Total bridges
164
Public highway bridges in Covington County
County profile · official public datasets
Covington County, MS
164 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 80.5% rated Good, 16.5% Fair, 3% Poor.
- 164
- Public bridges
- 80.5%
- Good condition
- 3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Covington County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 29%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3%
- Poor-condition share
- 164
- public highway bridges
- 1989
- 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.
Covington County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Covington County ranks #24 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3%). Covington County, Mississippi contains 164 public highway bridges. Roughly 80.5% are rated “Good,” 16.5% “Fair,” and 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.
Good condition
80.5%
132 of 164 rated 7-9
Fair condition
16.5%
27 of 164 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3%
5 of 164 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#24 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 164 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 80.5% (132)
Fair 16.5% (27)
Poor 3% (5)
Covington County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,455 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 291 crossings a day against 2,297 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 164 of 164 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
23.8% of Covington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
39 of the 164 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 80.5% 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 44% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SEMINRY-SUMRALL RD over BCH OF BOWIE RIVER, built 1974, carries 640 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 5-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,455 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Covington County's bridges were built
164 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s 3
1950–1959
3 bridges
- 1960s 17
1960–1969
17 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
22 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
38 bridges
- 1990s 16
1990–1999
16 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
47 bridges
- 2010s 13
2010–2019
13 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 47 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 28.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1989) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Covington County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Covington County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1989 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is 5 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower County | 169 | 52.7% | 21.9% | 25.4% | 1981 |
| Pontotoc County | 166 | 62% | 34.3% | 3.6% | 1987 |
| Choctaw County | 164 | 54.3% | 37.2% | 8.5% | 1981 |
| Covington County (this page) | 164 | 80.5% | 16.5% | 3% | 1989 |
| Grenada County | 163 | 47.9% | 50.3% | 1.8% | 1983 |
| Perry County | 162 | 71% | 29% | 0% | 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 Covington 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 Covington County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (164 bridges here).
- Sevier County, AR · 164 bridges
- Cherokee County, GA · 164 bridges
- Pawnee County, KS · 164 bridges
- Morrison County, MN · 164 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1989 here).
- Harris County, TX · avg 1989 · 4,029 bridges
- Mecklenburg County, NC · avg 1989 · 746 bridges
- Buffalo County, NE · avg 1989 · 459 bridges
- Brazos County, TX · avg 1989 · 370 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (164)
JOE RAWLS RD
FairOver: STATION CREEK
SEC 23 T 8N R15W B, Covington, MS
Built 1982 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 120
COTTON STREET
FairOver: BCH OF OKATOMA CREEK
SEC 7 T 9N R16W, Covington, MS
Built 1975 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 105
THREE NOTCH RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 5 T 7N R17W B, Covington, MS
Built 1987 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 150
HORSESHOE RD
FairOver: BLAKELY CREEK
SEC 10 T 9N R16W, Covington, MS
Built 1987 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 165
ORA-SWAMP RD
FairOver: OKATOMA CREEK
SEC 13 T 8N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 1995 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 600
ORA-WBURG RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF TERRIBLE CK
SEC 28 T 8N R16W, Covington, MS
Built 1993 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 150
HORSESHOE RD
FairOver: BLAKELY CREEK
SEC 3 T 9N R16W, Covington, MS
Built 1983 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 165
BLAKELY CRK CHUR R
FairOver: ROGERS CREEK
SEC 24 T 9N R16W, Covington, MS
Built 1983 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 110
OLD HWY 49
FairOver: BULLOCK CREEK
SEC 8 T 6N R14W B, Covington, MS
Built 1976 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 320
OAKDALE CHURCH RD
FairOver: COOKS BRANCH
SEC 1 T 6N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 1968 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 200
SEMINARY-WBURG RD
FairOver: BIG SWAMP CREEK
SEC 1 T 7N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 1970 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 400
OAKDALE CHURCH RD
