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I-22 over US-43

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

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

I-22 over US-43 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 1992, making it 33 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 12,178 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.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its class is unchanged from 2024 (good), but component ratings moved: superstructure 8 to 7, substructure 8 to 7.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated March 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Deck	7	7	Good condition
Superstructure	8	7	Good condition
Substructure	8	7	Good condition


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 241 ft
Location	Jct US 43 Al-4
NBI structure number	016045
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	March 2024
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	N: not over a waterway

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