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County Rt 63 over Box Branch

Pickens County, Alabama · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Rt 63 over Box Branch in Pickens County, Alabama, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1954, making it 71 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1998).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 96 of the 232 inventoried bridges in Pickens County rated good (41.4%); 22 (9.5%) 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 January 2025, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 33 ft
Location	13.6 Mi East of SR #14
NBI structure number	004906
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	January 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
Al-6 over ABS Railroad	1949	10,322	Fair
Al-6 over Lubbub Creek	1988	10,041	Fair
Al-6 over Little Bear Creek	1952	9,811	Fair
Al-6 over Holley Creek	1954	7,652	Fair
Al-6 over Bear Creek	1954	7,221	Fair
Al-6 over Branch	1980	7,158	Fair