FairOver: BOWIE CREEK
SEC_34_T 7N_R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 650
SR 149
FairOver: LEONARDS MILL CREEK
0.5 MI N SR 35, Covington, MS
Built 1930 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,400
OLD HWY 49
FairOver: SHELTON CREEK
SEC 28 T 6N R14W B, Covington, MS
Built 1980 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 330
SR 598
FairOver: OKATOMA CREEK
2.6 MI E US 49, Covington, MS
Built 1964 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 530
KOLA RD
FairOver: OKATOMA CREEK
SEC 29 T 8N R15W B, Covington, MS
Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,200
SR 149
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
2.5 MI N SR 35, Covington, MS
Built 1930 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 1,100
ARBO RD
FairOver: OKATOMA CREEK
SEC 20 T 9N R16W, Covington, MS
Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 80
SR 590
FairOver: OKATOMA CREEK
0.5 MI E US 49, Covington, MS
Built 1973 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 5,800
DAN EASTERLING RD
FairOver: MCKINNIS CREEK
SEC 15 T 8N R17W B, Covington, MS
Built 1972 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 150
SR 37
FairOver: OAKAHAY CREEK
0.3 MI N SR 532, Covington, MS
Built 1967 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 2,800
SEMINARYMIKECONNER
FairOver: TERRIBLE CREEK
SEC 22 T 7N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 1987 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 480
LK MIKE CONNER RD
FairOver: BCH OF TERRIBLE CREEK
SEC 5 T 7N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 2005 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,000
GILMER RD
FairOver: MAYFIELD BRANCH
SEC 13 T 9N R15W B, Covington, MS
Built 2000 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 240
US 49
FairOver: BURTON CREEK
5.5 MI S SR 35, Covington, MS
Built 1964 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 12,000
SR 35
FairOver: BOWIE RIVER
0.5 MI N JEFF DAVIS CL, Covington, MS
Built 1960 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,300
US 49
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
0.7 MI N SR 35, Covington, MS
Built 1964 Load: 66.6 t ADT: 21,000
US 84
GoodOver: OKATOMA CREEK
0.5 MI E US 49, Covington, MS
Built 2009 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 3,000
HOPEWELL RD
GoodOver: STATION CREEK
SEC 5 T 8N R15W B, Covington, MS
Built 1971 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 700
US 49
GoodOver: BIG SWAMP CREEK
0.2 MI S SR 590, Covington, MS
Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10,000
SR 589
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
6.6 MI N LAMAR CL, Covington, MS
Built 1966 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,000
SR 35
GoodOver: OKATOMA CREEK
0.9 MI N US 49, Covington, MS
Built 1981 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 3,700
US 49SB TO US 84WB
GoodOver: UNAMED STREAM
US 49/US 84 INTCHG, Covington, MS
Built 2009 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 140
SR 589
GoodOver: BOWIE RIVER
3.1 MI N LAMAR CL, Covington, MS
Built 1966 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 2,600
SR 35
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
4.3 MI N US 84, Covington, MS
Built 1960 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,800
OLD HWY 49
GoodOver: NICHOLS CREEK
SEC 17 T 6N R14W B, Covington, MS
Built 2003 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 330
US 84
GoodOver: STREAM
4.0 MI W US 49, Covington, MS
Built 2001 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 6,400
US 49
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.4 MI N SR 35, Covington, MS
Built 1964 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 21,000
LEONARD RD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 28 T 9N R17W B, Covington, MS
Built 2001 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 120
US 49
GoodOver: UNNAMED STREAM
1.3 MI N SR 184, Covington, MS
Built 1965 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 21,000
SR 532
GoodOver: STREAM
0.9 MI E SR 35, Covington, MS
Built 1987 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,200
SR 532
GoodOver: BLAKELY CREEK
3.6 MI E SR 35, Covington, MS
Built 1988 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,200
SR 532
GoodOver: STREAM
12.7 MI E SR 35, Covington, MS
Built 1988 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,300
SR 532
GoodOver: STREAM
1.9 MI E SR 37, Covington, MS
Built 1988 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,000
US 84
GoodOver: STATION CREEK
2.9 MI W SR 37, Covington, MS
Built 1980 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 4,100
LAKE MIKE CONNR RD
GoodOver: BCH OF OAKOHAY CREEK
SEC 28 T 8N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 2000 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 590
MARSON TRIGG RD
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
SEC 21 T 6N R15W B, Covington, MS
Built 1980 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 120
SEMINRY-SUMRALL RD
GoodOver: BOWIE CREEK
SEC 12 T 6N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 1970 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 310
WILLIAMS RD
GoodOver: OAKEY WOODS CREEK
SEC 21 T 8N R14W B, Covington, MS
Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 140
SELLERS RD
GoodOver: BLAKELY CREEK
SEC 23 T 9N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 1977 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 60
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