Total bridges
168
Public highway bridges in Wilcox County
County profile · official public datasets
Wilcox County, AL
168 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 29.2% rated Good, 57.1% Fair, 13.7% Poor.
- 168
- Public bridges
- 29.2%
- Good condition
- 13.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Wilcox County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 67th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 13.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 168
- public highway bridges
- 1974
- 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.
Wilcox County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Wilcox County ranks #67 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 13.7%). Wilcox County, Alabama contains 168 public highway bridges. Roughly 29.2% are rated “Good,” 57.1% “Fair,” and 13.7% “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
29.2%
49 of 168 rated 7-9
Fair condition
57.1%
96 of 168 rated 5-6
Poor condition
13.7%
23 of 168 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#67 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 168 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 29.2% (49)
Fair 57.1% (96)
Poor 13.7% (23)
Wilcox County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,386 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 13.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 60 crossings a day against 1,069 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 168 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
45.8% of Wilcox County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
77 of the 168 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 29.2% 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 18% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CO RD 2 over BEAR CREEK, built 1970, carries 250 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 23-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,386 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Wilcox County's bridges were built
168 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
15 bridges
- 1940s 12
1940–1949
12 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
27 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
35 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
20 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
15 bridges
- 2010s 6
2010–2019
6 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 35 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1974) matches the Alabama average (1974).
How Wilcox County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Wilcox County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 13.7% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1974 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crenshaw County | 171 | 45% | 53.2% | 1.8% | 1978 |
| Pike County | 169 | 59.8% | 39.1% | 1.2% | 1975 |
| Wilcox County (this page) | 168 | 29.2% | 57.1% | 13.7% | 1974 |
| Cherokee County | 167 | 29.3% | 70.7% | 0% | 1960 |
| Cleburne County | 165 | 32.1% | 61.8% | 6.1% | 1973 |
| Randolph County | 165 | 37.6% | 57.6% | 4.8% | 1968 |
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 Wilcox 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 Wilcox County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (168 bridges here).
- Kings County, CA · 168 bridges
- Carroll County, GA · 168 bridges
- Clayton County, GA · 168 bridges
- Troup County, GA · 168 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1974 here).
- Knox County, TN · avg 1974 · 588 bridges
- Summit County, OH · avg 1974 · 563 bridges
- Onondaga County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
- Orange County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (168)
CO RD 224/DAVIS RD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
1.8 MI WEST SR21, Wilcox, AL
Built 1984 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 25
SR 10
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
1.9 MI. E. OF OAK HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1924 Load: 8.6 t ADT: 720
CO RD 470
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
0.3 MI EAST SR5, Wilcox, AL
Built 1934 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 65
CO RD 24
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
3.5 M. E.ON CO RD24, Wilcox, AL
Built 1959 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 143
CO RD 123
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
1.7 MI. EAST OF SR41, Wilcox, AL
Built 1965 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 30
CO RD 63
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3 MI. N of AL-21, Wilcox, AL
Built 1970 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 105
CO RD 13
FairOver: MCCALLS CREEK
2.6 MI. E.ON RD 56/13, Wilcox, AL
Built 1960 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 40
CO RD 29
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
1.3 MI. SO. OF SR 5, Wilcox, AL
Built 1947 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 435
CO RD 18
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.1 MILES SO OF SR5, Wilcox, AL
Built 1952 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 348
CO RD 43
FairOver: SELLERS BRANCH
6.6 MI. N ON CO RD 43, Wilcox, AL
Built 1966 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 150
CO RD 7
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.2 MILES E.ON CO RD 7, Wilcox, AL
Built 1966 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 90
CR 463 MOSELEY RD
FairOver: DIXON CREEK
1.1 MILES WEST OF SR 5, Wilcox, AL
Built 1990 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 45
HALL ROAD
FairOver: HILLS CREEK
.25 MI EAST OF CO RD 63, Wilcox, AL
Built 1985 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 30
CO RD 7
FairOver: PINE BARRON CREEK RELIEF
4.0 MILES E.ON RTE 7, Wilcox, AL
Built 1955 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 90
