Total bridges
169
Public highway bridges in Pike County
County profile · official public datasets
Pike County, AL
169 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 59.8% rated Good, 39.1% Fair, 1.2% Poor.
- 169
- Public bridges
- 59.8%
- Good condition
- 1.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Pike County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 21%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 169
- public highway bridges
- 1975
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Pike County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Pike County ranks #14 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.2%). Pike County, Alabama contains 169 public highway bridges. Roughly 59.8% are rated “Good,” 39.1% “Fair,” and 1.2% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
59.8%
101 of 169 rated 7-9
Fair condition
39.1%
66 of 169 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.2%
2 of 169 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#14 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 169 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 59.8% (101)
Fair 39.1% (66)
Poor 1.2% (2)
Pike County's Poor-condition bridges carry 95 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 48 crossings a day against 763 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 168 of 169 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
59.8% of Pike County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
101 of the 169 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 59.8% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 78.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
COUNTY ROAD 2228 over BIG CREEK, built 1940, carries 75 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 95 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Pike County's bridges were built
169 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
37 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
46 bridges
- 1970s 11
1970–1979
11 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
20 bridges
- 1990s 14
1990–1999
14 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
23 bridges
- 2010s 8
2010–2019
8 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 46 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1975) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Pike County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Pike County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.2% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1971 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colbert County | 172 | 31.4% | 66.9% | 1.7% | 1972 |
| Marshall County | 172 | 38.4% | 52.9% | 8.7% | 1970 |
| Crenshaw County | 171 | 45% | 53.2% | 1.8% | 1978 |
| Pike County (this page) | 169 | 59.8% | 39.1% | 1.2% | 1975 |
| Wilcox County | 168 | 29.2% | 57.1% | 13.7% | 1974 |
| Cherokee County | 167 | 29.3% | 70.7% | 0% | 1960 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Pike County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Pike County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (169 bridges here).
- Laurens County, GA · 169 bridges
- Cumberland County, IL · 169 bridges
- Union County, IA · 169 bridges
- Rooks County, KS · 169 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1975 here).
- San Bernardino County, CA · avg 1975 · 1,422 bridges
- Lane County, OR · avg 1975 · 1,010 bridges
- Fulton County, GA · avg 1975 · 775 bridges
- Westmoreland County, PA · avg 1975 · 620 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (66)
COUNTY ROAD 2239
FairOver: SMILEYS MILL CREEK
SEC 33 T9N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1990 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD 1178
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
SEC 34 T11N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1986 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 70
COUNTY ROAD 7718
FairOver: MANNING CREEK
SEC 16 T11N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1985 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 1124
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
SEC 26 T11N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1950 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 3304
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
SEC 26 T9N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1953 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 180
COUNTY ROAD 5511
FairOver: WHITEWATER CREEK
SEC 16 T9N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1954 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 220
COUNTY ROAD 3319
FairOver: WHITEWATER CREEK
SEC1 T8N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1957 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY HWY NO 59
FairOver: WHITEWATER CREEK(RELIEF)
SEC 1 T8N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1957 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 225
COUNTY ROAD 4408
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
SEC 27 T9N R23E, Pike, AL
Built 1957 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROAD 1128
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
SEC 3 T10N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1958 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROAD 4442
FairOver: PEA RIVER RELIEF
SEC 34 T8N R23E, Pike, AL
Built 1966 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROAD 3310
FairOver: WHITE WATER CREEK
