Total bridges
255
Public highway bridges in Marion County
County profile · official public datasets
Marion County, AL
255 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 38.4% rated Good, 60.8% Fair, 0.8% Poor.
- 255
- Public bridges
- 38.4%
- Good condition
- 0.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Marion County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 12%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 255
- public highway bridges
- 1974
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Marion County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Marion County ranks #8 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.8%). Marion County, Alabama contains 255 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.4% are rated “Good,” 60.8% “Fair,” and 0.8% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
38.4%
98 of 255 rated 7-9
Fair condition
60.8%
155 of 255 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0.8%
2 of 255 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#8 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 255 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 38.4% (98)
Fair 60.8% (155)
Poor 0.8% (2)
Marion County's Poor-condition bridges carry 160 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 80 crossings a day against 3,824 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 255 of 255 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
41.6% of Marion County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
106 of the 255 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 38.4% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 81.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CO RD NO 52 over LUXAPALLILA CREEK, built 1965, carries 130 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 160 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Marion County's bridges were built
255 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 16
1900–1909
16 bridges
- 1910s 7
1910–1919
7 bridges
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 8
1930–1939
8 bridges
- 1940s 14
1940–1949
14 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
29 bridges
- 1960s 22
1960–1969
22 bridges
- 1970s 18
1970–1979
18 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
38 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
58 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
30 bridges
- 2010s 13
2010–2019
13 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 58 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1974) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Marion County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Marion County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.8% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1974 against a peer-group mean of 1972 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale County | 266 | 45.9% | 49.6% | 4.5% | 1976 |
| Marion County (this page) | 255 | 38.4% | 60.8% | 0.8% | 1974 |
| Houston County | 247 | 47.4% | 52.2% | 0.4% | 1978 |
| Cullman County | 246 | 29.3% | 64.6% | 6.1% | 1970 |
| Talladega County | 243 | 44.9% | 51.9% | 3.3% | 1967 |
| Sumter County | 241 | 48.5% | 46.1% | 5.4% | 1969 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Marion County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Marion County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (255 bridges here).
- Osceola County, FL · 255 bridges
- Marshall County, MS · 255 bridges
- Nuckolls County, NE · 255 bridges
- Santa Fe County, NM · 255 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1974 here).
- Knox County, TN · avg 1974 · 588 bridges
- Summit County, OH · avg 1974 · 563 bridges
- Onondaga County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
- Orange County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (255)
ADA HANNA RD(DIRT)
FairOver: SIPSEY CREEK
0.4 MILES WEST OF CR 33, Marion, AL
Built 2007 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
Tidwell Road
FairOver: Camp Creek
0.4 Miles from JCT ST 278, Marion, AL
Built 1950 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 25
County Road 98
FairOver: Whitley Creek
0.1 MILE SOUTH JCT CO 42, Marion, AL
Built 1937 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 80
CO. HWY. 116
FairOver: ROBINSON BRANCH
0.5 MI. E. OF AL HWY 172, Marion, AL
Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50
PAVED ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.3 MILES SOUTH JCT 45, Marion, AL
Built 1973 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50
County Road 49
FairOver: Buttahatchee River
ONE FOURTH MILE NO OF 278, Marion, AL
Built 1951 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 370
GRAVEL ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
0.1 MILE NORTH JCT ST.253, Marion, AL
Built 1965 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 20
County Road 45
FairOver: Grizzard Branch
3 MILES NORTH OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1919 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 300
Frye Road
FairOver: Beaver Creek
2 MILES NW OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 305
County Road 91
FairOver: Woods Creek
5 MILES SE HAMILTON, Marion, AL
Built 1968 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 80
Frye Road
FairOver: Beaver Creek Relief
