Traffic began travelling on the new SR-79 bridge over the Blackburn Fork in April 2025.
The Alabama Department of Transportation’s (ALDOT) work to replace the SR-79 bridge over the Blackburn Fork of the Little Warrior River is nearing completion.
The $9.2 million job upgrading the crossing on the northern tip of Locust Fork kicked off in the summer of 2024.
The project stretched nearly one mile and included building new approaches…
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