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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

Total Bridges

13,471

Public highway bridges in Alabama

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)

Alabama35.045653626308365%53.99005270581249%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

51

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122
Selected

01

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

27

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

09

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277

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

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: BOGUELICHITTO CREEK

0.1 MI S INT RT 197 * 154, Choctaw, AL

Built 1929 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 100

CO RD 21

Poor

Over: SOUWILPA CREEK

0.6 MI N INT RT 241 * 42, Choctaw, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 1,000

WATERSHED RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1.5 M SW CRAGFORD SCHOOL, Clay, AL

Built 1966 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 14

CO 84

Structurally Deficient

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

CR 84 TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Cleburne, AL

Built 1951 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60

CO 450

Poor

Over: CANE CREEK

CR 450 CANE CREEK, Cleburne, AL

Built 1955 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 10

All Bridges in Alabama

CODY RD

Fair

Over: LUXAPALLILA TRIBUTARY

2.3 MI. N.E. CO. RD. 49, Lamar, AL

Built 1954 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 130

TIMBERCREST DR

Fair

Over: PINHOOK CREEK

3600 TIMBERCREST DR, Madison, AL

Built 1961 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 500

SR 28

Fair

Over: WATKINS CREEK

4.2MI.E.OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,710

SR 28

Fair

Over: MICHIGAN CREEK

.5MI.W.OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL

Built 1988 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,380

RADCLIFF ROAD

Fair

Over: SEYMORE CREEK

0.3 MI W US 43, Mobile, AL

Built 1970 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 2,334

WARES FERRY RD

Fair

Over: MONTGOMERY EAST DITCH

0.16 MI N OF PINEBROOK DR, Montgomery, AL

Built 1969 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 2,800

COUNTY ROAD 5513

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK

SEC 33, T10N,R22E, Pike, AL

Built 1965 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 250

BYLER ROAD

Fair

Over: MALLARD CREEK

1 MILE N ELDRIDGE, Walker, AL

Built 1962 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 330

SR 17

Fair

Over: BRANCH

10.6 MI.N.OF MOBILECO.LN., Washington, AL

Built 1939 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,240

COUNTY ROAD 45

Fair

Over: DOUBLE CREEK

SEC 14 T11 R23, Bullock, AL

Built 1955 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 300

US 31

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.0 MI S OF VERBENA, Chilton, AL

Built 1925 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,290

SR 9

Fair

Over: KETCHEPEDRAKEE CREEK

9.5 MI N LINEVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1925 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,313

SR 9

Fair

Over: ARMSTRONG CREEK

10.5 MI N LINEVILLE, Clay, AL

Built 1925 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,792

CR # 459

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

0.07 MI N OF CR 462, Dallas, AL

Built 1998 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 50

CO. ROAD NO. 112

Fair

Over: HAYDEN BRANCH

RC CULVT. ON FAS RT12, Henry, AL

Built 1968 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 120

I - 20/59

Fair

Over: CREEK

4.9 MI NO JEFF TUSCCO LN, Jefferson, AL

Built 1955 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 43,380

I-459 NORTH

Fair

Over: SEABOARD RAILROAD

I459 * SEABOARD RR, Jefferson, AL

Built 1979 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 28,675

Lee Road 379

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.5 MI N S 001, Lee, AL

Built 1952 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,884

MORRIS ROAD

Fair

Over: TOFTOY THROUGHWAY

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Madison, AL

Built 1968 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 967

CO RD NO 26

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1 MILE NORTH LAMAR CO LIN, Marion, AL

Built 1900 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 240

US 90 TO I10 WB

Fair

Over: I-10EB * WB * WB ON RAMP

EAST TUNNEL INTERCHANGE, Mobile, AL

Built 1973 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 8,186

CONCEPTION ST RD

Fair

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

0.9 MILE S OF CRAFT HWY, Mobile, AL

Built 2000 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,653

FOXCHASE DRIVE

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1 MI. N.E. OF RAY THOR., Montgomery, AL

Built 1990 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 289

COUNTY ROAD 2290

Fair

Over: OGLETREE BRANCH

SEC 9,T8N,R20E, Pike, AL

Built 1987 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 350

US 82

Fair

Over: SIPSEY RIVER RELIEF #4

0.2 MI. W OF SIPSEY RV., Tuscaloosa, AL

Built 2004 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 6,070

UNION CAMP RD

Fair

Over: HORSECREEK

.04MI S OF HORSECREEK BLV, Walker, AL

Built 1950 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 500

SR 5

Fair

Over: BIG GOOSE CREEK

2.4 MI.S.OF LAMISON, Wilcox, AL

Built 1938 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,840

COUNTY ROAD 14

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

SEC 26 T12 R24, Bullock, AL

Built 1954 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 300

JEWELL RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE HILLABEE CREEK

JEWELL RD., Calhoun, AL

Built 1965 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 268

LYDA RD.

Fair

Over: BRANCH

1.3 MI NE US HWY 78, Calhoun, AL

Built 1997 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 1,000

CO 431

Fair

Over: LOCKCHELODGE CREEK

.2 MI E JCT SR 431, Cleburne, AL

Built 1947 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 195

CR-77

Fair

Over: Socapatoy Creek

1.22 MI. NW KELLYTON, Coosa, AL

Built 1978 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 527

CR # 44

Fair

Over: CHILDERS CREEK

1.05 MI W SR 219, Dallas, AL

Built 1964 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 711

I-59

Fair

Over: MUSH CREEK

5 MI N JCT SR 68 * I59, DeKalb, AL

Built 1964 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 16,286

10 TH AVE WYLAM

Fair

Over: UNITED STATES STEEL RR

10 TH AVE * 10TH CT WYLAM, Jefferson, AL

Built 1952 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 3,500

I - 20/59

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI NO JEFF TUSCCO LN, Jefferson, AL

Built 1955 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 60,490

HAZELWOOD RD

Fair

Over: VENISON BRANCH

100' E TILSON RD ADAMSVIL, Jefferson, AL

Built 1982 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 3,856

AL.14

Fair

Over: BRANCH

IN NOTASULGA, Macon, AL

Built 1929 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 3,570

I65

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI.S.OF US 31, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 32,120

AL. 94

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

7.8 MI.W.OF US 231 JCT., Montgomery, AL

Built 1993 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 750

CR 36

Fair

Over: FLAT BRANCH

3/4 MI E MISS LINE, Washington, AL

Built 1956 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 475

CORD53*CALHOUNAVE

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

Anniston CR 53 & Calhoun, Calhoun, AL

Built 1937 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 3,600

CO RT 19

Fair

Over: TOMLEY CREEK

3 MI N.W OWASSA, Conecuh, AL

Built 1959 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 130

CR-65

Fair

Over: Harold Creek

1.0 MI. SE OF CR-89, Coosa, AL

Built 1966 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 501

SR 21

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

2.8 MI N CO RD 30, Escambia, AL

Built 1976 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 4,255

COMMERCE BLVD

Fair

Over: SHADES CK

5 TH AV S * COMMERCE BLVD, Jefferson, AL

Built 1974 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 2,500

US 72; SR 2

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

JCT US 72 * N/S RR, Madison, AL

Built 1957 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 4,588

US72; SR2

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN

JCT US 72 * N/S RR, Madison, AL

Built 1959 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 4,588

VAUGHN RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI E OF BELL RD, Montgomery, AL

Built 1965 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 7,500

AL. 94

Fair

Over: GREENBRIAR CREEK

4.9 MI. W. OF US 231 JCT, Montgomery, AL

Built 1993 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 640

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