CO RD 24
FairOver: BEAR CREEK RELIEF
3.1 MILES E.ON CO RD 24, Wilcox, AL
Built 1959 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 143
SR 10
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER
6 MI W OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1969 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 3,450
CO RD 9
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.3 MILES S.ON RTE.9, Wilcox, AL
Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 310
CO RD 61
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.5 MILES E ON RTE 61, Wilcox, AL
Built 1960 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 105
CO RD 27
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
0.1 MILES W.ON RTE.27, Wilcox, AL
Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 500
CO RD 131
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
2.0 MILES W.ON ROAD 131, Wilcox, AL
Built 1977 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 100
ROSS DRIVE
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
0.1 MILE ON ROSS DRIVE, Wilcox, AL
Built 2011 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50
CO RD 32
FairOver: JAMES CREEK
2.2 MI. W. OF SR5, Wilcox, AL
Built 1950 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 130
SR 21
FairOver: BRANCH
1.8 MI. N. OF OAK HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1942 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 550
CO RD 114
FairOver: W. PRONG CREEK
AT NEENAH, Wilcox, AL
Built 1988 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 50
SR 41
FairOver: PINE BARREN CREEK
7.9 MI. N. OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1953 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 820
SR 21
FairOver: PINE BARREN CREEK
4.MI.S.OF SNOW HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1989 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,210
CO RD 321
FairOver: GRAVEL CREEK
2.3 MILES E.ON ROAD 321, Wilcox, AL
Built 1978 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 40
CO RD 29
FairOver: FOSTER CREEK
14.1KM S OF HWY 5, Wilcox, AL
Built 1952 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 500
CO RD 16
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
3KM SW OF HWY 10, Wilcox, AL
Built 1968 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 99
SR 5
FairOver: A.G.R
KIMBROUGH, Wilcox, AL
Built 1940 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 2,700
SR 10
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
2.1 MI. W. OF PINE APPLE, Wilcox, AL
Built 1982 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 770
SR 10
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.0 MI. E. OF PINE HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1969 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 4,010
CO RD 227/DAVIS RD
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
1.9 MI WEST CR2/SR21, Wilcox, AL
Built 1972 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 25
CO RD 358
FairOver: FOSTER CREEK
0.4 MILES N.ON ROAD 358, Wilcox, AL
Built 1986 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 40
SR 10
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER REL.
7.3 MI. E. OF PINE HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1968 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 3,450
SR 10
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER REL.
9.0 MI. E. OF PINE HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1968 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 3,450
SR 10
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER REL.
9.2 MI. E. OF PINE HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1968 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 3,450
SR 10
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER REL.
9.5 MI. E. OF PINE HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1968 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 3,450
CO RD 59
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
3.2 MI. SOUTH OF ST RD 21, Wilcox, AL
Built 1949 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 350
SR 5
FairOver: TURKEY CRK.
.9 MI.S. OF KIMBROUGH, Wilcox, AL
Built 1940 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 2,700
SR 10
FairOver: BRANCH
3 MI. E. OF CAMDEN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1927 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 2,940
CO RD 30
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
0.9 MILES W.ON RTE.30, Wilcox, AL
Built 1990 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 250
SR 5
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
1.8 MI. S. OF LAMISON, Wilcox, AL
Built 1938 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 1,840
SR 10
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
8.6 MI. E. OF PINE HILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1968 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 3,450
SR 10
FairOver: ALABAMA RIVER REL.
9.8 MI. E. OF PINEHILL, Wilcox, AL
Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,450
SR 10
FairOver: STURDIVANT CREEK
2.3 MI. E. OF AWIN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1988 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,420
SR 10
FairOver: LITTLE TURKEY CREEK
.8 MI. W. OF AWIN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1988 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 940
CO RD 9
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
0.64KM E OF CR 1, Wilcox, AL
Built 1963 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 400
CO RD 1
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
8.4 MI SO OF CO RD 27, Wilcox, AL
Built 1993 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 660
SR 21
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
4.6 MI. N. OF FURMAN, Wilcox, AL
Built 1994 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 900
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