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

AL 22

Fair

Over: MARTIN CREEK

1.2 MI E DALLAS CO LINE, Chilton, AL

Built 1968 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 2,791

US 72; SR 2

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

E CITY LIMIT SCOTTSBORO, Jackson, AL

Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 6,886

US 29

Fair

Over: DOUBLE CREEK

2.3 MI.N.OF PIKE CO LINE, Bullock, AL

Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 710

SR38/US280

Fair

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

1 MI E ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 17,077

SR 50

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

6 MI E JCT SR 49, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 531

AL 69

Fair

Over: BIG BRUSH CREEK

3.5 MI N GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 4,050

AL 69

Fair

Over: BIG BRUSH CREEK RELIEF

3.2 MI N GREENSBORO, Hale, AL

Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 4,050

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG ESCAMBIA CREEK

2MI NW BARNETTES X-ROAD, Escambia, AL

Built 1939 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 100

US 331

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.7MI S. ALA.#94INT, Montgomery, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 4,160

SR 67

Fair

Over: FLINT CREEK RELIEF

2 MI N JCT SR 67 & I 65, Morgan, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 27,570

CO RT NO 73

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.44 MI N CO RT 30, Marengo, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 150

SR1/US431

Fair

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

1 MI S JCT AL 9, Cleburne, AL

Built 1971 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 5,653

AL - 3 NORTH

Fair

Over: 2 ND AVE SO

US 31 * 2ND AVE SO, Jefferson, AL

Built 1971 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 35,335

STRAIN RD

Fair

Over: SWAN CREEK

LANDFILL RD * SWAN CREEK, Limestone, AL

Built 1972 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 270

BALDWIN BROOK DR

Fair

Over: BALDWIN SLOUGH

200 FT E OF ENDICOTT DR, Montgomery, AL

Built 1972 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,550

AL-18

Fair

Over: Sipsey River Relief

0.1 MI E of Fayette, Fayette, AL

Built 1973 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 2,953

AL-18

Fair

Over: Sipsey River Relief

0.2 MI E of Fayette, Fayette, AL

Built 1973 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 2,953

AL-18

Fair

Over: Sipsey River Relief

0.3 MI E of Fayette, Fayette, AL

Built 1973 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 2,953

US 331 MP 43.787

Fair

Over: CONECUH RIVER

.5 MI.N.JCT.SR 189, Crenshaw, AL

Built 1974 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 6,100

US 84

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO AL. RIVER

2.5 MI. E. OF GOSPORT, Monroe, AL

Built 1974 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 3,316

US 80

Fair

Over: TOMBIGBEE RELIEF

TOMBIGBEE RIVER, Sumter, AL

Built 1978 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 6,489

CR-34

Fair

Over: Chipco Creek

0.72 Mi NE of CR-107, Coosa, AL

Built 1979 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 114

CO 18

Fair

Over: IHAGEE CREEK

4 MI S E OSWICHEE, Russell, AL

Built 1985 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 200

MASON FERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

2.9 MI N BOOTHTOWN ROAD, Mobile, AL

Built 1990 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 148

AL-14

Fair

Over: Warrior River Relief

0.7 MI W Warrior River, Greene, AL

Built 1992 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,875

R9 (US231N-I565E)

Fair

Over: CREEK; CITY STREETS

RAMP 9 BUS DEPOT, Madison, AL

Built 1991 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 8,429

US 31

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

1 MI N CO RD 24, Conecuh, AL

Built 1994 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 601

CO.RD.475

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

2.5 MI NE ROCKY BRANCH, Randolph, AL

Built 1999 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 20

VIGO ROAD

Fair

Over: NANCES CREEK

Vigo Road, Calhoun, AL

Built 1939 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 3,200

CR 513

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

1.7MI NW OF PRINCETON SCH, Jackson, AL

Built 1941 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 10

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO BIG WILLS CREEK

0.3 MILE SOUTH OF HWY 11, Etowah, AL

Built 1942 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 1,170

SR 227

Fair

Over: SCARHAM CREEK

2 MI N JCT SR68 * SR227, DeKalb, AL

Built 1947 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 2,211

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

4 MI. N. W. BERMUDA, Monroe, AL

Built 1951 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 75

AL.110

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

2.27MI E.OF BULLOCK CO. L, Bullock, AL

Built 1952 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 2,740

W FAIRVIEW AVE

Fair

Over: CSX RR

0.6 MI W OF I-65, Montgomery, AL

Built 1934 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 24,500

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER

RCDG BRIDGE ON FAS RT 14, Henry, AL

Built 1958 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROAD 7

Fair

Over: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER

RCDG BRIDGE ON FAS 14, Henry, AL

Built 1958 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 200

COUNTY RD. NO.83

Fair

Over: BLACKWOOD CREEK

BRIDGE ON FAS RT 07, Henry, AL

Built 1957 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 600

SHAKE RAG RD

Fair

Over: CUT BANK CREEK

.6 MI. N. CO. RD. 26, Lamar, AL

Built 1960 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 330

COUNTY ROAD 66

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

W. HELICON RD., Crenshaw, AL

Built 1962 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 672

I-10 WB

Fair

Over: SR 59

JCT I-10 * SR 59, Baldwin, AL

Built 1965 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 23,878

US 82

Fair

Over: BROWN BRANCH

2.9 MI W OF MERIWETHER RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 16,370

AL. 245

Fair

Over: L * N RR

1.3 MI.N.OF AL.10 JCT., Butler, AL

Built 1965 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 10,820

CITY ST

Fair

Over: I65

2.0 MI.S.OF SOU.BLVD., Montgomery, AL

Built 1968 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 184

COLEY CREEK RD

Fair

Over: CENTRAL OF GA RR

0.9 MI N US 280, Tallapoosa, AL

Built 1969 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 500

CO RD 13

Fair

Over: SLEEPY CREEK

2.5 MI SO US80/SR8, Macon, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 300

GEORGE WALLACEDR

Fair

Over: NOWLIN BRANCH

GEO WALLACE DR, Etowah, AL

Built 1974 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 28,512

Lee Road 175

Fair

Over: STURKIE CREEK

2.5 MI S SALEM, Lee, AL

Built 1981 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 682

AL 106

Fair

Over: FURLONG CREEK

3.8 MI E CONECUH CO LINE, Butler, AL

Built 1994 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 350

CO RD 51

Fair

Over: CANE CR

1 MI N OF WOODLAND, Randolph, AL

Built 1970 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 300

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