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
US 29 MP 106.016
FairOver: C OF GA R.R. (ABANDONED)
1 MI. N. PIKE C0. #7, Pike, AL
Built 1964 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,980
BRIDGEWATER DRIVE
FairOver: HOLLAND CREEK
PHENIX CITY, Russell, AL
Built 1940 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,500
US 431
FairOver: MILL CREEK
3.1 MI W JCT US 80, Russell, AL
Built 1981 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 39,410
PALMER AVE
FairOver: LIL CAHABA RV
PALMER AV * LIL CAHABA RV, St. Clair, AL
Built 1961 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 510
AL 17
FairOver: ALAMUCHEE*TOOMSUBA CREEK
YORK, Sumter, AL
Built 1938 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,680
NIMITZ AVENUE
FairOver: BRANCH
700 FT N OF ALLEN ST, Talladega, AL
Built 1940 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,000
AL-69
FairOver: Cane Creek
.1 MI South Oakman, Walker, AL
Built 1989 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,912
CO RD 1
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
8.4 MI SO OF CO RD 27, Wilcox, AL
Built 1993 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 660
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
4.0 MILES NORTH OF U.S. R, Colbert, AL
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 670
NORTH PARK ROAD
FairOver: COLBERT CREEK
0.8 MILES FROM NTP MP 327, Colbert, AL
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 87
CR-39
FairOver: Shelton Creek
0.44 Mi NW of CR-41, Coosa, AL
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 398
COUNTY ROAD 223
FairOver: LITTLE SAND VALLEY CREEK
1 MI N. OF AL HWY 68, DeKalb, AL
Built 2004 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 93
AL - 5 SOUTH
FairOver: VALLEY CREEK
US 11 * VALLEY CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 19,278
AL - 5 SOUTH
FairOver: VALLEY CK
US 11 * VALLEY CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,746
MARY TAYLOR ROAD
FairOver: PINCHGUT CREEK
MARY TAYLOR * PINCHGUT CK, Jefferson, AL
Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,500
CO 91
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2 MI S US 72, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,186
SR 20
FairOver: BURCHAM CREEK
4.6 M N JCT SR 20 & SR133, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,740
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: BURCHAM BRANCH
0.03 MILES SOUTH OF AL RO, Lauderdale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 670
AL-253
FairOver: Branch
3 MI N JCT US 78, Marion, AL
Built 1948 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,036
County Road 51
FairOver: Woods Creek
1 MILE SOUTH OF ST RD 278, Marion, AL
Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 125
FAS RT 10
FairOver: BRANCH
5M S E HALE CO LINE, Perry, AL
Built 1953 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 510
SR 21
FairOver: SALT CREEK
5.7 MI S OF OXFORD, Talladega, AL
Built 1942 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,357
US 45
FairOver: ESCATAWPA RIVER
1.6MI. S. OF FRUITDALE, Washington, AL
Built 1948 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,280
US 45
FairOver: RELIEF
1.4MI. S. OF FRUITDALE, Washington, AL
Built 1948 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,280
CO RD NO 8
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
BURBANK, Washington, AL
Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 818
RAMP D EBL
FairOver: CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK
SOUTH RAMP I20-TO US 431, Calhoun, AL
Built 1968 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,499
I-20
FairOver: BRANCH
3 MI E JCT SR 21, Calhoun, AL
Built 1969 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 22,699
SR1 / US431
FairOver: CANE CREEK
2.5 MI S JCT SR 144, Calhoun, AL
Built 1970 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 20,660
AL 41
FairOver: ALA. RIVER RELIEF #2
1.7 MI.N OF US 80, Dallas, AL
Built 1970 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 10,540
AL 41
FairOver: ALA. RIVER RELIEF #3
1.9 MI.N.OF US 80, Dallas, AL
Built 1970 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 10,540
AL.14
FairOver: COOSA RIVER
IN TOWN OF WETUMPKA, Elmore, AL
Built 1984 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 12,690
Redland Road
FairOver: CHUBBEHATCHEE CREEK
SEC 29 T18N R20E, Elmore, AL
Built 1992 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,300
SR 21 SB
FairOver: SIZEMORE CREEK
1.2 MI N CO RD 12, Escambia, AL
Built 1973 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5,681
SR 21 NB
FairOver: SIZEMORE CREEK
1.2 MI N CO RD 12, Escambia, AL
Built 1973 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 6,019
Al-13
FairOver: Clear Creek
2.0 MI N SR 18, Fayette, AL
Built 1957 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,032
CO. ROAD NO 54
FairOver: COWPEN CREEK
RC BR CULVT ON CORD 54, Henry, AL
Built 1950 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 150
US 31 M.P.266.89
FairOver: PATTON CREEK
.6 MI. NO. I-65, Jefferson, AL
Built 1942 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 16,460
PAYNE RD US 31 E
FairOver: PINCHONY CREEK
1 MI EAST OF US 31, Lowndes, AL
Built 1991 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 55
CO RD 24
FairOver: NE FORK LITTLE NEW RIVER
2 MILES SE ST RD OF129, Marion, AL
Built 1919 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 275
CO RD NO 11
FairOver: WATTS CREEK
1 MILE NW OF BARNSVILLE, Marion, AL
Built 1962 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 125
HALL BRANCH RD
FairOver: HALL BRANCH
0.3 MI N I-65 SERVICE RD, Mobile, AL
Built 1991 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 763
US 231 MP 85.973
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
7.6 MI. N. SR. 87, Pike, AL
Built 1968 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 7,475
US 231 MP 85.973
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
7.6 MI.N.SR 87, Pike, AL
Built 1968 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 7,475
CR 266
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2ND STR. FROM CR 17, Shelby, AL
Built 1997 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 125
W. FOURTH ST
FairOver: STREAM
IN PRATTVILLE, Autauga, AL
Built 1942 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 5,940
AL 14
FairOver: LITTLE MULBERRY CRK
2.5 MI.E.OF DALLAS CO., Autauga, AL
Built 1983 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,019
AL 79
FairOver: LIL SELF CK
2 MI. NO.JEFF CO LN, Blount, AL
Built 1953 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 8,090
JACKSON TRACE RD.
FairOver: ACKER CREEK
JACKSON TRACE RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1939 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 30
SR 49
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
CITY OF LINEVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1976 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,811
US 231 MP 44.712
FairOver: LITTLE CLAYBANK CREEK
JCT. US-231 * SR-27, Dale, AL
Built 1956 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 9,325
Showing 4,451-4,500 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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