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Al-171 over Buttahatchee Rvr Relief

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

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

Al-171 over Buttahatchee Rvr Relief in Marion 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 1985 and reconstructed in 2017, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,891 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 83 of the 255 inventoried bridges in Marion County rated good (32.5%); 2 (0.8%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 204 ft
Location	2.2 Mi S Jct SR 17
NBI structure number	013690
Condition class	Good

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