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SR 227 over Big Spring Creek

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

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

SR 227 over Big Spring Creek in Marshall County, Alabama, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1938 and reconstructed in 1961, making it 87 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10,307 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 64 of the 171 inventoried bridges in Marshall County rated good (37.4%); 15 (8.8%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 270 ft
Location	1 Mi S Jct US431 * SR227
NBI structure number	007209
Condition class	Good

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