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
CODY RD
FairOver: LUXAPALLILA TRIBUTARY
2.3 MI. N.E. CO. RD. 49, Lamar, AL
Built 1954 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 130
TIMBERCREST DR
FairOver: PINHOOK CREEK
3600 TIMBERCREST DR, Madison, AL
Built 1961 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 500
SR 28
FairOver: WATKINS CREEK
4.2MI.E.OF LINDEN, Marengo, AL
Built 1988 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,710
SR 28
FairOver: MICHIGAN CREEK
.5MI.W.OF THOMASTON, Marengo, AL
Built 1988 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,380
RADCLIFF ROAD
FairOver: SEYMORE CREEK
0.3 MI W US 43, Mobile, AL
Built 1970 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 2,334
WARES FERRY RD
FairOver: MONTGOMERY EAST DITCH
0.16 MI N OF PINEBROOK DR, Montgomery, AL
Built 1969 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 2,800
COUNTY ROAD 5513
FairOver: WHITEWATER CREEK
SEC 33, T10N,R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1965 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 250
BYLER ROAD
FairOver: MALLARD CREEK
1 MILE N ELDRIDGE, Walker, AL
Built 1962 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 330
SR 17
FairOver: BRANCH
10.6 MI.N.OF MOBILECO.LN., Washington, AL
Built 1939 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 1,240
COUNTY ROAD 45
FairOver: DOUBLE CREEK
SEC 14 T11 R23, Bullock, AL
Built 1955 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 300
US 31
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
1.0 MI S OF VERBENA, Chilton, AL
Built 1925 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,290
SR 9
FairOver: KETCHEPEDRAKEE CREEK
9.5 MI N LINEVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1925 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,313
SR 9
FairOver: ARMSTRONG CREEK
10.5 MI N LINEVILLE, Clay, AL
Built 1925 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,792
CR # 459
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
0.07 MI N OF CR 462, Dallas, AL
Built 1998 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 50
CO. ROAD NO. 112
FairOver: HAYDEN BRANCH
RC CULVT. ON FAS RT12, Henry, AL
Built 1968 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 120
I - 20/59
FairOver: CREEK
4.9 MI NO JEFF TUSCCO LN, Jefferson, AL
Built 1955 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 43,380
I-459 NORTH
FairOver: SEABOARD RAILROAD
I459 * SEABOARD RR, Jefferson, AL
Built 1979 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 28,675
Lee Road 379
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.5 MI N S 001, Lee, AL
Built 1952 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 3,884
MORRIS ROAD
FairOver: TOFTOY THROUGHWAY
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Madison, AL
Built 1968 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 967
CO RD NO 26
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1 MILE NORTH LAMAR CO LIN, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 240
US 90 TO I10 WB
FairOver: I-10EB * WB * WB ON RAMP
EAST TUNNEL INTERCHANGE, Mobile, AL
Built 1973 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 8,186
CONCEPTION ST RD
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
0.9 MILE S OF CRAFT HWY, Mobile, AL
Built 2000 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,653
FOXCHASE DRIVE
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
1 MI. N.E. OF RAY THOR., Montgomery, AL
Built 1990 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 289
COUNTY ROAD 2290
FairOver: OGLETREE BRANCH
SEC 9,T8N,R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1987 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 350
US 82
FairOver: 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
FairOver: HORSECREEK
.04MI S OF HORSECREEK BLV, Walker, AL
Built 1950 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 500
SR 5
FairOver: BIG GOOSE CREEK
2.4 MI.S.OF LAMISON, Wilcox, AL
Built 1938 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,840
COUNTY ROAD 14
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
SEC 26 T12 R24, Bullock, AL
Built 1954 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 300
JEWELL RD.
FairOver: LITTLE HILLABEE CREEK
JEWELL RD., Calhoun, AL
Built 1965 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 268
LYDA RD.
FairOver: BRANCH
1.3 MI NE US HWY 78, Calhoun, AL
Built 1997 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 1,000
CO 431
FairOver: LOCKCHELODGE CREEK
.2 MI E JCT SR 431, Cleburne, AL
Built 1947 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 195
CR-77
FairOver: Socapatoy Creek
1.22 MI. NW KELLYTON, Coosa, AL
Built 1978 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 527
CR # 44
FairOver: CHILDERS CREEK
1.05 MI W SR 219, Dallas, AL
Built 1964 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 711
I-59
FairOver: MUSH CREEK
5 MI N JCT SR 68 * I59, DeKalb, AL
Built 1964 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 16,286
10 TH AVE WYLAM
FairOver: UNITED STATES STEEL RR
10 TH AVE * 10TH CT WYLAM, Jefferson, AL
Built 1952 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 3,500
I - 20/59
FairOver: CREEK
1.6 MI NO JEFF TUSCCO LN, Jefferson, AL
Built 1955 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 60,490
HAZELWOOD RD
FairOver: VENISON BRANCH
100' E TILSON RD ADAMSVIL, Jefferson, AL
Built 1982 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 3,856
AL.14
FairOver: BRANCH
IN NOTASULGA, Macon, AL
Built 1929 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 3,570
I65
FairOver: STREAM
1.1 MI.S.OF US 31, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 32,120
AL. 94
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
7.8 MI.W.OF US 231 JCT., Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 750
CR 36
FairOver: FLAT BRANCH
3/4 MI E MISS LINE, Washington, AL
Built 1956 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 475
CORD53*CALHOUNAVE
FairOver: ABANDONED RAILROAD
Anniston CR 53 & Calhoun, Calhoun, AL
Built 1937 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 3,600
CO RT 19
FairOver: TOMLEY CREEK
3 MI N.W OWASSA, Conecuh, AL
Built 1959 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 130
CR-65
FairOver: Harold Creek
1.0 MI. SE OF CR-89, Coosa, AL
Built 1966 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 501
SR 21
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
2.8 MI N CO RD 30, Escambia, AL
Built 1976 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 4,255
COMMERCE BLVD
FairOver: SHADES CK
5 TH AV S * COMMERCE BLVD, Jefferson, AL
Built 1974 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 2,500
US 72; SR 2
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
JCT US 72 * N/S RR, Madison, AL
Built 1957 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 4,588
US72; SR2
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
JCT US 72 * N/S RR, Madison, AL
Built 1959 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 4,588
VAUGHN RD
FairOver: STREAM
0.5 MI E OF BELL RD, Montgomery, AL
Built 1965 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 7,500
AL. 94
FairOver: GREENBRIAR CREEK
4.9 MI. W. OF US 231 JCT, Montgomery, AL
Built 1993 Load: 31.6 t ADT: 640
Showing 4,751-4,800 of 13,471 bridges
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