2 MILES NW OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1919 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 305
AL-253
FairOver: Buttahatchee River
0.4 MI S JCT US 278, Marion, AL
Built 1955 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 245
County Road 35
FairOver: Buttahatchee River
2 MILES WEST OF US 78, Marion, AL
Built 1954 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 600
CO RD NO 56
FairOver: BULL MT CREEK
5 MILES NORTH OF USHYW 78, Marion, AL
Built 1953 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 100
CO RD NO 22
FairOver: FACTORY CREEK
2 MILES NORTH LAMARCO LIN, Marion, AL
Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 75
CO RD 131
FairOver: BARNSVILLE CREEK
5 MILES SOUTH BARNSVILLE, Marion, AL
Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80
AL-241
FairOver: Bear Creek
11 MI N JCT US 278, Marion, AL
Built 1958 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 1,105
County Road 16
FairOver: Beaver Creek
2 MILES WEST OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1959 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 340
1ST STREET W
FairOver: EAST BRANCH
0.1 MI N JCT 4TH AVE S, Marion, AL
Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 400
AL-118
FairOver: Mill Creek
1 MI E JCT SR 253, Marion, AL
Built 1936 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 6,051
County Road 30
FairOver: New River
3 MILES NORTH OF US78, Marion, AL
Built 1957 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 275
CR-12
FairOver: Bush Creek
5 MILES SE OF HACKLEBURG, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 160
CO RD NO 89
FairOver: BLUE GUT CREEK
3 MILES EAST MISS ST LIN, Marion, AL
Built 1967 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 100
AL-129
FairOver: Buttahatchee River
0.6 MI S JCT US 278, Marion, AL
Built 1948 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,343
County Road 40
FairOver: Little New River
1.25 MILES NW ROCK CITY, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 500
County Road 45
FairOver: Flurry Branch
5 MILES NORTH OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 230
CO RD 87
FairOver: MCCONOGEL CREEK
5 MILES NORTH OF US 78, Marion, AL
Built 1967 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 100
STEELE ST
FairOver: BRANCH
0.3 MI W OF JCT US 43, Marion, AL
Built 1999 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 300
AL-129
FairOver: Little New River
1.5 MI N JCT SR 44, Marion, AL
Built 1948 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 2,140
County Road 16
FairOver: Beaver Creek Relief
2 MILES WEST OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 340
County Road 87
FairOver: McConegal Creek
6 MILES NORTH OF US78, Marion, AL
Built 1967 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 100
County Road 122
FairOver: Boardtree Creek
1 MILE WEST OF CO RD 25, Marion, AL
Built 1970 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50
AL-118
FairOver: Purgatory Creek
1 MI E JCT AL-44, Marion, AL
Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,686
AL-118
FairOver: Little New River
4 MI E JCT Al-253, Marion, AL
Built 1966 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,697
AL-253
FairOver: Pearce Mill Creek
2 MI S JCT US 278, Marion, AL
Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 245
CO RD 99
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2MI.S.W. OF AL.5 JCT, Marion, AL
Built 2000 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 710
PAVED ROAD
FairOver: EAST FORK LUXAPALILLA
.5 MILE OF CO RD 14, Marion, AL
Built 1981 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 160
County Road 48
FairOver: West Branch Buttahatchee
1 MILE EAST OF ST RD 241, Marion, AL
Built 1953 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 270
LOCAL RD
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2MI.W. OF AL.5 JCT, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 510
AL-171
FairOver: Beaver Creek
3 MI N JCT SR 107, Marion, AL
Built 1953 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 3,326
County Road 83
FairOver: Luxapallila Creek
5 MILES NE OF GUIN, Marion, AL
Built 1962 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 80
County Road 48
FairOver: Wiley Branch
600 FT EAST OF ST RD 241, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 275
AL-118
FairOver: New River
7 MI E JCT AL-253, Marion, AL
Built 1966 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,395
County Road 98
FairOver: Woods Creek
0.3 MILE OF CO. 42, Marion, AL
Built 1974 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 35
AL-17
FairOver: Williams Creek
1 MI N JCT US-278, Marion, AL
Built 1973 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 8,104
County Road 68
FairOver: Dickenson Creek
4 MILES NE WINFIELD, Marion, AL
Built 1919 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 240
CO RD NO 26
FairOver: BLUE GUT CREEK
3 MILES NO LAMAR CO LINE, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 250
CR 326
FairOver: North Fork Creek
.75 MI. W OF JCT. CO. 178, Marion, AL
Built 2001 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 40
AL-118
FairOver: Hell Creek
0.2 MI N JCT SR 107, Marion, AL
Built 1949 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,691
County Road 47
FairOver: East Branch Luxapallila
3 MILES NORTH OF WINFIELD, Marion, AL
Built 1900 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 390
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