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
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1115 CREEK
3.2 MI SE BELMONT, Sumter, AL
Built 1963 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 216
CO RD 04
FairOver: TRIB BATES CREEK
0.25MI W ODOM RD, Washington, AL
Built 1960 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 980
AL 139
FairOver: MAHAN CREEK
BRIERFIELD, Bibb, AL
Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,216
SR 21
FairOver: BRANCH
.16 MI S JCT MEMORIAL DR., Calhoun, AL
Built 1925 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,923
CR # 65
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
0.25 MI W SR 22 N, Dallas, AL
Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,375
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CHAVERS CREEK
2MI NW MCCALL SCHOOL, Escambia, AL
Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 100
POST OAK RD.
FairOver: UT of GRANT BRANCH
Post Oak Rd S OF SLOCOMB, Geneva, AL
Built 1995 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 50
MILLWOOD ROAD
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK TRIB.
1.3 MI. E. OF MILLWOOD, Hale, AL
Built 2009 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 25
E GREY HODGES RD
FairOver: BURDESHAW MILL CK
BURDESHAW MILL CREEK, Houston, AL
Built 1964 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 400
SR 117
FairOver: BENGES CREEK
0.6 MI N JCT SR 117* US72, Jackson, AL
Built 1927 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,797
LOST CREEK RD
FairOver: LOST REED CREEK
3.5 MI. W. ALA. 17, Lamar, AL
Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 120
VETO RD
FairOver: ROBINSON CR
SE18 T1S R4W, Limestone, AL
Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 420
US 72; SR 2
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.7 MI W JCT US72 * SR255, Madison, AL
Built 1929 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20,385
GRIMWOOD RD
FairOver: GRIMWOOD BRANCH
1.5 MI E CO RD 1116, Madison, AL
Built 1937 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 750
COUNTY HIGHWAY141
FairOver: BRANCH
1683 FT E JCT 1024, Marshall, AL
Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,000
US 43 NB
FairOver: BAYOU SARA
JCT SR 213, Mobile, AL
Built 1957 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 11,436
DUQUESNE DR
FairOver: SHERWOOD DITCH
200 FT W OF AVONDALE ST, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 600
WOODLEY RD
FairOver: BALDWIN SLOUGH
0.25 MI N OF KNOLLWOOD DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,000
SR 36
FairOver: NO BUSINESS CREEK
5.9 M E JCT SR36 & SR157, Morgan, AL
Built 1952 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,880
COUNTY HWY 55W
FairOver: SCROUGEABOUT CREEK
0.1 MI E SR 157, Morgan, AL
Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 875
CO RT #19/SAPPS RD
FairOver: BLUBBER CRK
1.1 MI NORTH ST RT #14, Pickens, AL
Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300
AL 25
FairOver: BEESWAX CREEK
3.4 MI. NO. AL 70, Shelby, AL
Built 1930 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 6,176
CO. HWY. 55
FairOver: MUDDY PRONG CREEK
2 MI. N. U.S. 280, Shelby, AL
Built 1951 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,017
CO. HWY. 44
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
1.9 MI. E. JCT. CO.17, Shelby, AL
Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 7,242
CO. HWY. 439
FairOver: YELLOWLEAF CREEK
.2 MI. W. JCT. CO. 47, Shelby, AL
Built 1972 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,021
SR 21
FairOver: TUSKEHADKY BRANCH
4.1 MI S OF OXFORD, Talladega, AL
Built 1942 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,357
SR 34
FairOver: POOR HOUSE BRANCH
0.1 MI E JCT CO 61, Talladega, AL
Built 1985 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,708
I-59
FairOver: CRIBBS MILL CREEK (+)
1.9 MI S JCT I-359, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 35,284
F.A.S.17
FairOver: CAHABA RIVER
8.3MI NW AL 25 BLCTN RD, Bibb, AL
Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 135
REMLAP DRIVE
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
2 MI N OF REMLAP, Blount, AL
Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 370
COUNTY ROAD 14
FairOver: LOCUST FORK RIVER
2 1/2 MI W OF SNEAD CROSS, Blount, AL
Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 421
AL 110
FairOver: BUGHALL CREEK
2.04MI E OF CO. RD. 7, Bullock, AL
Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,400
AL 110
FairOver: BUGHALL CREEK RELIEF
2.18MI E OF CO. RD. 7, Bullock, AL
Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,400
AL 110
FairOver: SLAUGHTERS CREEK
2.5 MI E OF CO. RD. 7, Bullock, AL
Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,400
CR. 37
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
CHAPMAN, Butler, AL
Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 309
Century Rd. 1915
FairOver: TALLAHATCHEE CREEK
CENTURY RD. 1915, Calhoun, AL
Built 1915 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 186
HOWELL RD.
FairOver: LADIGA CREEK RELIEF
HOWELL RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40
HOWELL RD.
FairOver: LADIGA CREEK
HOWELL RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 45
RIDDLE FARM RD.
FairOver: EGONIAGA CREEK
RIDDLE FARM RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
FISH HATCHERY RD.
FairOver: CREEK
FISH HATCHERY RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 209
SEVEN SPR. RD.
FairOver: BRANCH
SEVEN SPRINGS RD, Calhoun, AL
Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 890
HOLDER LN.
FairOver: BRANCH
HOLDER LN., Calhoun, AL
Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 169
SR 9
FairOver: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK
6.9 MI NO JCT US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,475
SR 9
FairOver: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK RELIEF
7 MI NO JCT US 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,475
1 MI W AL 21
FairOver: TALLAHATCHEE CREEK
MERRELLTON RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 123
SR 68
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
2.0 MI W JCT SR 68 * 273, Cherokee, AL
Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,063
AL 183
FairOver: OAKMULGEE CREEK RLF
1.4 MI N PERRY CO LINE, Chilton, AL
Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 450
AL 183
FairOver: OAKMULGEE CREEK
1.6 MI N PERRY CO LINE, Chilton, AL
Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 433
OLD TOXEY-BUTLER
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0 MI N INT AL 17 * 101, Choctaw, AL
Built 1910 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 140
SR 69
FairOver: TALLAHATTA CREEK
.6MI.S.OF CAMBELL, Clarke, AL
Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 230
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