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

US 72; SR2

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER

INT US72 * FLINT RIVER, Madison, AL

Built 1973 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 10,490

US 84 MP 231.580

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

ALA-GA STATE LINE, Houston, AL

Built 1974 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 5,330

I-65

Fair

Over: US 90

I-65 @ US 90, Mobile, AL

Built 1961 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 84,397

GRAVEL ROAD CR 73

Fair

Over: POTATOE PATCH CREEK

1 MILE NORTH OF LEVERT, Perry, AL

Built 1900 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 60

I - 65

Fair

Over: 8TH STREET SOUTH

I65 * 8TH STREET SOUTH, Jefferson, AL

Built 1970 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 66,030

BROADMOR DRIVE

Fair

Over: BROGLAN BRANCH

1 MI EAST OF HWY 53, Madison, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 250

BLUE SPRING ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PINHOOK CREEK

0.5 MILE WEST U.S. 231, Madison, AL

Built 1964 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 15,800

SR 101

Fair

Over: Warren Branch

0.03 M N JCT SR101 &SR20, Lawrence, AL

Built 1966 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,820

SR 22

Fair

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

TOWN OF WADLEY, Randolph, AL

Built 1938 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,280

SHARPES COVE RD

Fair

Over: MOLDER CREEK

2.0 MI N JCT CO RD 415, Madison, AL

Built 1939 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 35

BOB WADE LA

Fair

Over: DEVILS BRANCH

0.3 MI W JCT US HWY 231, Madison, AL

Built 1941 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 750

LAKE MITCHELL ROAD

Fair

Over: POLEY CREEK

0.5 MI E ADAIR SCHOOL, Chilton, AL

Built 1947 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 14,000

SR 69

Fair

Over: SALITPA CREEK

6.5MI.N.OF SALITPA, Clarke, AL

Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 630

Lee Road 240

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1 MI. E PRINCE X RD, Lee, AL

Built 1950 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,534

SR 9

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

3 MI N ASHLAND, Clay, AL

Built 1951 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 5,461

SR 91

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

4 MI E JCT US31 * SR91, Cullman, AL

Built 1951 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,668

SR 123 MP 24.445

Fair

Over: KLONDIKE CREEK

3 MI. N. SR 134, Dale, AL

Built 1926 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,210

CO. HWY. 5

Fair

Over: FAULK MILL CREEK

4 MI. N. W. OF SAMSON, Geneva, AL

Built 1958 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 149

SR 210 MP 9.990

Fair

Over: SR 52 C. OF GA. R.R.

JCT. SR. 52 E., Houston, AL

Built 1958 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 14,085

RALPH LOOP ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF JCT US NO 11, Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 1960 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 400

CO RT 22

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.5 MI N JCT SR 40, Jackson, AL

Built 1960 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 66

2ND AVE SW

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

JCT 2ND AVE * DRY BRANCH, Morgan, AL

Built 1960 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,016

COUNTY RD 70

Fair

Over: POLEY CREEK

1 MI W US 331 AT VALLEY G, Covington, AL

Built 1963 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 280

BLACK RD

Fair

Over: I 65

2.5 MI N JCT I 65 & SR 3, Limestone, AL

Built 1964 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,576

LACON ROAD

Fair

Over: I 65

2 MI N JCT I 65 & SR 3, Morgan, AL

Built 1964 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,484

SR 188

Fair

Over: I-10

4.1 MI E MISS STATE LINE, Mobile, AL

Built 1964 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,555

US 82 EBL

Fair

Over: JENKINS CREEK

1.9 MI W OF MERIWETHER RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 11,830

US 82 EBL

Fair

Over: LITTLE CATOMA CREEK

0.4 MI E OF MERIWETHER RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 7,825

US 82 EBL

Fair

Over: RELIEF

0.6 MI E OF MERIWETHER RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 7,825

US 82 EBL

Fair

Over: LITTLE CATOMA CREEK

0.8 MI E OF MERIWETHER RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 7,825

US 231 SBL

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

5.4 MI.N MERIWETHER TRAIL, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 8,940

US 231NBL

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

5.4 MI.N.OF MERIWETHER TR, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 8,940

US 231 NBL

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK RELIEF

0.7 MI.S.US 82, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,255

US 231 NBL

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK RELIEF

0.6 MI.S.US 82, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,255

US 231 NBL

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.5 MI.S.US 82, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 9,255

County Road 87

Fair

Over: McConegal Creek

6 MILES NORTH OF US78, Marion, AL

Built 1967 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

2 MI. S. MINEOLO, Monroe, AL

Built 1967 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 200

SR 13

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2 M S JCT SR 13 & SR 24, Franklin, AL

Built 1967 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 5,225

COUNTY ROAD 49

Fair

Over: CAHABA RIVER BRIDGE

1M E OLD 5 AT JERICHO, Perry, AL

Built 1975 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 116

US 80

Fair

Over: TOMBIGBEE RIVER (+)

TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL

Built 1977 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 6,489

I10 EB TO US 90E/W

Fair

Over: US 90

I10-US90-CHACALOOCHEE BAY, Baldwin, AL

Built 1978 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,373

US90 E/W TO 1-10WB

Fair

Over: US 90

I10-US90 CHACALOOCHEE BAY, Baldwin, AL

Built 1978 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,871

LEMOND ROAD

Fair

Over: BLUE HOLE CREEK

0.75 MI E OF CO RD 387, Morgan, AL

Built 1982 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50

County Road 122

Fair

Over: Boardtree Creek

1 MILE WEST OF CO RD 25, Marion, AL

Built 1970 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50

DEER CREEK BLVD

Fair

Over: POND

0.1 MI E OF DEERCREEK WAY, Montgomery, AL

Built 1995 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50

DIRT ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO CANE CREEK

TRAINING RANGE 23A1, Calhoun, AL

Built 1960 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 59

Fair

Over: KIRBY CREEK

0.2 MI E CO RD 16, Jackson, AL

Built 2005 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 183

CHERRY TREE RD

Fair

Over: TREMBLE CREEK

1.2 MI W CO RD 537, Madison, AL

Built 1937 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 495

US 31

Fair

Over: GOOSE POND CREEK

NORTHSIDE CLANTON, Chilton, AL

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,880

ELKWOOD SECTION R

Fair

Over: BRIER FORK FLINT RIVER

0.3 MI E JCT CO RD 106, Madison, AL

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 350

Showing 2,901-2,950 of 16,205 bridges

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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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