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County Rt #16 over Bear Creek

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

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

County Rt #16 over Bear Creek in Pickens County, Alabama, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1964, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1998).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 114 of the 232 inventoried bridges in Pickens County rated fair (49.1%); 22 (9.5%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

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