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Bridge conditions in Lawrence County, Alabama

215 inventoried bridges · 4 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 215 bridges in Lawrence County: 107 rated good, 104 fair, and 4 poor.

4 of the 215 bridges in Lawrence County, Alabama, are rated in poor condition (1.9%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
107 bridges (49.8%) are rated good and 104 (48.4%) fair.
The median Lawrence County bridge was built in 1984.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Jefferson Street over Southern Railroad (built 1927), carrying about 1,100 vehicles a day.

Good 49.8% · Fair 48.4% · Poor 1.9% of 215 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Jefferson Street over Southern Railroad	1927	1,100	Poor
Court Street over Prvitts Creek	1926	600	Poor
Railroad St over Stream	1949	100	Poor
Co Rt 593 over Big Nance Creek	1985	75	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 20 over Fox Creek	2014	16,900	Good
SR 20 over Fox Creek	2014	16,900	Fair
SR 20 over Mallard Creek	2016	16,260	Good
SR 24 over Flat Creek	1984	15,250	Fair
SR 20 over Branch	1928	13,230	Fair
SR 24 over Big Shoal Creek	1984	12,360	Fair
SR 20 over Branch	1959	11,670	Fair
SR 20 over Branch	1928	11,670	Fair
SR 20 over Branch	1928	11,670	Fair
SR 20 over Branch	1928	11,670	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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