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County Road 79 over Upper Bear Creek

Marion County, Alabama · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Road 79 over Upper Bear Creek in Marion County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 625 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2001).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 170 of the 255 inventoried bridges in Marion County rated fair (66.7%); 2 (0.8%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 465 ft
Location	1 Mile NE of Bear Creek
NBI structure number	011717
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Al-17 over Ragsdale Creek	1931	14,158	Fair
Al-171 over Branch	1928	13,505	Fair
I-22 over New River	2004	13,401	Good
I-22 over New River	2004	13,401	Fair
I-22 over Gulf Branch	2004	13,401	Fair
I-22 over Gulf Branch	2004	13,401	Good