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
I65 NBL
FairOver: PINTLALA CRK RELIEF NO.1
2.2 MI N OF TYSON RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 16,060
I65 SBL
FairOver: PINTLALA CRK.RELIEF NO 2
2.4 MI.N.OF TYSON RD., Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 16,060
I65 NBL
FairOver: PINTLALA CRK.RELIEF NO 2
2.4 MI.N.OF TYSON RD., Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 16,060
I65 SBL
FairOver: PINTLALA CRK.RELIEF NO 3
2.9 MI.N.OF TYSON RD., Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 16,060
AL 126 SERVICE RD
FairOver: JENKINS CREEK
0.8 MI. E. OF RYAN RD., Montgomery, AL
Built 1966 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 3,830
US 80
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
2 MI W JCT SR 169, Russell, AL
Built 1944 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 6,010
CO 43
FairOver: PITTS POND BRANCH
3 MI S E SEALE, Russell, AL
Built 1964 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 260
CHANDLAR RD
FairOver: BISHOP CREEK
CHANDLAR RD * CHANDLAR LN, Shelby, AL
Built 1975 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,115
I - 59 NORTH
FairOver: MUCKLEROY CK
I 59 * MUCKLEROY CK, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 10,585
RIVER ROAD
FairOver: L * N RAILROAD
0.2 MI E OF JCT US 82, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1963 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 20,550
CO RD 227/DAVIS RD
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
1.9 MI WEST CR2/SR21, Wilcox, AL
Built 1972 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 25
W 21ST AVE
FairOver: W 1ST ST DRAINAGE
E OF GU SH POST OFFICE, Baldwin, AL
Built 1988 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 513
AL 79
FairOver: BLACKBURN FK WARR RV
.3 MI.NO.LOUUST FK CL, Blount, AL
Built 1953 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 4,930
COUNTY ROAD 4
FairOver: LITTLE PATSALIGA CREEK
OLD MERIWETHER TR., Crenshaw, AL
Built 1986 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 375
COUNTY ROAD 57
FairOver: DEVLIN BRANCH TRIBUTARY
S. GLENWOOD RD, Crenshaw, AL
Built 1955 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 440
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: SCHOOL HOUSE CREEK
1MI S ELAM CHURCH, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 45
CR 239
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 MI W JCT CR 39, Jackson, AL
Built 1954 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 23
CO RT 80
FairOver: BRANCH
1.7 MI N JCT CR 30, Jackson, AL
Built 1968 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 72
CO RT 31
FairOver: CREEK
.4 MI E JCT CR 31, Jackson, AL
Built 1975 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 130
I 59/20 RAMP
FairOver: OPPOSSUM CREEK
I 59 RAMP TO VALLEY RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1980 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 6,130
CR-36
FairOver: MILL CREEK
6.2 MI. N.E. VERNON, Lamar, AL
Built 1953 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 480
SHELTON MILL ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
AUBURN, Lee, AL
Built 1982 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 3,692
MAX LUTHER
FairOver: PINHOOK CREEK
MAX LUTHER * BLUE SPG RD, Madison, AL
Built 1962 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 7,200
SR 69
FairOver: BUNNY CREEK
1.5 MI. N. OF MORUIN, Marengo, AL
Built 1955 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 440
US 31 SBL
FairOver: CATOMA CREEK
0.6 MI.S.OF SOU BLVD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1986 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 7,885
US 80
FairOver: LINE CREEK
MONTG./MACON CO LINE, Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 1,860
LAFAYETTE HWY.
FairOver: RAILROAD
ROANOKE, Randolph, AL
Built 1925 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 3,110
SR 48
FairOver: WEDOWEE CREEK
0.7 MI E JCT US 431, Randolph, AL
Built 1963 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,623
I 20
FairOver: LITTLE CAHABA RIVER
.1 MI.W.US 411, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 65,150
SR 49
FairOver: STONE CREEK
0.7 MI N JCT SR 14, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1941 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 1,984
US 82
FairOver: BIG CREEK (+)
0.2 MI W CO RD 140, Tuscaloosa, AL
Built 1957 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 9,445
CR. 62
FairOver: HALLS CREEK
1.0 MI. E. SPRINGHILL, Butler, AL
Built 1984 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 477
CHOCCOLOCCO RD.
FairOver: BRANCH
CHOCCOLOCCO RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,717
3 MI W US 431
FairOver: TRIB. OHATCHEE CREEK
ROCK SPRINGS RD. SMALL, Calhoun, AL
Built 1989 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 171
I-85 (NBL)
FairOver: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
0.1 MI E OF WEST POINT, Chambers, AL
Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 41,000
I-85 (SBL)
FairOver: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
0.1 MI E OF WEST POINT, Chambers, AL
Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 44,900
CR 1 YANTLEY RD
FairOver: CREEK
0.4 MI N INT RT 202 * 215, Choctaw, AL
Built 1956 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 600
CR 1 YANTLEY RD
FairOver: YANTLEY CREEK
2.0 MI N INT RT 202 * 215, Choctaw, AL
Built 1956 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 600
US 31
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
0.1 MI N CO RD 6, Conecuh, AL
Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,103
County Road 5
FairOver: CREEK
CR 5, Cullman, AL
Built 1938 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50
504
FairOver: MARIOT CREEK
Cr 504, Cullman, AL
Built 1962 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30
CO. RD. 16
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
3 MI SE OF HARTFORD, Geneva, AL
Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 210
AL-14
FairOver: Warrior River Relief
0.5 MI W Warrior River, Greene, AL
Built 1992 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,875
HONEYSUCKLE ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.4 MI. N. JCT. SR 52, Houston, AL
Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 12,800
CO RT 395
FairOver: KIRBY CREEK
0.05 MI E JCT CR 47, Jackson, AL
Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 140
I - 20 WEST
FairOver: RR * CITY STREET
I20 * GEORGIA ROAD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1974 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 30,680
CODY RD
FairOver: HELL'S CREEK
.3 MI. S. ALA. HWY. 18, Lamar, AL
Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 230
County Road 48
FairOver: Wiley Branch
600 FT EAST OF ST RD 241, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 275
GLENN ACRES DR E
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.5 MI N OLD SHELL ROAD, Mobile, AL
Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 690
LAKEWIEW DR W
FairOver: MILKHOUSE CREEK
0.10 S OF LAKEWIEW DR E, Mobile, AL
Built 1982 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 883
Showing 3,551-3,600 of 13,471 bridges
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