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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.

Total bridges

255

Public highway bridges in Marion County

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

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).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Marion County and the 5 Alabama counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Lauderdale County 266 4.5%
Marion County (this page) 255 0.8%
Houston County 247 0.4%
Cullman County 246 6.1%
Talladega County 243 3.3%
Sumter County 241 5.4%

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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1974 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 255 Good 98 Fair 155 Poor 2

All bridges (255)

AL-74

Good

Over: Ragsdale Creek

0.3 MI. East AL-17, Marion, AL

Built 2008 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,055

I-22

Good

Over: CR-47

12MI E of US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 12,834

I-22

Good

Over: CR-47

12 MI E of US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1997 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 12,834

COUNTY RD 33/13

Good

Over: RELIEF ON BOARDTREE CR

4 MILES SOUTH OF US 78, Marion, AL

Built 2014 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 290

AL-253

Good

Over: Little Camp Creek

4 MI N JCT US 278, Marion, AL

Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 222

AL-13

Good

Over: Bear Creek

.5M S JCT AL-172, Marion, AL

Built 1998 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5,413

Boardtree Road

Good

Over: Boardtree Creek

0.3MILE NORTH OF JCT 78, Marion, AL

Built 1973 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 45

I-22

Good

Over: AL-44

9.334 East of US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 12,261

AL-107

Good

Over: Purgatory Creek

1 MI S JCT SR 118, Marion, AL

Built 1949 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 859

Jug Shop Road

Good

Over: Factory Creek

0.3 MILE EAST OF CORD 22, Marion, AL

Built 1991 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 20

GRAVEL RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

65 MILE WEST OF CO RD 93, Marion, AL

Built 1900 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 30

CR-11

Good

Over: I-22

0.9 MI S AL-17, Marion, AL

Built 1988 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 323

I-22

Good

Over: CR-61

10.6 MI E of US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1997 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 12,325

I-22

Good

Over: New River

1.3 MI. E of AL-233, Marion, AL

Built 2004 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 13,401

COUNTY ROAD 42

Good

Over: BUTTAHATCHEE RIVER

1.5 MILES EAST OF ST 171, Marion, AL

Built 2004 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,751

COUNTY HWY. 102

Good

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

2.1 MILES WEST JCT ST.187, Marion, AL

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30

AL-172

Good

Over: Bear Creek

4 MI E JCT US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1994 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 1,000

I-22

Good

Over: New River

1.3 MI. E of AL-233, Marion, AL

Built 2004 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 13,401

CO RD 94

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1.3 KM E OF CO RD 13, Marion, AL

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 390

I-22

Good

Over: AL-129

12.98 MI E of US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1997 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 12,834

I-22

Good

Over: AL-129

12.9 MI E of US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1997 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 12,834

I-22

Good

Over: Gulf Branch

3.2 MI. E of AL-233, Marion, AL

Built 2004 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 13,401

AL-74

Good

Over: Buttahatchee River

AL-74 b/t AL-241*129, Marion, AL

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,057

CO RD NO 56

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

4 MILES NORTH OF US78, Marion, AL

Built 1991 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 350

CR-2

Good

Over: I-22

2.6 MI E US-43, Marion, AL

Built 1992 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 121

I-22

Good

Over: Gulf Branch

3.2 MI. E of AL-233, Marion, AL

Built 2004 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 13,401

CR-50

Good

Over: I-22

2.3 MI W AL-44, Marion, AL

Built 1994 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 26

Good

Over: SIPSEY CREEK RELIEF

3 MILES N LAMAR CO LINE, Marion, AL

Built 2003 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 255

CR-45

Good

Over: McKay Branch

W Side AL-171 on ROW, Marion, AL

Built 2003 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 500

AL-74

Good

Over: Buttahatchee River

1.1 MI E JCT US-43, Marion, AL

Built 2015 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 4,000

AL-74

Good

Over: Barn Creek

1 Mile E JCT AL-253, Marion, AL

Built 2010 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 1,588

Grandview Drive

Good

Over: Williams Creek

1/2 mile east of us 43, Marion, AL

Built 2018 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 509

AL-129

Good

Over: Buttahatchee River

0.2 MI. N. US-278, Marion, AL

Built 2008 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,634

PAVED ROAD

Good

Over: DOG WOOD CREEK

0.3 MILE EAST JCT RD 47, Marion, AL

Built 1993 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 40

I-22

Good

Over: Clifty Creek

2.14 Miles East of AL-129, Marion, AL

Built 2001 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 12,834

CO RD NO 4

Good

Over: LUXAPALLILA CREEK

0.6 MILE N OF US 43, Marion, AL

Built 1986 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 244

AL-171

Good

Over: Buttahatchee Rvr Relief

2.2 MI S JCT SR 17, Marion, AL

Built 1985 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,891

CO RD 9

Good

Over: BARNESVILLE CREEK

6 miles east of Miss Line, Marion, AL

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 44

County Road 11

Good

Over: Boardtree Creek

6 miles east of Miss line, Marion, AL

Built 2018 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 100

AL-19

Good

Over: Glen Creek Branch

8.9 MI N JCT US 78, Marion, AL

Built 1951 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 712

AL-171

Good

Over: Buttahatchee River

2 MI S JCT AL-17, Marion, AL

Built 2017 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 3,891

AL-44

Good

Over: Branch

1 MI W JCT SR 129, Marion, AL

Built 1949 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 742

AL-142

Good

Over: Wicket Creek

0.1MI N JCT AL-118, Marion, AL

Built 1997 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 384

CR-373

Good

Over: Kelly Mill Branch

0.6 Mile North JCT CR-34, Marion, AL

Built 1993 Load: 64.7 t ADT: 50

SPEARMAN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.1 MILE SOUTH OF CORD 94, Marion, AL

Built 1981 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 40

County Road 329

Good

Over: Ragsdale Creek

ONE HALF MILE NO OFOLD 78, Marion, AL

Built 1992 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 20

AL-74

Good

Over: Buttahatchee Creek

2 MI W JCT AL 233, Marion, AL

Built 1957 Load: 71.4 t ADT: 1,057

I-22

Good

Over: AL-4

on CR-47, Marion, AL

Built 1993 Load: 74.6 t ADT: 12,834

GRAVEL ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

2.2 MILES EAST JCT ST RD, Marion, AL

Built 1993 Load: 77.7 t ADT: 25

AL-74

Good

Over: Branch

1 MI W JCT AL 241, Marion, AL

Built 1941 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,588

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