Total bridges
100
Public highway bridges in Jefferson County
County profile · official public datasets
Jefferson County, MS
100 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 47% rated Good, 51% Fair, 2% Poor.
- 100
- Public bridges
- 47%
- Good condition
- 2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Jefferson County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 18%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 2%
- Poor-condition share
- 100
- 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.
Jefferson County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Jefferson County ranks #15 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2%). Jefferson County, Mississippi contains 100 public highway bridges. Roughly 47% are rated “Good,” 51% “Fair,” and 2% “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
47%
47 of 100 rated 7-9
Fair condition
51%
51 of 100 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2%
2 of 100 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#15 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 100 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 47% (47)
Fair 51% (51)
Poor 2% (2)
Jefferson County's Poor-condition bridges carry 50 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 50 crossings a day against 267 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 99 of 100 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
26% of Jefferson County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
26 of the 100 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 47% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
BROWN ROAD over SMALL DRAIN, built 1974, carries 50 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 50 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Jefferson County's bridges were built
100 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 4
1950–1959
4 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
9 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
10 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
15 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
19 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
20 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 20 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1989) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Jefferson County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Jefferson County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1989 against a peer-group mean of 1985 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman County | 106 | 55.7% | 36.8% | 7.5% | 1978 |
| Hancock County | 104 | 62.5% | 30.8% | 6.7% | 1989 |
| Benton County | 103 | 70.9% | 21.4% | 7.8% | 1993 |
| Adams County | 100 | 42% | 48% | 10% | 1979 |
| Jefferson County (this page) | 100 | 47% | 51% | 2% | 1989 |
| Humphreys County | 94 | 56.4% | 39.4% | 4.3% | 1987 |
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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (100 bridges here).
- Ketchikan Gateway County, AK · 100 bridges
- Gunnison County, CO · 100 bridges
- Monroe County, FL · 100 bridges
- Fayette County, IN · 100 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 (100)
ALDRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: SMALL DRAIN
SEC 14 T 9N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1968 Load: 4.6 t ADT: 110
GUEDON ROAD
FairOver: BLUESKIN CREEK
SEC 25 T 9N R 2W B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1963 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 100
FOSTER ROAD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC_35_T 9N_R 4E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1997 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 100
CORBAN ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER BRANCH
SEC 52 T 9N R 2E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1973 Load: 16.4 t ADT: 150
HARRISTON ROAD
FairOver: BOLLS CREEK
SEC 37 T 9N R 2E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1956 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 500
SR 28
FairOver: BOLES CREEK
2.9 M E SR 33, Jefferson, MS
Built 1942 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 1,400
STAMPLEY ROAD
FairOver: STAMPLEY CREEK
SEC 48 T 8N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1972 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 280
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
0.6 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1986 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 520
ALDRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: MUDD ISLAND CREEK
SEC 12 T 9N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1965 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 110
LUCKY HOLLOW ROAD
FairOver: SMALL DRAIN
SEC_17_T 9N_R 3E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1974 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 50
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: MUD ISLAND CREEK
9.2 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1984 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 266
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: RODNEY ROAD
3.0 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1986 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 266
SR 28
FairOver: ABANDONED RR
2.6 M E SR 33, Jefferson, MS
Built 1942 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 1,400
SR 28
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
2.3 MI W COPIAH CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 1950 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 930
US 61
FairOver: SHANKSTOWN CREEK
2.1 MI S SR 552, Jefferson, MS
Built 2004 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 2,050
ALDRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: NORTH FORK COLES CREEK
SEC 4 T 9N R 1W B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1961 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 110
US 61
FairOver: SOUTH FORK COLES CREEK
2.3 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 2006 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 2,650
US 61
FairOver: SOUTH FORK COLES CREEK
2.3 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 2003 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 2,650
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COLES CREEK
3.9 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 266
FREEMAN ROAD
FairOver: ROSE HILL BRANCH
SEC 37 T 9N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1986 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10
US 61
FairOver: NORTH FORK COLES CREEK
4.1 MI S SR 552, Jefferson, MS
Built 2007 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 3,100
US 61
FairOver: NORTH FORK COLES CREEK
4.1 MI S SR 552, Jefferson, MS
Built 2004 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 3,100
STONINGTON ROAD
FairOver: NORTH FORK COLES CREEK
SEC 23 T 9N R 2E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1981 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 200
HAMBERLAIN ROAD
FairOver: GILCHRIST CREEK
SEC 37 T 8N R 3E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1975 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 200
US 61
FairOver: HUGHES CREEK
8.8 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 2006 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,250
US 61
FairOver: HUGHES CREEK
8.8 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 2003 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,250
RODNEY ROAD
FairOver: DOWD CREEK
SEC 19 T10N R 1W B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1981 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 60
US 61
FairOver: FOLKES CREEK
3.8 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,650
RODNEY ROAD
FairOver: DOWD CREEK
SEC 10 T10N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 160
RODNEY ROAD
FairOver: MUDDY BAYOU
SEC 13 T10N R 1W B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 150
HARRISTON ROAD
FairOver: SMALL CREEK
SEC 34 T 9N R 2E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1965 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 200
LUCKY HOLLOW ROAD
FairOver: SMALL DRAIN
SEC 18 T 9N R 3E, Jefferson, MS
Built 2015 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 30
DILLON ROAD
FairOver: NORTH FORK COLES CREEK
SEC 38 T 9N R 3E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1993 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 210
SR 553
FairOver: STREAM
4.7 M N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 190
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: NORTH FORK OF COLES CREE
4.7 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 266
SMITH ROAD
FairOver: SMALL DRAIN
SEC 39 T 8N R 2E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50
OLD HWY 28
FairOver: BOLLS CREEK
SEC 41 T 8N R 2E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75
US 61
FairOver: SOUTH BR SHANKSTOWN CR
3.0 MI S SR 552, Jefferson, MS
Built 2004 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,050
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
8.0 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1984 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 266
US 61
FairOver: SOUTH BR SHANKSTOWN CR
3.0 MI S SR 552, Jefferson, MS
Built 2004 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,050
MCBRIDE ROAD
FairOver: CLARKS CREEK
SEC 17 T 9N R 3E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1989 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 110
POPLAR HILL ROAD
FairOver: NORTH FORK COLES CREEK
SEC 50 T10N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1989 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 160
COON BOX ROAD
FairOver: SHANKSTOWN CREEK
SEC_53_T10N_R 1E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1993 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 80
HARRISTON ROAD
FairOver: NORTH FORK COLES CREEK
SEC 33 T 9N R 2E B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1991 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 230
PATTON ROAD
FairOver: BAKERS CREEK
SEC_16_T10N_R 2E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1995 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 75
PROVIDENCE ROAD
FairOver: SMALL DRAIN
SEC 26 T10N R 3E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1970 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 50
FOSTER ROAD
FairOver: GARRETT CREEK
SEC_17_T 9N_R 4E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1997 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 50
GIBBS ROAD
FairOver: LARGE DRAIN
SEC_46_T10N_R 1E, Jefferson, MS
Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: TURPIN CREEK
7.4 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1939 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 266
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COLES CREEK BRANCH
5.8 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1939 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 266
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