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DeSoto County, MS

266 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 59.4% rated Good, 38.7% Fair, 1.9% Poor.

266
Public bridges
59.4%
Good condition
1.9%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

DeSoto County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

Top 16%
lowest Poor share in state
1.9%
Poor-condition share
266
public highway bridges
1995
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.

DeSoto County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, DeSoto County ranks #13 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.9%). DeSoto County, Mississippi contains 266 public highway bridges. Roughly 59.4% are rated “Good,” 38.7% “Fair,” and 1.9% “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.

Total bridges

266

Public highway bridges in DeSoto County

Good condition

59.4%

158 of 266 rated 7-9

Fair condition

38.7%

103 of 266 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1.9%

5 of 266 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#13 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
59.4% (158)
Fair
38.7% (103)
Poor
1.9% (5)

DeSoto County's Poor-condition bridges carry 52,000 vehicle crossings a day

That is 2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 10,400 crossings a day against 8,824 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.

16.9% of DeSoto County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

45 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 59.4% 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 30.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US 78 over SR 302, built 1967, carries 16,000 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 52,000 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When DeSoto County's bridges were built

266 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 78 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 29.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1995, 9 years newer than the Mississippi average of 1986.

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

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

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest DeSoto County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.9% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1995 against a peer-group mean of 1989 is 6 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for DeSoto County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Bolivar County 272 8.1%
Yazoo County 271 12.5%
Jackson County 268 2.6%
Copiah County 266 4.9%
DeSoto County (this page) 266 1.9%
Lafayette County 259 4.2%

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 DeSoto 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 DeSoto 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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1995 here).

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

All 266 Good 158 Fair 103 Poor 5

Good-condition bridges (158)

I 69

Good

Over: I 55

I 69 OVER I 55, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,500

SWINNEA ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 32 T 1S R 7W, DeSoto, MS

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,500

GETWELL ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 10 T 3S R 7W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100

HWY 301

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 33 T 3S R 9W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 680

LOVE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 8 T 4S R 7W, DeSoto, MS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400

CRAFT-GOODMAN RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

SEC 28 T 1S R 6W, DeSoto, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000

SWINNEA ROAD

Good

Over: HORN CREEK

SEC 5 T 1S R 7W, DeSoto, MS

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,100

FOREST HILL IRENE

Good

Over: TRIB NONCONNAH CREEK

SEC 19 T 1N R 5W, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600

ODOM ROAD

Good

Over: SR 304

1.5 MI W US 51, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 770

CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC_ 3_T 2S_R 9W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,500

GREEN RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: SR 713

0.7 MI S SR 304, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 1,100

SR 302

Good

Over: STREAM

5.2 MI E US 51, DeSoto, MS

Built 1994 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 36,000

US 51

Good

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI S TENN ST LINE, DeSoto, MS

Built 1984 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 19,000

FOGG ROAD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 7 T 3S R 8W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 2,000

US 78

Good

Over: BETHEL ROAD

2.5 MI E SR 305, DeSoto, MS

Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 15,500

US 78

Good

Over: BETHEL ROAD

2.5 MI E SR 305, DeSoto, MS

Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 15,500

STATE LINE RD

Good

Over: HORN LAKE CREEK

SEC 18 T 1S R 8W, DeSoto, MS

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,700

I 55

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.6 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS

Built 2004 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 2,350

I 69

Good

Over: CNIC RR/HURRICANE CR

0.5 MI W US 51, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 7,500

HOLLY SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: PIGEON ROOST CK

SEC 30 T 3S R 6W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,100

SR 304

Good

Over: DUCK POND BAYOU RELIEF

1.6 MI E SR 3, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,650

I 55

Good

Over: RASCOE ROAD

1.2 MI S TENN ST LINE, DeSoto, MS

Built 2007 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 43,500

I 55

Good

Over: RASCOE ROAD

1.2 MI S TENN ST LINE, DeSoto, MS

Built 2007 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 43,500

SR 304

Good

Over: CNIC RR

0.4 MI E SR 3, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,650

SR 304

Good

Over: CNIC RR

0.4 MI E SR 3, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,650

SR 304

Good

Over: LAKESIDE RD & BAYOU

0.6 MI E SR 3, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,650

RED BANKS ROAD

Good

Over: I 269

2.1 MI S I 22, DeSoto, MS

Built 2016 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,300

US 61

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

5.6 MI N TUNICA CL, DeSoto, MS

Built 1986 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 4,350

I 69

Good

Over: SR 304

I 69 OVER SR 304, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 3,400

I 55

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

3.4 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 27,500

SR 304

Good

Over: DUCK POND CANAL

1.9 MI E SR 3, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,650

SR 304

Good

Over: DUCK POND CANAL

1.9 MI E SR 3, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 2,650

I69EB TO I55SB

Good

Over: US 51

I 69 EB RAMP OVER US 51, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,000

STAR LANDING ROAD

Good

Over: LAKE CORMORANT BAYOU

SEC 13 T 2S R10W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 2020 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 760

INGRAMS MILL RD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 14 T 3S R 6W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 2021 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,400

BALDWIN ROAD

Good

Over: PANTHERCREEK

SEC 3 T 3S R 9W, DeSoto, MS

Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 300

PIGEON ROOST RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

SEC 28 T 1S R 6W, DeSoto, MS

Built 2000 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,800

I 55

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

3.4 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 27,500

STATE LINE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 17 T 1S R 6W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 2020 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,000

SR 305

Good

Over: COLDWATER RIVER RELIEF

6.8 MI S US 78, DeSoto, MS

Built 2010 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 8,800

SR 304

Good

Over: SR 3

SR 304 OVER SR 3, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 2,650

SR 304

Good

Over: SR 3

SR 304 OVER SR 3, DeSoto, MS

Built 2006 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 2,650

CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

SEC 6 T 2S R 8W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,400

POPLAR CORNER ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 1 T 2S R 9W, DeSoto, MS

Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 400

SR 302 RAMP

Good

Over: BNRR

1.1 MI E US 78, DeSoto, MS

Built 2001 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 2,700

SR 301

Good

Over: JOHNSON CR TRIB#1 RELIEF

7.0 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS

Built 1998 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,500

HOLLY SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

SEC 25 T 3S R 7W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 2022 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 4,100

SR 178

Good

Over: STREAM

2.9 MI S TENN STATE LINE, DeSoto, MS

Built 2000 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 7,700

SR 305

Good

Over: COLDWATER RIVER RELIEF

7.5 MI S US 78, DeSoto, MS

Built 2010 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 8,800

US 61

Good

Over: CANAL

1.5 MI N TUNICA CL, DeSoto, MS

Built 1986 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 6,900

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