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County Hwy 1291 over Branch

Marshall County, Alabama · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

County Hwy 1291 over Branch in Marshall County, Alabama, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1938, making it 87 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1994).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 171 inventoried bridges in Marshall County rated poor (8.8%); 15 (8.8%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 26 ft
Location	3755 Ft N Jct 1464
NBI structure number	001863
Condition class	Poor

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Alabama department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 431 over Guntersville Lake	1938	35,218	Fair
US 431 over Turkey Creek	1952	31,175	Fair
US 431 over Drum Creek	1952	30,151	Fair
US 431 over Branch	1930	16,982	Fair
SR 69 over Browns Creek	1941	15,881	Fair
SR 69 over Branch	1934	12,904	Good