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Co Rt 8 over Cowpen Creek

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

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

Co Rt 8 over Cowpen 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 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2006, making it 19 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 570 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2005).
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.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 149 ft
Location	4.5 Mi E Int Al 17
NBI structure number	018927
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 2 over Shoal Creek	2005	28,760	Good
SR 2 over SR 20 & Tn Rv Relief	1938	27,850	Fair
SR 2 over Railroad & City St.	2008	26,710	Good
SR 2 over Six Mile Creek	1960	23,230	Fair
SR 2 over Branch	1960	23,230	Fair
SR 157 over Branch	1976	20,260	Fair