County Commission | The Magazine December 2018 | Page 29

FROM THE COVER
Average County
in Alabama
About 900 miles of county roads,
roughly ¾ of them paved
Around 130 county bridges
Infrastructure
Funding
å County roads and bridges are funded through a
combination of federal, state and local sources.
Local sources typically require legislative
authorization.
å County roads and bridges are heavily dependent
on the county share of state fuel taxes.
å Funding is strictly earmarked for road and bridge
construction and maintenance.
å Federal dollars often require a 20% match.
At least 50 of those bridges are
50 years old or older, making
them overdue for replacement
or rehabilitation
Want to visit one of the
longest bridges in the world?
The roundtrip driving distance
from Fort Payne, Ala., to the
24-mile Lake Pontchartrain
Causeway outside New Orleans
is about 900 miles, the same
length as the average county
road system in Alabama.
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