Total Bridges
13,471
Public highway bridges in Alabama
State profile · Below national median SD
Alabama bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Alabama — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 13,471
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
- 3.3%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
35.0%
4,721 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.3%
451 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
3.3%
451 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 11.2%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Alabama (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Alabama on the same metric.
12
Florida
2.75% top marginal rate
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Alabama
Six lowest-condition bridges in Alabama, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
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
Structurally DeficientOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL
Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14
CO 84
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
SR 64
FairOver: OPOSSUM CREEK
3.8 M E JCT SR 64 & SR 13, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,480
EASTER FERRY RD
FairOver: ELK RIVER
SEC34 T1S R5W, Limestone, AL
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,243
AL 97
FairOver: L*NRR
2.2MI.NORTHOFI65INTERCHAN, Lowndes, AL
Built 1938 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,740
CO RD 2
FairOver: CUBAHATCHEE RELIEF
2.7 MI. WEST AL15/SR29, Macon, AL
Built 1948 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 268
CO RD 24
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
.42 MILES NORTH CO RD 26, Macon, AL
Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 268
SPRAXLIN RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.09 MI SO OF CO RD 2, Macon, AL
Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 135
WEST COY SMITH HWY
FairOver: TRIB. TO CEDAR CREEK
4.6 MI E OF CITRONELLE, Mobile, AL
Built 1951 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,469
SR 188
FairOver: BAYOU LA BATRE
MID-TOWN B.L.B., Mobile, AL
Built 1984 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,029
5TH AVE SW
FairOver: DRY BRANCH
JCT 5TH SW * DRY BRANCH, Morgan, AL
Built 1963 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 19,349
ROADWAY
FairOver: CO RT 1165 STREAM
0.4 MI N ALA HWY 116, Sumter, AL
Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 395
SR 56
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0 MILE E. OF MISS. ST.L, Washington, AL
Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,280
CO RD 31
FairOver: SANTA BOGUE CR
SIVER CROSS, Washington, AL
Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 855
WAID RD.
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE CREEK
2 MI S JCT US 278, Winston, AL
Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
ROY WEBB RD.
FairOver: CREEK
ROY WEBB RD, Calhoun, AL
Built 1966 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 1,910
Old Gadsden Hwy
FairOver: Creek
Piedmont, Calhoun, AL
Built 1955 Load: 27.3 t
CHEROKEE #77
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
0.7 MI W INT CHERO #41, Cherokee, AL
Built 1940 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 300
US 84
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
WHATLEY, Clarke, AL
Built 1983 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 3,890
CO RT 385
FairOver: BRANCH
CR 385, Cullman, AL
Built 1971 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 400
SR 27 MP 63.976
FairOver: DEAL CREEK
0.7 MI.S.HENRY CO. L., Dale, AL
Built 1976 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 960
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BLUE BRANCH
4MI N KIRKLAND, Escambia, AL
Built 1964 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 75
SR 24
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
1.5 M E JCT SR 24 & SR 19, Franklin, AL
Built 1978 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 2,335
SR 85 MP 6.989
FairOver: PROVIDENCE CREEK
7.1 MI.N.JCT.SR27, Geneva, AL
Built 1951 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 1,230
COUNTY ROAD 16
FairOver: BIG GERMAN CREEK
0.8 MI.W. OF CEDARVILLE, Hale, AL
Built 1964 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 200
SR 157
FairOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
4 M N JCT SR 157 & SR 133, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1976 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 5,850
UPPER FT. HAMPTON
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
SEC22 T1S R4W, Limestone, AL
Built 1941 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 675
OLD RR BED RD
FairOver: DAVIS BRANCH
3.6 MI N US 72 HWY, Madison, AL
Built 1965 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 3,798
COTTAGE HILL ROAD
FairOver: ESLAVA CREEK
0.1 MILE E OF MAGNOLIA RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1999 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 7,258
I65 NBL/SBL
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER AND RR
0.8 MI.S.OF AL.152, Montgomery, AL
Built 1973 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 38,750
AL-17
FairOver: Fenachee Creek
3.1 MI N SUMTER CO LINE, Pickens, AL
Built 1927 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 1,010
AL - 3 (US 31)
FairOver: BRANCH
1 MI N CHILTON CO LN, Shelby, AL
Built 1920 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 7,680
I-59
FairOver: TOOMSUBA CREEK (-)
3.6 MI. N.OF MISS. ST.LN., Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 9,020
I-59
FairOver: TOOMSUBA CREEK (+)
3.6 MI. N.OF MISS. ST.LN., Sumter, AL
Built 1974 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 18,188
NAFF AVENUE
FairOver: BRANCH
500 FT W OF ALLEN ST, Talladega, AL
Built 1940 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 50
FRANKLIN DRIVE N.
FairOver: BRANCH
300 FT N OF NIMITZ AVE, Talladega, AL
Built 1940 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 50
SR 10
FairOver: BRANCH
3 MI. E. OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1927 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 2,940
CO 158
FairOver: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK
1 MI W ALA 9, Calhoun, AL
Built 1958 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 200
I-20
FairOver: CANE CREEK
4 MI E JCT SR 9, Cleburne, AL
Built 1970 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 20,268
I-65 SB
FairOver: BUSHY CREEK
2.6 MI N JCT SR 41, Conecuh, AL
Built 1958 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 11,862
I-65 NB
FairOver: BURNT CORN CREEK
3.6 MI N JCT SR 41, Conecuh, AL
Built 1959 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 11,863
SR21 / US 231
FairOver: SHELTON CREEK
0.1 MI N WEOGUFKA ROAD, Coosa, AL
Built 1932 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 5,303
CO RT 29
FairOver: COAL CREEK
1 MI S CO RT 26 T9SR6E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1976 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 108
CO RT 480
FairOver: TRIB. TO BRAY CREEK
1.3 S LATHAMVILLE T9SR5E, DeKalb, AL
Built 1978 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 310
CO RD B1
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
AT CO B1 CO 23 JCT, Franklin, AL
Built 1960 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 45
COUNTY ROAD NO54
FairOver: CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER
RC BR. ON FAS RT. 22, Henry, AL
Built 1973 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 300
US 84 MP 198.340
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
2.8 MI.E.SR 123, Houston, AL
Built 1977 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 8,185
AL - 3 SOUTH
FairOver: L*N RR(ABANDONED)
US 31 * L*N RR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1958 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 4,640
AL - 3 SOUTH
FairOver: 21 ST AVE SO
US 31 * 21 ST AVE SO, Jefferson, AL
Built 1964 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 39,880
AL - 3 NORTH
FairOver: 21 ST AVE SO
US 31 * 21 ST AVE SO, Jefferson, AL
Built 1964 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 42,050
LAKESHORE DRIVE
FairOver: CSX RR
LAKESHORE DR. * OXMOOR RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1988 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 5,000
LAKESHORE DRIVE
FairOver: CSX RR
LAKESHORE DR. * OXMOOR RD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1988 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 5,000
Showing 3,851-3,900 of 13,471 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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