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Holmes County, MS

212 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 52.4% rated Good, 39.6% Fair, 8% Poor.

212
Public bridges
52.4%
Good condition
8%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Holmes County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

63rd
of 82 on Poor share
8%
Poor-condition share
212
public highway bridges
1988
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.

Holmes County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Holmes County ranks #63 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8%). Holmes County, Mississippi contains 212 public highway bridges. Roughly 52.4% are rated “Good,” 39.6% “Fair,” and 8% “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

212

Public highway bridges in Holmes County

Good condition

52.4%

111 of 212 rated 7-9

Fair condition

39.6%

84 of 212 rated 5-6

Poor condition

8%

17 of 212 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#63 of 82

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

Condition distribution

Share of 212 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
52.4% (111)
Fair
39.6% (84)
Poor
8% (17)

Holmes County's Poor-condition bridges carry 10,755 vehicle crossings a day

That is 3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 633 crossings a day against 912 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 212 of 212 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

36.3% of Holmes County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

77 of the 212 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 52.4% 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 58.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

SR 12 over MOCCASIN CREEK, built 1933, carries 6,300 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 17-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 10,755 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Holmes County's bridges were built

212 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 58 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1988) matches the Mississippi average (1986).

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

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

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Holmes County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 against a peer-group mean of 1988 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Holmes County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Wayne County 214 8.4%
Alcorn County 213 1.4%
Calhoun County 213 10.3%
Holmes County (this page) 212 8%
Kemper County 211 2.8%
Pike County 211 5.7%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MS (212 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1988 here).

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

All 212 Good 111 Fair 84 Poor 17

All bridges (212)

EMORY ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 8 T16N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2003 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 50

ASH ROAD

Good

Over: BEE LAKE

SEC 17 T14N R 1W, Holmes, MS

Built 1991 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 60

BEE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: BEE LAKE RUN

SEC 4 T14N R 2W B, Holmes, MS

Built 1983 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 80

NEW HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: HARLAND CREEK

SEC 35 T15N R 1E, Holmes, MS

Built 2000 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 30

SWEETWATER ROAD

Good

Over: BOPHUMPA CREEK

SEC 31 T16N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 2000 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 30

SR 12

Good

Over: TCHULA LAKE

0.8 MI W US 49E, Holmes, MS

Built 2011 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,300

ROGERS ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HARLAND CREEK

SEC 11 T13N R 1E, Holmes, MS

Built 1997 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 30

SR 17

Good

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

0.2 MI E SR 17 ON BYPASS, Holmes, MS

Built 1989 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 5,300

BROZVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BUTTERWORTH CREEK

SEC 21 T14N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2012 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 480

EDDIESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

SEC 1 T14N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

EDDIESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO BIG BLACK RIVER

SEC 13 T15N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

RACE TRACK RD.

Good

Over: KYLE RIVER

SEC 19 T16N R 5E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

US 49E

Good

Over: PARKERS BAYOU

2.3 MI N YAZOO CL, Holmes, MS

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,300

ELLINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 32 T15N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

BOWLING GREEN RD.

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 34 T15N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,400

US 49E

Good

Over: TCHULA LAKE TRIB. NO. 1

1.9 MI N SR 12 WEST, Holmes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,300

BOWLING GREEN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF LITTLE BLACK CRK

SEC 15 T15N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 520

HOLLY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: CHICOPA CREEK

SEC 12 T16N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 160

PICKENS GARNETT RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 32 T14N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 2011 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 50

EDDIESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO BIG BLACK RIVER

SEC 24 T15N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2011 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 150

WEBSTER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF BIG CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 23 T13N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20

THORNTON-TOLARSVIL

Good

Over: FANNEGUSHA & BLACK CRKS.

SEC 12 T14N R 1W B, Holmes, MS

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 300

MEGGS ROAD

Good

Over: BR OF HARLAND CK

SEC 31 T14N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 30

HOWARD ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK CREEK

SEC 27 T15N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1989 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 460

RAYNER ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

SEC 21 T15N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 30

SR 17

Good

Over: BIG CYPRESS CREEK TRIB

5.3 MI N I 55, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,000

SR 17

Good

Over: BIG CYPRESS CREEK

5.7 MI N I 55, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 3,000

MEGGS ROAD

Good

Over: BRH OF HARLAND CK

SEC 6 T13N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 2001 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30

PIERCE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HARLAND CREEK

SEC 3 T13N R 1E, Holmes, MS

Built 2017 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30

EBENZ-COXBURG RD.

Good

Over: HARLAND CREEK

SEC_ 4_T13N_R 1E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 240

SR 14

Good

Over: BIG CYPRESS CREEK RELIEF

2.9 MI W SR 17, Holmes, MS

Built 2016 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 570

CASTALIAN ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 10 T14N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 600

CASTALIAN ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 14 T14N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1989 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 600

BROWN QUARTER RD

Good

Over: TACKETTS CREEK

SEC 33 T13N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20

UPPER LOUISVLLE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LONG CREEK

SEC 10 T15N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

UPPER LOUISVLLE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LONG CREEK

SEC 15 T15N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

UPPER LOUISVLLE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LONG CREEK

SEC 15 T15N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

STOKES CEMETARY RD

Good

Over: SUDBECK CREEK

SEC 2 T15N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

STOKES ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 28 T15N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

MOLLY MOORE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

SEC 18 T16N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

STROUD ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BOX CREEK

SEC 13 T14N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 2003 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 30

US 51

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER TRIB #3

1.1 MI N SR 19, Holmes, MS

Built 2011 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 480

SR 17

Good

Over: FONEY BUSH CREEK

5.1 MI S CARROLL CL, Holmes, MS

Built 2016 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 640

US 51

Good

Over: KYLE CREEK

1.3 MI S SR 19, Holmes, MS

Built 2011 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 680

NEWPORT RD CR 415

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BOX CREEK

SEC 2 T13N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 2001 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 30

ABLES ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HARLAND CREEK

SEC 2 T13N R 1E, Holmes, MS

Built 2015 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 30

SR 12

Good

Over: FANNEGUSHA CREEK

3.0 MI E US 49E, Holmes, MS

Built 2017 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 2,100

SR 17

Good

Over: BOPHUMPA CREEK

6.4 MI N SR 12 WEST, Holmes, MS

Built 2016 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 640

OLD HWY.49 ROAD

Good

Over: ABIACA CREEK

SEC 26 T17N R 1W B, Holmes, MS

Built 1982 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 30

SR 17

Good

Over: CHICOPA CREEK

0.6 MI S CARROLL CL, Holmes, MS

Built 2016 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 790

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