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Itawamba County, MS

229 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 65.1% rated Good, 31.4% Fair, 3.5% Poor.

229
Public bridges
65.1%
Good condition
3.5%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

Top 32%
lowest Poor share in state
3.5%
Poor-condition share
229
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.

Itawamba County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Itawamba County ranks #26 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.5%). Itawamba County, Mississippi contains 229 public highway bridges. Roughly 65.1% are rated “Good,” 31.4% “Fair,” and 3.5% “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

229

Public highway bridges in Itawamba County

Good condition

65.1%

149 of 229 rated 7-9

Fair condition

31.4%

72 of 229 rated 5-6

Poor condition

3.5%

8 of 229 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#26 of 82

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

Condition distribution

Share of 229 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
65.1% (149)
Fair
31.4% (72)
Poor
3.5% (8)

Itawamba County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,357 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 170 crossings a day against 2,591 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 229 of 229 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

24% of Itawamba County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

55 of the 229 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 65.1% 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 36.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

FAIRVIEW-BANNER RD over CHAFFIN BRANCH NORTH, built 1950, carries 499 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 1,357 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Itawamba County's bridges were built

229 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 78 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 34.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1987) matches the Mississippi average (1986).

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

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

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Itawamba County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.5% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Itawamba County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Pearl River County 232 3%
Panola County 231 5.6%
Itawamba County (this page) 229 3.5%
Attala County 228 5.3%
Oktibbeha County 226 3.5%
Carroll County 225 21.3%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MS (229 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1987 here).

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

All 229 Good 149 Fair 72 Poor 8

All bridges (229)

SONNY DRIVE

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 7 T 9S R 8E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2009 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 48

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 16 T 9S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1994 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 558

FOWLER BROCK RD

Good

Over: BULL MOUNTAIN CREEK

SEC 1 T 9S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2015 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 54

VAN BUREN ROAD

Good

Over: MOORES CREEK EAST BRANCH

SEC 13 T10S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1958 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 485

SR 178

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

1.4 MI W SR 23 N, Itawamba, MS

Built 2018 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 1,200

SR 178

Good

Over: RELIEF SLOUGH

1.1 M W SR 23 N, Itawamba, MS

Built 2018 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 1,200

SR 23

Good

Over: RELIEF

11.5 MI N US 78, Itawamba, MS

Built 1987 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,200

SR 178

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK

0.5 MI E SR 23 S, Itawamba, MS

Built 2018 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 560

MT. GILEAD ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 33 T 8S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2010 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 287

MANTACHIE CREEK RD

Good

Over: MANTACHIE CREEK

SEC 1 T 9S R 7E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2004 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 100

SHILOH CEMETERY RD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

SEC 11 T 9S R 7E, Itawamba, MS

Built 1997 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 50

COTTON GIN ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BULL MNTN CRK

SEC 30 T 9S R11E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1995 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 260

OLD CAROLINA ROAD

Good

Over: BOGUEYABA CREEK

SEC 19 T11S R 8E, Itawamba, MS

Built 1997 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 94

SR 178

Good

Over: BULL MOUNTAIN CREEK

0.5 MI W SR 23 N, Itawamba, MS

Built 2018 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 1,200

PETTY ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 12 T 8S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 1997 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 50

FAIRVIEW-BANNER RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 16 T 8S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 660

TUCKER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BRIAR CREEK

SEC 13 T 9S R 9E, Itawamba, MS

Built 1997 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 50

BRIAR CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BRIAR CREEK

SEC 23 T 9S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 78

COTTON GIN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF BULL MOUNTAIN CK

SEC 30 T 9S R11E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 265

PEPPERTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: MANTACHIE CREEK SOUTH BR

SEC 10 T10S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2005 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 125

BENSON & JONES RD.

Good

Over: REEDS CREEK

SEC 9 T10S R 9E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 55

BENSON & JONES RD.

Good

Over: REEDS CREEK

SEC 9 T10S R 9E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 55

L. M. GRADY ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH JOHNS CREEK

SEC 2 T10S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2002 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 55

SR 178

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.2 MI W SR 23 N, Itawamba, MS

Built 2018 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,200

SR 23

Good

Over: RELIEF

11.3 MI N US 78, Itawamba, MS

Built 1987 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,200

SR 178

Good

Over: HICKORY CREEK

0.9 MI W SR 23 N, Itawamba, MS

Built 2018 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,200

SR 23

Good

Over: BULL MOUNTAIN RELIEF

3.3 MI N US 78, Itawamba, MS

Built 1987 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 3,200

SR 371

Good

Over: STREAM

2.4 MI N SR 363, Itawamba, MS

Built 1957 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,700

N. CUMMINGS ST.

Good

Over: CUMMINGS CREEK

SEC 24 T 9S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2010 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,400

PROVIDENCE ROAD

Good

Over: BRIAR CREEK

SEC 14 T 9S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2006 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 280

N CUMMINGS ST.

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR CUMMINGS CK

SEC 24 T 9S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2010 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,405

WALKER CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 4 T 8S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50

MT. PLEASANT ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK

SEC 10 T10S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 40

BANKHEAD ROAD S.E.

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK

SEC 10 T10S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50

SNAKE SMITH ROAD

Good

Over: EAST FORK CREEK

SEC 36 T 7S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2001 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 80

PATTON DRIVE

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 32 T 9S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1999 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 192

HUSSEY BOTTOM RD.

Good

Over: BOGUEFALA CREEK

SEC 23 T10S R 7E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2000 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 40

REICH ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 8 T 9S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 80

SR 178

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK

2.6 MI E SR 23 S, Itawamba, MS

Built 2019 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 560

BURNT FIELDS ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

SEC 9 T 8S R 9E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2009 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 200

GUM\COBB STUMP RD

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

SEC 20 T 9S R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2007 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 150

SR 178

Good

Over: LICK SKILLET CREEK

1.6 MI E SR 25 N, Itawamba, MS

Built 2018 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,200

SR 363

Good

Over: TISHTONY CREEK

0.4 MI S SR 371, Itawamba, MS

Built 1987 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,500

SPENCER ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 33 T 9S R 9E, Itawamba, MS

Built 1999 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 82

HOUSTON/PALESTINE

Good

Over: TYNES CREEK

SEC 36 T 7S R 7E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2007 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 350

SR 371

Good

Over: CREEK

0.7 MI N NATCHEZ TRACE, Itawamba, MS

Built 1984 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,400

OZARK/BAPTIST ROAD

Good

Over: DONIVAN CREEK

SEC 3 T 8S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1998 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 250

STATE LINE RD. NE

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 18 T 8S R11E, Itawamba, MS

Built 1999 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 50

VAN BUREN ROAD

Good

Over: MANTACHIE CREEK

SEC 14 T10S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1995 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 480

SR 23

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

0.2 MI N MONROE CL, Itawamba, MS

Built 1973 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 710

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