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1 / 20#20. Choctaw County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.2% (8 of 154 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.2% (951 of 79,224 square meters of bridges)
Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Alabama
One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.
Stacker investigated which counties in Alabama have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.
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2 / 20#19. Lauderdale County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.3% (14 of 266 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.4% (1,751 of 126,785 square meters of bridges)
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3 / 20#18. Cullman County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.4% (13 of 239 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.6% (1,270 of 79,243 square meters of bridges)
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4 / 20#17. Franklin County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.7% (11 of 194 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.2% (3,082 of 72,930 square meters of bridges)
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5 / 20#16. Walker County
- Bridges in poor condition: 5.8% (16 of 275 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.5% (6,209 of 247,006 square meters of bridges)
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6 / 20#15. Conecuh County
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.3% (14 of 224 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.7% (2,129 of 79,986 square meters of bridges)
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7 / 20#14. DeKalb County
- Bridges in poor condition: 6.7% (20 of 297 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.7% (1,240 of 73,401 square meters of bridges)
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8 / 20#13. Clay County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.0% (9 of 129 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.5% (774 of 22,149 square meters of bridges)
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9 / 20#12. Monroe County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.0% (10 of 143 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.5% (786 of 52,920 square meters of bridges)
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10 / 20#11. Sumter County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.0% (17 of 243 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 0.9% (1,609 of 176,956 square meters of bridges)
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11 / 20#10. Chambers County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.0% (13 of 185 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.8% (1,563 of 56,689 square meters of bridges)
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12 / 20#9. Cleburne County
- Bridges in poor condition: 7.8% (13 of 167 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.9% (1,770 of 60,133 square meters of bridges)
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13 / 20#8. Pickens County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (19 of 234 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.8% (3,373 of 87,793 square meters of bridges)
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14 / 20#7. Blount County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.3% (15 of 180 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.1% (2,079 of 67,550 square meters of bridges)
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15 / 20#6. Marshall County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.7% (15 of 172 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.5% (1,060 of 72,303 square meters of bridges)
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16 / 20#5. Winston County
- Bridges in poor condition: 8.9% (7 of 79 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 11.8% (4,220 of 35,730 square meters of bridges)
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17 / 20#4. Washington County
- Bridges in poor condition: 9.6% (17 of 177 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.9% (1,912 of 101,786 square meters of bridges)
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18 / 20#3. Macon County
- Bridges in poor condition: 10.7% (19 of 178 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.2% (7,469 of 103,348 square meters of bridges)
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19 / 20#2. Tallapoosa County
- Bridges in poor condition: 12.0% (18 of 150 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.0% (1,696 of 55,803 square meters of bridges)
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20 / 20#1. Wilcox County
- Bridges in poor condition: 14.9% (25 of 168 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.3% (3,782 of 115,523 square meters of bridges)
