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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)

RACE TRACK ROAD

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

SEC 15 T16N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2002 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 150

HOLLYGROVE MEEKSRD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM TO PINCHBAC

SEC 20 T17N R 1E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2002 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 390

LANGFORD ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HARLAND CREEK

SEC 3 T13N R 1E, Holmes, MS

Built 2010 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 30

JACKSON RD

Good

Over: WHITES CREEK

SEC 28 T16N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2004 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20

THORNTON-TOLARSVIL

Good

Over: RELIEF/HILLSIDE WATERSHE

SEC 12 T14N R 1W B, Holmes, MS

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 300

THORNTON-TOLARSVIL

Good

Over: RELIEF/HILLSIDE WATERSHE

SEC 12 T14N R 1W B, Holmes, MS

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 300

PICKENS-EBENEZER R

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 1 T12N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1994 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 330

PICKENS-EBENEZER R

Good

Over: BIG CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 1 T12N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1994 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 330

PICKENS-EBNEZER RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 1 T12N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1994 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 330

ROBINSON ROAD

Good

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

SEC 13 T14N R 1E, Holmes, MS

Built 1997 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 30

STATE PARK ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 28 T14N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 30

CHINQUEPIN ROAD

Good

Over: FANNEGUSHA CREEK

SEC 6 T15N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 1997 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 30

STOCKYARD ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF BIG BLACK RIVER

SEC 27 T13N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1973 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

US 51

Good

Over: HOWARD CREEK

3.7 MI N SR 12, Holmes, MS

Built 2004 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 680

STOKES ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 28 T15N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 30

WEBSTER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF BIG CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 23 T13N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 2009 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 20

US 51

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

2.5 MI S SR 19, Holmes, MS

Built 2004 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 680

US 51

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK RELIEF

2.8 MI S SR 19, Holmes, MS

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 680

US 51

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK RELIEF

2.2 MI S SR 19, Holmes, MS

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 680

GALILEE ROAD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 35 T14N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

GALILEE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 36 T14N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

BUCKHANNAN ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 10 T14N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

PINCHBACK ROAD

Good

Over: CHICOPA CREEK

SEC 22 T16N R 1E, Holmes, MS

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

BAILEY DIXON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE FANNEGUSHA CREEK

SEC 20 T16N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

JODY SAFFOLD ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LITTLE BLK CR

SEC 29 T16N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

JODY SAFFOLD ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LITTLE BLK CR

SEC 29 T16N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

HOPE WELL ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LITTLE BLK CR

SEC 30 T16N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

ARENIA MALLORY RD.

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC_36_T14N_R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

ARENIA MALLORY RD.

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC_36_T14N_R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

COATS ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 36 T15N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

US 51

Good

Over: DITCH

1.4 MI N SR 19, Holmes, MS

Built 2011 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 480

GREEN ROAD

Good

Over: I 55

1.8 MI N SR 12, Holmes, MS

Built 1971 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 920

STATE PARK ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 27 T14N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 30

BOWLING GREEN RD.

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 34 T15N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1965 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 1,400

BOWLING GREEN ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK CREEK

SEC 21 T15N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2021 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 520

EGYPT RD (CR12)

Good

Over: OLD YAZOO RIVER RUN

SEC 13 T17N R 1W B, Holmes, MS

Built 1992 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 30

OLD WILSON ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK CREEK

SEC 8 T15N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2019 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 100

STEPHENS ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 17 T14N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2001 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 30

HUCKLEBERRY ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF INDIAN CREEK

SEC 35 T15N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 1997 Load: 59.5 t ADT: 50

I 55

Good

Over: RELIEF

3.3 MI N SR 432, Holmes, MS

Built 1970 Load: 68.4 t ADT: 18,000

I 55

Good

Over: DITCH

3.8 MI N SR 12, Holmes, MS

Built 1970 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 15,000

I 55

Good

Over: DITCH

0.7 MI N SR 14, Holmes, MS

Built 1971 Load: 81.0 t ADT: 17,000

I 55

Good

Over: CREEK

4.9 MI W SR 14, Holmes, MS

Built 1971 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,500

OLD WILSON ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO BIG BLACK RIVER

SEC 11 T15N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2019 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 180

LONG BRANCH RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF JORDAN CREEK

SEC 35 T16N R 4E, Holmes, MS

Built 2017 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 80

LEXINGTON ROAD

Poor

Over: TACKETTS CREEK

SEC 3 T12N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1973 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

YAZOO STREET

Poor

Over: TRIB TO BIG BLACK RIVER

SEC 15 T12N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

SPRINGHILL RD

Poor

Over: TRIB TO CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 13 T13N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 1974 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

CHRISTMAS PLACE RD

Poor

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 7 T14N R 1E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1953 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

CHRISTMAS PLACE RD

Poor

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 18 T14N R 1E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1953 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

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