SEC 29 T9N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1967 Load: 13.8 t ADT: 100
COUNTY TOAD 7708
FairOver: CONECUH RIVER
SEC 4 T10N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 225
US 29 MP 160.118
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1.5 MI E.PIKE CO 2201, Pike, AL
Built 1928 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 3,660
COUNTY ROAD 3339
FairOver: WHITE WATER CREEK
SEC 26 T8N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1962 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 285
COUNTY ROAD 3319
FairOver: MIMS CREEK
SEC 8 T8N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1964 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROAD 6602
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
SEC 9 T11N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 130
COUNTY ROAD 6602
FairOver: TRIB TO CONECUH RIVER
SEC 10 T11N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 135
COUNTY ROAD 6602
FairOver: TRIB TO CONECUH RIVER
SEC 2 T11N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 125
COUNTY ROAD 2243
FairOver: WARRICK CREEK
SEC 12 T8N R19N, Pike, AL
Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 6628
FairOver: PEA RIVER RELIEF
SEC 6 T10N R24E, Pike, AL
Built 1971 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROAD 6600
FairOver: GORES BRANCH
SEC 28 T11N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1955 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 150
US 231 MP 79.912
FairOver: CONECUH RIVER
1 MI. N. SR 87, Pike, AL
Built 1970 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 9,000
COUNTY ROAD 2246
FairOver: WARRICK CREEK
SEC 7 T8N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1952 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 235
COUNTY ROAD 4432
FairOver: TRIB TO PEA RIVER
SEC 31 T8N R23E, Pike, AL
Built 1963 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 225
US 231 MP 172.843
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
1.3 MI. E. OF TROY, Pike, AL
Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 18,360
US 231 MP 177.039
FairOver: WHITE WATER CREEK
2 MI. W. OF BRUNDIDGE, Pike, AL
Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 14,720
COUNTY ROAD 7707
FairOver: BEAMON CREEK
SEC. 2 T11N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1992 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 500
US 29 MP 106.702
FairOver: CSX R.R.
0.4 MI. W. UNION HILL CH., Pike, AL
Built 1938 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 2,980
COUNTY ROAD 6628
FairOver: PEA RIVER
SEC 8 T10N R24E, Pike, AL
Built 1974 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROAD 1165
FairOver: JORDAN CREEK
SEC 20 T10N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1959 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 275
US 29 MP 106.016
FairOver: C OF GA R.R. (ABANDONED)
1 MI. N. PIKE C0. #7, Pike, AL
Built 1964 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,980
US 231 MP 85.973
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
7.6 MI. N. SR. 87, Pike, AL
Built 1968 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 7,475
US 231 MP 85.973
FairOver: BEEMAN CREEK
7.6 MI.N.SR 87, Pike, AL
Built 1968 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 7,475
COUNTY ROAD 1101
FairOver: OLUSTEE CREEK
SEC 27 T11N R19E, Pike, AL
Built 1946 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 975
COUNTY ROAD 2287
FairOver: SILERS MILL CREEK
SEC 16 T8N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1963 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROAD 2254
FairOver: GIBSON MILL BRANCH
SEC 18 T8N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1958 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 140
COUNTY ROAD 5513
FairOver: WHITEWATER CREEK
SEC 33 T10N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1965 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROAD 2290
FairOver: OGLETREE BRANCH
SEC 9 T8N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1987 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 350
MADISON STREET
FairOver: CONECUH VALLEY R.R.
CITY OF TROY, Pike, AL
Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,650
ELM STREET
FairOver: CSX * CONECUH VALLEY R/R
CITY OF TROY, Pike, AL
Built 1936 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 3,650
COUNTY ROAD 2219
FairOver: ROBERTSON BRANCH
SEC 22 T9N R19E, Pike, AL
Built 1966 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD 2278
FairOver: DEER CREEK
SEC 34 T8N R19E, Pike, AL
Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 185
COUNTY ROAD 7711
FairOver: TRIB TO LOG CREEK
SEC 25 T12N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1958 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROAD 6606
FairOver: TRIB TO CONECUH RIVER
SEC 3 T11N R22E, Pike, AL
Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 125
COUNTY ROAD 2243
FairOver: CONECUH RIVER
SEC 25 T9N R19E, Pike, AL
Built 1984 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,500
COUNTY ROAD 2209
FairOver: DOUBLE BRANCH
SEC 35 T10N R20E, Pike, AL
Built 1973 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROAD 6628
FairOver: PEA RIVER RELIEF
SEC 6 T10N R24E, Pike, AL
Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROAD 2243
FairOver: SMILIES MILL CREEK
SEC 36 T9N R19E, Pike, AL
Built 1952 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 230
COUNTY ROAD 2224
FairOver: BIG CREEK BRANCH
SEC 18 T9N R21E, Pike, AL
Built 1962 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 150
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