: I-59 (MP 84.6)

1.6 MI S BROOKWOOD RD, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1964 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 932

IN 85

Fair

Over: MULBERRY ST

2.34 MI N OF I65, Montgomery, AL

Built 1969 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 101,470

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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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