Co Rd 71 over Bluewater Creek

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

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

• Co Rd 71 over Bluewater Creek in Lauderdale 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1989, making it 36 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 780 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1993).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 121 of the 266 inventoried bridges in Lauderdale County rated good (45.5%); 13 (4.9%) 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.

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

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