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Alabama Bridge Conditions
Highway bridges longer than 20 feet in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
Yearly inspection ratings. A poor rating does not mean a bridge is unsafe to use.
- Highway bridges
- 16,181
- Good condition
- 35.9%
- 5,801
- Poor condition
- 3.4%
- 545
- Weight-limited or closed
- 2,334
Bridges by county
| County | Bridges | Good | Poor | Weight-limited | Avg. year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | 117 | 39.3% | 0.9% (1) | 12 | 1977 |
| Baldwin County | 382 | 47.1% | 1.3% (5) | 6 | 1991 |
| Barbour County | 192 | 54.7% | 3.1% (6) | 26 | 1976 |
| Bibb County | 127 | 44.9% | 0.8% (1) | 13 | 1966 |
| Blount County | 178 | 13.5% | 7.9% (14) | 30 | 1968 |
| Bullock County | 136 | 20.6% | 2.2% (3) | 19 | 1970 |
| Butler County | 189 | 26.5% | 1.1% (2) | 20 | 1976 |
| Calhoun County | 386 | 31.6% | 3.9% (15) | 31 | 1969 |
| Chambers County | 185 | 53% | 7.6% (14) | 19 | 1974 |
| Cherokee County | 167 | 28.7% | 0% (0) | 61 | 1960 |
| Chilton County | 190 | 49.5% | 1.1% (2) | 18 | 1972 |
| Choctaw County | 154 | 38.3% | 5.8% (9) | 27 | 1971 |
| Clarke County | 155 | 69.7% | 0% (0) | 7 | 1973 |
| Clay County | 128 | 25% | 6.3% (8) | 25 | 1966 |
| Cleburne County | 163 | 31.9% | 6.7% (11) | 45 | 1974 |
| Coffee County | 216 | 55.6% | 0.5% (1) | 21 | 1974 |
| Colbert County | 172 | 31.4% | 1.7% (3) | 13 | 1972 |
| Conecuh County | 221 | 26.7% | 5% (11) | 82 | 1979 |
| Coosa County | 126 | 20.6% | 4.8% (6) | 18 | 1970 |
| Covington County | 329 | 32.2% | 9.7% (32) | 78 | 1971 |
| Crenshaw County | 169 | 46.7% | 1.2% (2) | 13 | 1978 |
| Cullman County | 246 | 28.9% | 5.7% (14) | 58 | 1970 |
| Dale County | 206 | 44.7% | 0% (0) | 19 | 1973 |
| Dallas County | 227 | 24.7% | 3.5% (8) | 35 | 1972 |
| DeKalb County | 297 | 26.9% | 6.4% (19) | 55 | 1968 |
| Elmore County | 202 | 20.8% | 4% (8) | 23 | 1980 |
| Escambia County | 200 | 22% | 1.5% (3) | 50 | 1973 |
| Etowah County | 238 | 45.4% | 2.1% (5) | 20 | 1976 |
| Fayette County | 186 | 28.5% | 2.2% (4) | 44 | 1969 |
| Franklin County | 193 | 34.7% | 4.1% (8) | 41 | 1975 |
| Geneva County | 205 | 34.1% | 3.4% (7) | 62 | 1977 |
| Greene County | 204 | 45.1% | 2.9% (6) | 10 | 1973 |
| Hale County | 177 | 48% | 5.6% (10) | 22 | 1972 |
| Henry County | 133 | 41.4% | 0% (0) | 12 | 1975 |
| Houston County | 248 | 46.8% | 0.4% (1) | 9 | 1978 |
| Jackson County | 313 | 27.2% | 3.8% (12) | 58 | 1961 |
| Jefferson County | 1,069 | 19.6% | 2.2% (24) | 58 | 1973 |
| Lamar County | 180 | 23.3% | 2.8% (5) | 15 | 1966 |
| Lauderdale County | 266 | 45.5% | 4.9% (13) | 53 | 1976 |
| Lawrence County | 215 | 49.8% | 1.9% (4) | 35 | 1977 |
| Lee County | 214 | 40.7% | 1.4% (3) | 35 | 1981 |
| Limestone County | 325 | 43.7% | 2.2% (7) | 49 | 1973 |
| Lowndes County | 157 | 42% | 1.9% (3) | 12 | 1968 |
| Macon County | 176 | 27.3% | 8.5% (15) | 26 | 1975 |
| Madison County | 712 | 39.5% | 1.3% (9) | 101 | 1972 |
| Marengo County | 201 | 60.2% | 5% (10) | 20 | 1984 |
| Marion County | 255 | 32.5% | 0.8% (2) | 13 | 1974 |
| Marshall County | 171 | 37.4% | 8.8% (15) | 36 | 1970 |
| Mobile County | 609 | 21.3% | 2.5% (15) | 30 | 1980 |
| Monroe County | 142 | 54.9% | 2.8% (4) | 48 | 1981 |
| Montgomery County | 597 | 36.5% | 2.7% (16) | 26 | 1975 |
| Morgan County | 271 | 37.6% | 1.5% (4) | 23 | 1977 |
| Perry County | 162 | 19.8% | 4.3% (7) | 44 | 1971 |
| Pickens County | 232 | 41.4% | 9.5% (22) | 57 | 1971 |
| Pike County | 169 | 59.2% | 1.2% (2) | 32 | 1975 |
| Randolph County | 165 | 37.6% | 4.8% (8) | 51 | 1968 |
| Russell County | 205 | 34.1% | 2.9% (6) | 15 | 1975 |
| Shelby County | 343 | 40.5% | 0.9% (3) | 18 | 1981 |
| St. Clair County | 183 | 26.2% | 1.6% (3) | 16 | 1967 |
| Sumter County | 240 | 47.5% | 5% (12) | 33 | 1970 |
| Talladega County | 243 | 44.9% | 3.3% (8) | 50 | 1967 |
| Tallapoosa County | 152 | 28.9% | 10.5% (16) | 37 | 1969 |
| Tuscaloosa County | 481 | 42.8% | 0.4% (2) | 9 | 1981 |
| Walker County | 275 | 33.5% | 5.8% (16) | 33 | 1975 |
| Washington County | 171 | 32.2% | 9.4% (16) | 27 | 1981 |
| Wilcox County | 165 | 27.9% | 11.5% (19) | 28 | 1975 |
| Winston County | 78 | 33.3% | 6.4% (5) | 12 | 1975 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many bridges in Alabama are in poor condition?
- In the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, 545 of 16,181 highway bridges in Alabama were rated poor (3.4% of rated bridges).
- Which Alabama counties have the most bridges in poor condition?
- Among counties with at least 30 bridges, the highest shares rated poor are Wilcox County (11.5%), Tallapoosa County (10.5%), Covington County (9.7%), Pickens County (9.5%), Washington County (9.4%).
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory · 2025 data