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-39
FairOver: Tombigbee River Canal
1.3 MI N of Gainesville, Greene, AL
Built 1976 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,179
SR 27 MP 75.501
FairOver: SKIPPERS CREEK
0.8 MI. S. U.S. 431, Henry, AL
Built 1939 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 4,220
CR-49
FairOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
1.0 MILES N. FAIR-VIEW, Lamar, AL
Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 170
CO RT 108
FairOver: RUTHERFORD CREEK
1.25 MI S JCT CO RT 236, Lawrence, AL
Built 1960 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 565
NICK DAVIS RD
FairOver: PINEY CR
SEC5 T3S R3W, Limestone, AL
Built 1940 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,850
PULASKI PIKE
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
4.0 MILE LIMESTONE CO, Madison, AL
Built 1938 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 1,696
US 43
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.9 MI. S. OF DIXONS MILL, Marengo, AL
Built 1947 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 4,060
HALF MILE RD
FairOver: E FORK OF FOWL RIVER
1ST DRAIN W OF CO RD 59, Mobile, AL
Built 1961 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 3,467
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
1.5 MI. W. JAMES BROOKS, Monroe, AL
Built 1948 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 85
I 65
FairOver: TENNESSEE RIVER
MORGAN-LIMESTONE COLINE, Morgan, AL
Built 1973 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 17,375
I 65
FairOver: TENNESSEE RIVER
MORGAN-LIMESTONE COLINE, Morgan, AL
Built 1973 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 17,375
COUNTY ROAD 3339
FairOver: WHITE WATER CREEK
SEC 26, T8N, R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1962 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 285
COUNTY ROAD 3319
FairOver: MIMS CREEK
SEC 8, T8N, R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1964 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 150
CO 4
FairOver: RODDICK CREEK
4 MI E RUTHERFORD, Russell, AL
Built 1952 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 300
CO 16 (STADIUM DR
FairOver: HOLLAND CREEK
STADIUM DRIVE, Russell, AL
Built 1965 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 10,200
UPPER COLUMBUS RD.
FairOver: Trib. of Big Creek
2.2 MI NW OF JCT US NO 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1951 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 300
CO RD 114
FairOver: W. PRONG CREEK
AT NEENAH, Wilcox, AL
Built 1988 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 50
CO.RD.165
FairOver: WHITE WATER CREEK
WHITE WATER CANAAN-LAND, Autauga, AL
Built 1963 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 395
SR 59
FairOver: HALL CREEK
8 MI N JCT I 65, Baldwin, AL
Built 1946 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,501
COUNTY ROAD 43
FairOver: LINDSEY CREEK
1.4 MI N OF AL 131, Barbour, AL
Built 1958 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 150
US 431 MP 64.677
FairOver: BARBOUR CREEK
CITY OF EUFAULA, Barbour, AL
Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 11,645
US 431 MP 64.677
FairOver: BARBOUR CREEK
CITY OF EUFAULA, Barbour, AL
Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 11,645
US 29
FairOver: C. OF GA. RR(ABAND.)
UNION SPRINGS, Bullock, AL
Built 1953 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 3,860
MEDDERS DRIVE
FairOver: UNKNOWN TRIBUTARY
MEDDERS DR, Calhoun, AL
Built 2002 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 196
CO RT 430
FairOver: WISES MILL CREEK
5.93 MI NE INO, Coffee, AL
Built 1972 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 125
SALLY BURNS RD
FairOver: CHANDELOWER CREEK
SALLY BURNS RD @ MAUD RD, Colbert, AL
Built 1950 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 40
SR 91
FairOver: THATCHER CREEK
3.6 MI E JCT I65 * SR91, Cullman, AL
Built 1954 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 2,803
AL.14
FairOver: OAK MULGEE CREEK
0.7 MI.E.OF PERRY CO.LINE, Dallas, AL
Built 1947 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,050
LEE STREET
FairOver: MURDER CREEK
0.3 MI E ST JOSEPH ST, Escambia, AL
Built 1978 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,538
CO RT 04
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5 W OF BELK, Fayette, AL
Built 1965 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 121
SR 13
FairOver: SOUTHERN RR
4 MI N JCT SR 13 & SR 24, Franklin, AL
Built 1957 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 14,350
SR 79
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
JCT SR 79 * N/S R R, Jackson, AL
Built 1959 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 3,890
SR 35
FairOver: TENNESSEE RIVER
0.1 MI N JCT SR 40 * SR35, Jackson, AL
Built 1985 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 8,276
77 TH ST
FairOver: VILLAGE CK
77TH ST N * VILLAGE CREEK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1975 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 9,000
OLD DIXIANA RD
FairOver: SELF CREEK
BRADFORD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1977 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 200
CR-49
FairOver: LUXAPALLILA CREEK TRIB.
0.2 MI. N.W. KENNEDY, Lamar, AL
Built 1951 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 700
SR 24
FairOver: BIG SHOAL CREEK
5.1 M E JCT SR 24 & SR157, Lawrence, AL
Built 1984 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 12,360
SR 2
FairOver: BEAUCHAMP CREEK
6.9 M W JCT SR 2 & SR 3, Limestone, AL
Built 1924 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 11,200
WILLIE LEMLEY RD
FairOver: WILLIE LEMLEY BRANCH
0.1 MI SOUTH CO.RD.1376, Madison, AL
Built 1938 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 90
HAMER RD
FairOver: PINEY WOODS BRANCH
0.4 MI E JCT US HWY 431, Madison, AL
Built 1940 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 300
STEEL LA
FairOver: JENNY RIVER
0.3 MI W CO RD 480, Madison, AL
Built 1940 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 195
MOORES MILL RD
FairOver: BRAIR FORK FLINT RIVER
0.2 MI SO CO RD 1269, Madison, AL
Built 1949 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 3,052
BIG COVE RD
FairOver: FLINT RIVER
1 MI W JCT OLD US 431, Madison, AL
Built 1964 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 550
OLD BIG COVE RD
FairOver: FLINT RIVER
1.1 MI W JCT OLD 431 HWY, Madison, AL
Built 1964 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 495
BIG COVE RD
FairOver: FLINT RIVER
1.2 MI W OLD US 431 HWY, Madison, AL
Built 1964 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 525
CO RT NO 39
FairOver: CHICKASAW BOGUE RELIEF
5.35 MI N AL 28, Marengo, AL
Built 1969 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 130
CO RT NO 39
FairOver: CHICKASAW BOGUE RELIEF
5.6 MI N AL 20, Marengo, AL
Built 1969 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 130
US 43 SB
FairOver: COLD CREEK
0.5 MI N CO RD 84, Mobile, AL
Built 1957 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 15,349
SR 36
FairOver: COTACO CREEK
3 MI E JCT SR 36 & SR 67, Morgan, AL
Built 1942 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 4,020
AL 219
FairOver: UT BEAVERDAM CREEK
1.4 MI S BIBB CO LINE, Perry, AL
Built 1957 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 860
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