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Carroll County, MS

225 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 37.8% rated Good, 40.9% Fair, 21.3% Poor.

225
Public bridges
37.8%
Good condition
21.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Carroll 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.

81st
of 82 on Poor share
21.3%
Poor-condition share
225
public highway bridges
1981
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.

Carroll County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Carroll County ranks #81 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 21.3%). Carroll County, Mississippi contains 225 public highway bridges. Roughly 37.8% are rated “Good,” 40.9% “Fair,” and 21.3% “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.

Total bridges

225

Public highway bridges in Carroll County

Good condition

37.8%

85 of 225 rated 7-9

Fair condition

40.9%

92 of 225 rated 5-6

Poor condition

21.3%

48 of 225 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#81 of 82

Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 225 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
37.8% (85)
Fair
40.9% (92)
Poor
21.3% (48)

Carroll County's Poor-condition bridges carry 15,846 vehicle crossings a day

That is 6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 21.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 330 crossings a day against 1,024 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 225 of 225 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

46.2% of Carroll County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

104 of the 225 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 37.8% 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 23.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US 82 over STREAM, built 1937, carries 3,700 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 48-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 15,846 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Carroll County's bridges were built

225 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 38 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1981, 5 years older than the Mississippi average of 1986.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Carroll County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Carroll County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 21.3% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Carroll County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Panola County 231 5.6%
Itawamba County 229 3.5%
Attala County 228 5.3%
Oktibbeha County 226 3.5%
Carroll County (this page) 225 21.3%
Clarke County 224 6.7%

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 Carroll 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 Carroll County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MS (225 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1981 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 225 Good 85 Fair 92 Poor 48

Poor-condition bridges (48)

US 51

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 480

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

2.9 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

3.0 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: PEACHAHALA CREEK

3.3 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

3.4 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

3.5 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

CO RD 42

Poor

Over: BCH OF FANNEGUSHA CK

SEC 5 T16N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 144

Poor

Over: ABIACA CREEK

SEC 14 T17N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 325

Poor

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 10 T17N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 2008 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

CO RD 32

Poor

Over: BCH OF PEACHAHALA CREEK

SEC 32 T17N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1968 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

CO RD 177

Poor

Over: BCH OF COILA CREEK

SEC 34 T18N R 2E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

CO RD 60

Poor

Over: COILA CREEK

SEC 29 T18N R 3E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1953 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

CO RD 61

Poor

Over: BCH OF HAYS CREEK

SEC 8 T18N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1999 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

CO RD 278

Poor

Over: BCH OF HAYS CK

SEC 19 T18N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

CO RD 135

Poor

Over: BCH OF SAND CREEK

SEC 8 T19N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 70

Poor

Over: BCH OF LITTLE SAND CK

SEC 26 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1

CO RD 64

Poor

Over: LITTLE SAND CREEK

SEC 34 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

CO RD 64

Poor

Over: BCH OF LITTLE SAND CREEK

SEC 36 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1958 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

CO RD 176

Poor

Over: RELEIF FOR MARSH LAND

SEC 23 T18N R 1E, Carroll, MS

Built 2000 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

CO RD 302

Poor

Over: RELEIF FOR LAKE

SEC 4 T17N R 2E, Carroll, MS

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 210

CO RD 369

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SEC 20 T19N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1978 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 3

Poor

Over: BCH OF HAYS CREEK

SEC 33 T17N R 6E, Carroll, MS

Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

CR 193

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

SEC 2 T20N R 2E, Carroll, MS

Built 1985 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 75

CR 105

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

SEC 19 T21N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1987 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

CO RD 21

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 27 T18N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1995 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

CO RD 125

Poor

Over: AIKENS CREEK

SEC 8 T20N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1958 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40

CO RD 31

Poor

Over: FANNEGUSHA CK

SEC 28 T17N R 4E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1972 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 30

CO RD 282

Poor

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

SEC 9 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1955 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 460

CO RD 72

Poor

Over: BCH OF TANYARD CREEK

SEC 18 T19N R 4E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1971 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 20

BRANCH

Poor

Over: CO RD 325

SEC 03 T17N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 2010 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 30

CO RD 31

Poor

Over: BCH OF FANNEGUSHA CK

SEC 28 T17N R 4E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1960 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30

CO RD 430

Poor

Over: BCH OF BIG BLACK RIVER

SEC 33 T18N R 6E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1954 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 420

CO RD 46

Poor

Over: BCH OF PEACHAHALA

SEC 22 T17N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1968 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 10

CO RD 22

Poor

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 4 T17N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1950 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 20

CO RD 211

Poor

Over: BCH OF PELUCIA CREEK

SEC 29 T18N R 4E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1954 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 10

CO RD 105

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 22 T21N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1956 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 80

CO RD 75

Poor

Over: ABIACA CREEK

SEC 13 T17N R 1E, Carroll, MS

Built 1977 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 60

NORTH STREET

Poor

Over: HAYS CREEK RELIEF

SEC 14 T17N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1970 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 20

CO RD 42

Poor

Over: BCH OF FANNEGUSHA CK

SEC 4 T16N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1992 Load: 11.9 t ADT: 10

SR 7

Poor

Over: BAYOU

2.9 MI N LEFLORE CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1949 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 3,300

CO RD 46

Poor

Over: BCH OF PEACHAHALA CREEK

SEC 22 T17N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1966 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 10

CO RD 325

Poor

Over: BCH OF HURRICANE CK

SEC 10 T17N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1954 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 30

CO RD 70

Poor

Over: BCH OF LITTLE SAND CK

SEC 23 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 40

CO RD 211

Poor

Over: BCH OF PELUCIA CREEK

SEC 31 T19N R 4E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1954 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 40

SR 35

Poor

Over: PETACOCOWA CREEK

13.9 MI N US 82, Carroll, MS

Built 1958 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 650

SR 35

Poor

Over: BILLUPS BRANCH

3.6 MI N US 82, Carroll, MS

Built 1958 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 1,500

US 82

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI W SR 17, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,700

SR 35

Poor

Over: BIG BLACK RIVER

1.2 MI N ATTALA CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1955 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,900

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