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County Road 71 over Little Dry Creek

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

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

County Road 71 over Little Dry Creek in Etowah 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 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2002).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 108 of the 238 inventoried bridges in Etowah County rated good (45.4%); 5 (2.1%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 431 over Nowlin Branch	1959	33,989	Fair
US 431 over Coosa Rv * US 411	1954	33,655	Fair
US 431 over Lake Street	1955	33,655	Fair
US 431 over Branch	1959	32,697	Fair
George Wallacedr over Nowlin Branch	1974	28,512	Fair
US 431 over Branch	1960	20,045	Fair