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Lyda Rd. over Branch

Calhoun County, Alabama · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Lyda Rd. over Branch in Calhoun County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2025).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 249 of the 386 inventoried bridges in Calhoun County rated fair (64.5%); 15 (3.9%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated February 2025, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 20 ft
Location	1.3 Mi NE US Hwy 78
NBI structure number	019959
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	February 2025
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-20 over Stream	2003	47,103	Fair
SR1/US431 over SR4/US78	2003	40,376	Good
I-20 over Branch	1969	37,868	Fair
I20 over Snow Creek	2012	37,868	Good
SR21 over Branch	1959	32,026	Fair
SR21 over Snow Creek	1969	32,026	Fair