January 19, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC  20549

RE:	Amended Schedule 13G
	Northwest Pipe Company
	As of December 31, 2011

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 13(d)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
attached please find a copy of Schedule 13G for the above named company
showing a change of beneficial ownership of 1% or more as of December 31,
2011 filed on behalf of Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Very truly yours,



Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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Enclosures

cc:	Office of the Corporate Secretary
	Northwest Pipe Company
	12005 N. Burgard
	P.O. Box 83149
	Portland, OR 97203

	Securities Division
	NASD Financial Center
	33 Whitehall Street
	New York, NY  10004

	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C.  20549

	Schedule 13G

	Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	(Amendment No.    4  )*


	Northwest Pipe Company

	(Name of Issuer)


	Common Stock
	(Title of Class of Securities)


	667746101
	(CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement _____.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.)(See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).







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CUSIP NO. 667746101                       13G

 1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
      Eagle Asset Management, Inc.      59-2385219

 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (A) ______
                                                      (B) ______

 3  SEC USE ONLY

 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

   State of Florida

        NUMBER OF            5   SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES                            1,373,729
      BENEFICIALLY          6   SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED                             - - -
         AS OF
    DECEMBER 31, 2011     7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        BY EACH                           1,373,729
       REPORTING             8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON WITH                      - - -

 9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
    PERSON

             1,373,729

10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                  [_____]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

              14.70%

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IA
_____________________________________________________________
                 *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
_____________________________________________________________
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Item 1(a) 	Name of Issuer:

          	Northwest Pipe Company


Item 1(b) 	Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:

		12005 N. Burgard, P.O. Box 83149
		Portland, OR 97203


Item 2(a) 	Name of Person Filing:

         	Eagle Asset Management, Inc.


Item 2(b) 	Address of Principal Business Office:

          	880 Carillon Parkway
          	St. Petersburg, Florida  33716


Item 2(c)	Citizenship:

          	Florida


Item 2(d) 	Title of Class of Securities:

          	Common Stock


Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number:

          	667746101


Item 3    	Type of Reporting Person:

(e) Investment  Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940



Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 4   	Ownership as of December 31, 2011

         (a)  	Amount Beneficially Owned:

              	1,204,411 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:

                                              No. of Shares
             	 Eagle Asset Management, Inc.   1,373,729

          (b)  	Percent of Class:              14.70%


         (c)	Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

              (i)             	   (ii)           	(iii)         	(iv)
              	                                		Deemed        	Deemed
              Deemed             Deemed  	to have 		to have
              to have              to have        	Sole Power   	Shared Power
              Sole Power       Shared Power  	to Dispose    	to Dispose
              to Vote or         to Vote or     	or to         		or to
               to Direct           to Direct     	Direct the    	Direct the
               to Vote             to Vote        	Disposition   	Disposition

Eagle   1,373,729          ----           		1,373,729      	----
Asset Management, Inc.


Item 5   	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

        	 If  this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
                 of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
                 beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
                 securities, check the following.

                                             			(___)

Item 6   	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

              	 N/A

Item 7   	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
              	the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

              	 N/A

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Item 8   	Identification and Classification of  Members  of the Group:   N/A


Item 9   	Notice of Dissolution of Group:   N/A


Item 10  	Certification:

         	By  signing  below I certify that to the best of my knowledge
		and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
		the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for purpose
		of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
		control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired
		in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
		such purposes or effect.

         	Signature


                After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
		belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
		statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: January 19,2012	EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.



                                   		__________________________________
                                   		Damian Sousa
                                  	 	Vice President
                                   		Chief Compliance Officer















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