Total bridges
100
Public highway bridges in Adams County
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Adams County, MS
100 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 42% rated Good, 48% Fair, 10% Poor.
- 100
- Public bridges
- 42%
- Good condition
- 10%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Adams County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 71st
- of 82 on Poor share
- 10%
- Poor-condition share
- 100
- public highway bridges
- 1979
- 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.
Adams County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Adams County ranks #71 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10%). Adams County, Mississippi contains 100 public highway bridges. Roughly 42% are rated “Good,” 48% “Fair,” and 10% “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
42%
42 of 100 rated 7-9
Fair condition
48%
48 of 100 rated 5-6
Poor condition
10%
10 of 100 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#71 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 100 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 42% (42)
Fair 48% (48)
Poor 10% (10)
Adams County's Poor-condition bridges carry 10,360 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,036 crossings a day against 2,547 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 100 of 100 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
33% of Adams County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
33 of the 100 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 42% 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 89.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CANAL STREET over NATCHEZ & SOUTHERN RR, built 1960, carries 9,260 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 10-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 10,360 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Adams County's bridges were built
100 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 7
1930–1939
7 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s 7
1950–1959
7 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
9 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
13 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
15 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
18 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
18 bridges
- 2010s 6
2010–2019
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 18 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1979, 7 years older than the Mississippi average of 1986.
How Adams County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Adams County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1987 is 8 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman County | 106 | 55.7% | 36.8% | 7.5% | 1978 |
| Hancock County | 104 | 62.5% | 30.8% | 6.7% | 1989 |
| Benton County | 103 | 70.9% | 21.4% | 7.8% | 1993 |
| Jefferson County | 100 | 47% | 51% | 2% | 1989 |
| Adams County (this page) | 100 | 42% | 48% | 10% | 1979 |
| Humphreys County | 94 | 56.4% | 39.4% | 4.3% | 1987 |
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 Adams 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 Adams County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (100 bridges here).
- Ketchikan Gateway County, AK · 100 bridges
- Gunnison County, CO · 100 bridges
- Monroe County, FL · 100 bridges
- Fayette County, IN · 100 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1979 here).
- Pima County, AZ · avg 1979 · 1,150 bridges
- Jefferson County, KY · avg 1979 · 662 bridges
- Spartanburg County, SC · avg 1979 · 638 bridges
- McPherson County, KS · avg 1979 · 586 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (48)
UPPER KINGSTON RD
FairOver: BR OF SECOND CREEK
SEC 21 T 6N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1955 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 220
LOW WATER BRIDGE R
FairOver: COLES CREEK
SEC 5 T 7N R 1W, Adams, MS
Built 1992 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 50
PICKERING ROAD
FairOver: ODUM BAYOU
SEC 43 T 6N R 1W, Adams, MS
Built 1997 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 10
ROXIE RD
FairOver: SWAFFORD BRANCH
SEC 45 T 6N R 1W, Adams, MS
Built 1976 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 100
QUITMAN RD
FairOver: DITCH
SEC 2 T 8N R 3W B, Adams, MS
Built 1945 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 50
ARTMAN ROAD
FairOver: FAIRCHILDS CREEK
SEC 22 T 8N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 2017 Load: 11.6 t ADT: 50
ANNAS BOTTOM RD
FairOver: DITCH
SEC 32 T 9N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1930 Load: 12.8 t ADT: 100
LIBERTY RD
FairOver: SECOND CREEK (WEST FORK)
SEC 23 T 6N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1954 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 1,070
GOVERNMENT FLEET R
FairOver: NATCHEZ RAILROAD
SEC 27 T 7N R 3W, Adams, MS
Built 2013 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 2,900
KINGSTON RD
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
SEC 25 T 5N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1965 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 280
FOSTERS MOUND RD
FairOver: ST CATHERINE CREEK
SEC 10 T 7N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1964 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 1,320
FOSTERS MOUND RD
FairOver: BR OF ST CATHERINE CREEK
SEC 61 T 8N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1975 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 520
KINGSTON RD
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
SEC 37 T 6N R 2W, Adams, MS
Built 1965 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,630
US 84
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MISS/LA STATE LINE, Adams, MS
Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10,500
US 61
FairOver: ST CATHERINE CREEK
2.8 MI S US 84 EAST, Adams, MS
Built 1933 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 14,000
US 61
FairOver: ST CATHERINE CREEK
2.8 MI S US 84 EAST, Adams, MS
Built 1955 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 14,000
LOWER WOODVILLE RD
FairOver: BR OF SECOND CREEK
SEC 10 T 5N R 3W B, Adams, MS
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
LOWER WOODVILLE RD
FairOver: BR OF SECOND CREEK
SEC 10 T 5N R 3W B, Adams, MS
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
HUTCHINS LANDING R
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
SEC 13 T 5N R 3W B, Adams, MS
Built 1966 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 340
LIBERTY RD
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
SEC 45 T 6N R 1W B, Adams, MS
Built 1961 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 630
LOWER WOODVILLE RD
FairOver: ROBINS BAYOU
SEC 10 T 5N R 3W B, Adams, MS
Built 1992 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 100
PROSPECT RD.
