Total bridges
266
Public highway bridges in Copiah County
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Copiah County, MS
266 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 25.9% rated Good, 69.2% Fair, 4.9% Poor.
- 266
- Public bridges
- 25.9%
- Good condition
- 4.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Copiah County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 50%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 266
- public highway bridges
- 1987
- 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.
Copiah County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Copiah County ranks #41 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.9%). Copiah County, Mississippi contains 266 public highway bridges. Roughly 25.9% are rated “Good,” 69.2% “Fair,” and 4.9% “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
25.9%
69 of 266 rated 7-9
Fair condition
69.2%
184 of 266 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.9%
13 of 266 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#41 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 266 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 25.9% (69)
Fair 69.2% (184)
Poor 4.9% (13)
Copiah County's Poor-condition bridges carry 53,920 vehicle crossings a day
That is 13.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 4,148 crossings a day against 530 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 266 of 266 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
36.8% of Copiah County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
98 of the 266 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 25.9% 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 26.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I 55 over CLEAR CREEK ROAD, built 1963, carries 14,500 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 13-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 53,920 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Copiah County's bridges were built
266 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 20
1950–1959
20 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
65 bridges
- 1970s 22
1970–1979
22 bridges
- 1980s 17
1980–1989
17 bridges
- 1990s 23
1990–1999
23 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
53 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
48 bridges
- 2020s 11
2020–2029
11 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 65 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1987) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Copiah County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Copiah County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.9% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1991 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivar County | 272 | 26.1% | 65.8% | 8.1% | 1987 |
| Yazoo County | 271 | 26.6% | 60.9% | 12.5% | 1987 |
| Jackson County | 268 | 69.4% | 28% | 2.6% | 1996 |
| DeSoto County | 266 | 59.4% | 38.7% | 1.9% | 1995 |
| Copiah County (this page) | 266 | 25.9% | 69.2% | 4.9% | 1987 |
| Lafayette County | 259 | 41.7% | 54.1% | 4.2% | 1990 |
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 Copiah 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 Copiah County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (266 bridges here).
- Lauderdale County, AL · 266 bridges
- Wayne County, IL · 266 bridges
- Bremer County, IA · 266 bridges
- Cerro Gordo County, IA · 266 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1987 here).
- St. Louis County, MO · avg 1987 · 912 bridges
- Ellis County, TX · avg 1987 · 691 bridges
- St. Louis County, MN · avg 1987 · 663 bridges
- Palm Beach County, FL · avg 1987 · 610 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (184)
REESE ROAD
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
SEC 33 T10N R 7E, Copiah, MS
Built 2017 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 30
I 55
FairOver: DYE BRANCH
0.6 MI N LINCOLN CL, Copiah, MS
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10,500
I 55
FairOver: DYE BRANCH
0.6 MI N LINCOLN CL, Copiah, MS
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10,500
I 55
FairOver: KINGS CREEK
4.2 MI N LINCOLN CL, Copiah, MS
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,500
I 55
FairOver: KINGS CREEK
5.1 MI N LINCOLN CL, Copiah, MS
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 11,500
COPIAH LAKE ROAD
FairOver: LAKE COPIAH SPILLWAY
SEC 4 T 1N R 2W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1960 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 120
MARTINSVILLE RD
FairOver: WOLF PEN BRANCH
SEC 12 T 9N R 8E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1965 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 200
COLONEL NEILL ROAD
FairOver: TRIB TO TURKEY CREEK
SEC 28 T 2N R 3W, Copiah, MS
Built 2021 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 110
SR 28
FairOver: PEARL RIVER RELIEF
1.3 MI E SR 27, Copiah, MS
Built 1952 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,800
SR 27
FairOver: COPIAH CREEK
6.8 MI N LAWRENCE CL, Copiah, MS
Built 1956 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,200
SR 28
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
9.7 MI E SR 547, Copiah, MS
Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,500
SYLVARENA ROAD
FairOver: RELIEF FOR BAYOU PIERRE
SEC 24 T 9N R 7E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1978 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,200
CO LINE RD
FairOver: ICGRR
SEC 7 T 2N R 1W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1986 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 600
SR 27
FairOver: STEEL CREEK
0.9 MI N SR 472, Copiah, MS
Built 1956 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,200
OLD PORT GIBSON RD
FairOver: FOSTERS CREEK/JACKSON CK
SEC 32 T 1N R 4W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1982 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 240
SR 28
FairOver: BAYOU PIERRE
5.3 MI W I 55, Copiah, MS
Built 1996 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 3,800
SYLVARENA RD.
FairOver: DYE CREEK
SEC 33 T 9N R 8E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1979 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,900
TRIB TO DYE BRANCH
FairOver: MT ZION ROAD
SEC 18 T 2N R 2W B, Copiah, MS
Built 2020 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 1,500
BARNES ROAD
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
SEC 20 T 2N R 1W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1980 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 350
DEASON RD
FairOver: BAHALA CREEK
SEC 8 T 9N R 9E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1971 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 150
BEAUREGARD ROAD
FairOver: BAHALA CREEK
SEC 15 T 9N R 9E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1977 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 680
SR 472
FairOver: STEEL CREEK
4.2 MI W SR 27, Copiah, MS
Built 1973 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 210
RHYMES RD
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
SEC 12 T 2N R 2W, Copiah, MS
Built 1963 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 80
ROCKPORT RD
FairOver: TRIB TO BAHALA CREEK
SEC 12 T 9N R 9E B, Copiah, MS
Built 2002 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 80
BUCK RD
FairOver: TRIB OF BRUSHY CREEK
SEC 13 T 1N R 1W B, Copiah, MS
Built 2018 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100
JACK RD.
FairOver: SADDLERS CREEK BCH
SEC 11 T 2N R 4W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1990 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 190
DENTVILLE RD.
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 6 T 1N R 3W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1977 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 360
HOODTOWN ROAD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SEC 34 T 2N R 4W, Copiah, MS
Built 1977 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 60
OLD NATCHEZ RD.
FairOver: JONES CREEK
SEC 12 T10N R 7E, Copiah, MS
Built 2003 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 40
DILLARD ROAD
FairOver: TRIB OF BAYOU PIERRE
SEC 27 T 1N R 3W, Copiah, MS
Built 2011 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 10
TANYARD ROAD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
SEC 32 T 2N R 2W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1985 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 80
BRADLEY LANE
FairOver: LITTLE COPIAH CREEK
SEC 36 T 2N R 2W, Copiah, MS
Built 2007 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 600
BEAUREGARD ROAD
FairOver: RELIEF FOR BAHALA CREEK
SEC 15 T 9N R 9E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 680
RUTLEDGE RD
FairOver: COPIAH CREEK
SEC 32 T 1N R 1W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1967 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 120
HODGES ROAD
FairOver: JACKSON CREEK
SEC 27 T10N R 6E, Copiah, MS
Built 2010 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 30
CLINE ROAD
FairOver: BAYOU PIERRE
SEC 12 T 9N R 7E, Copiah, MS
Built 2004 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 90
CARPENTER RD
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
SEC 11 T12N R 5E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1980 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 140
DILLARD ROAD
FairOver: TRIB OF BAYOU PIERRE
SEC 35 T 1N R 3W, Copiah, MS
Built 2016 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 20
BETHESDA RD
FairOver: LITTLE COPIAH CREEK
SEC 22 T 1N R 1W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1997 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 60
FERGUSON ROAD
FairOver: TRIB TO HOMOCHITTO RIVER
SEC 8 T 9N R 6E, Copiah, MS
Built 2002 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 10
MERCY SEAT ROAD
FairOver: TRIB TO HOMOCHITTO RIVER
SEC 22 T 9N R 6E, Copiah, MS
Built 2008 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 80
SR 28
FairOver: JONES CREEK
3.5 MI W I 55, Copiah, MS
Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,800
STEEL CREEK ROAD
FairOver: STEEL CREEK
SEC 21 T10N R10E, Copiah, MS
Built 2019 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 100
UTICA RD
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
SEC 10 T 2N R 2W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1991 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 320
SR 28
FairOver: COPIAH CREEK
6.6 MI E US 51, Copiah, MS
Built 1971 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 4,300
BROOME ROAD
FairOver: ANDING BRANCH
SEC 12 T 9N R 8E, Copiah, MS
Built 2014 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 370
CARTER HILL ROAD
FairOver: BAYOU PIERRE RIVER
SEC 1 T 1N R 4W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1975 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 150
SUMMERALL ROAD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC 35 T 2N R 3W B, Copiah, MS
Built 1969 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 120
OLD PORT GIBSON RD
FairOver: TRIB TO BAYOU PIERRE RIV
SEC 3 T10N R 7E B, Copiah, MS
Built 2001 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 720
BARLOW ROAD
FairOver: FOSTER CREEK BCH
SEC 17 T10N R 6E B, Copiah, MS
Built 2018 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 180
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