FairOver: CALLAHAN BRANCH
SEC 30 T 6N R 2W, Adams, MS
Built 1930 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 50
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: KAISER LAKE ROAD
0.8 MILES NORTH OF OLD US, Adams, MS
Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 266
ANNAS BOTTOM RD
FairOver: FAIRCHILDS CREEK
SEC 13 T 9N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: U.S. ROUTE 61
11.8 MILES SOUTH OF MS RO, Adams, MS
Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 266
KINGSTON RD
FairOver: LYNN CREEK
SEC 2 T 5N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 710
PALESTINE RD
FairOver: BR OF SANDY CREEK
SEC 68 T 6N R 1W B, Adams, MS
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
UPPER KINGSTON RD
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
SEC 30 T 6N R 2W, Adams, MS
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220
WILDERNESS RD
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 17 T 7N R 2W, Adams, MS
Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
LOWER WOODVILLE RD
FairOver: ST CATHERINES CREEK
SEC 7 T 6N R 3W B, Adams, MS
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,400
PALESTINE RD
FairOver: BR OF SANDY CREEK
SEC 66 T 6N R 1W B, Adams, MS
Built 1982 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 50
BUTLER LAKE ROAD
FairOver: OLD ST. CATHERINE CREEK
HUTCHINS LANDING ROAD, Adams, MS
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30
STINESPRING RD
FairOver: LYNN CREEK
SEC 56 T 6N R 2W, Adams, MS
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
BELTLINE HWY
FairOver: BULLHEAD BAYOU
SEC 4 T 6N R 3W B, Adams, MS
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,170
HIGHLAND BLVD
FairOver: SPANISH BAYOU
SEC 3 T 6N R 3W B, Adams, MS
Built 1976 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,000
PALESTINE RD
FairOver: BR OF SANDY CREEK
SEC 14 T 5N R 1W B, Adams, MS
Built 1983 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 50
US 84
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
MISS/LA STATE LINE, Adams, MS
Built 1989 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 10,500
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: LIBERTY ROAD
AT SOUTH END OF PARKWAY., Adams, MS
Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 266
HUTCHINS LANDING R
FairOver: WHITES CREEK
SEC 21 T 5N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1980 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 340
ARTMAN RD
FairOver: DUNBAR BAYOU
SEC 48 T 8N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1979 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 100
HUTCHINS LANDING R
FairOver: BROWN CREEK
SEC 21 T 5N R 2W B, Adams, MS
Built 1950 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 340
US 61
FairOver: LIBERTY ROAD
1.7 MI N US 84 WEST, Adams, MS
Built 2007 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 24,000
DEERFIELD ROAD
FairOver: BR OF HOMOCHITTO RIVER
SEC 29 T 5N R 1W B, Adams, MS
Built 1970 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 100
DEERFIELD ROAD
FairOver: SILOAM BAYOU
SEC 35 T 5N R 1W B, Adams, MS
Built 1975 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 100
TATE RD
FairOver: WHITENS CREEK
SEC 35 T 8N R 1W B, Adams, MS
Built 2006 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 100
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: ST. CATHERINE CREEK & ME
0.70 miles from south end, Adams, MS
Built 2004 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 266
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: NORTH FORK ST. CATHERINE
0.5 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. R, Adams, MS
Built 1995 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 266
SR 555
FairOver: ZURHALLEN BAYOU
0.3 MI N US 61, Adams, MS
Built 1998 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,000
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