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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.

Total bridges

100

Public highway bridges in Jefferson County

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

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).

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

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Jefferson County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Quitman County 106 7.5%
Hancock County 104 6.7%
Benton County 103 7.8%
Adams County 100 10%
Jefferson County (this page) 100 2%
Humphreys County 94 4.3%

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 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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1989 here).

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

All 100 Good 47 Fair 51 Poor 2

All bridges (100)

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.4 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 266

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

5.8 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS

Built 1986 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 266

US 61

Good

Over: SHANKSTOWN CREEK

2.1 MI S SR 552, Jefferson, MS

Built 2004 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 2,050

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: ROSSUM ROAD

3.6 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. R, Jefferson, MS

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 520

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: BULLEN CREEK

1.3 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS

Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 266

FREEMAN ROAD

Good

Over: MUDD ISLAND CREEK

SEC 52 T 9N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1986 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10

SR 552

Good

Over: US 61

SR 552 OVER US 61, Jefferson, MS

Built 2004 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 1,400

LUCKY HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: BLUE GOOSE CREEK

SEC 18 T 9N R 3E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2014 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 50

US 61

Good

Over: FOLKES CREEK

3.8 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,650

CANNONSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: LUM BAYOU

SEC 4 T 8N R 1W B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100

GOZA ROAD

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

SEC_21_T 9N_R 0E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2011 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50

TRULY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 12 T 9N R 1W, Jefferson, MS

Built 2007 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5

HOG FARM ROAD

Good

Over: BLUESKIN CREEK

SEC 44 T 9N R 1W, Jefferson, MS

Built 2001 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 50

PINE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC_5_T 8N_R 3E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2011 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 70

UNITY ROAD

Good

Over: HUGHES CREEK

SEC 43 T10N R 3E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2021 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 50

SR 553

Good

Over: STREAM

5.3 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 190

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: MS ROUTE 552

7.2 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. R, Jefferson, MS

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 520

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COLES CREEK RELIEF

4.8 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 266

MCNAIR ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SEC 21 T 8N R 1E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

CANNONSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: TURPIN CREEK

SEC 31 T 8N R 1W B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

LARGE DRAIN

Good

Over: LARGE DRAIN

SEC 27 T 9N R 2E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

MCBRIDE ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

SEC 9 T 9N R 4E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

RED LICK ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 60 T10N R 2E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

SOUTHSIDE ASHLAND

Good

Over: SMALL BAYOU

SEC 20 T10N R 1W, Jefferson, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

NORTON ROAD

Good

Over: COMPTON CREEK

SEC 61 T 8N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75

SR 553

Good

Over: MUD ISLAND CREEK

4.3 MI S US 61, Jefferson, MS

Built 2011 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 400

GOZA ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 21 T 9N R 4E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2017 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 50

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: MS ROUTE 553

10.0 MI. NO. TO MS RT 552, Jefferson, MS

Built 1981 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 266

CANNONSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: LARGE DRAIN

SEC 17 T 8N R 1W B, Jefferson, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

TEXAS EASTERN ROAD

Good

Over: BUIE BRANCH

SEC 25 T 8N R 4E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 75

SR 553

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK COLES CREEK

7.8 MI S US 61, Jefferson, MS

Built 2011 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 200

GOODSON ROAD

Good

Over: MIDLE FK HOMOCHITTO RIV

SEC 33 T 8N R 3E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 2017 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

BRADY ROAD

Good

Over: BRADY CREEK

SEC 35 T10N R 3E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2020 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

MCBRIDE ROAD

Good

Over: SINGLETARY CREEK

SEC 8 T 9N R 4E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 100

GRANGER ROAD

Good

Over: CAMERON CREEK

SEC 31 T 8N R 3E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50

VIOLET ROAD

Good

Over: HUGHES CREEK

SEC 30 T10N R 3E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50

VIOLET ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 31 T10N R 3E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2018 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50

PINE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: TERRY CREEK

SEC 54 T 9N R 2E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2017 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 50

PERTH ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE FK HOMOCHITTO RIV

SEC 16 T 8N R 3E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 2017 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 25

RODNEY ROAD

Good

Over: HICKMAN CREEK

SEC 32 T10N R 1E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2006 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 105

RODNEY ROAD

Good

Over: LARGE DRAIN

SEC_36_T10N_R 1E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

FOSTER ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL BRANCH

SEC 17 T 9N R 4E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2017 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 50

SR 552

Good

Over: ZION CREEK

7.8 MI E RED LICK, Jefferson, MS

Built 1965 Load: 61.4 t ADT: 70

SR 553

Good

Over: FAIRCHILD CREEK

0.4 MI S US 61, Jefferson, MS

Built 2011 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 400

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: TURPIN CREEK

2.6 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS

Built 1939 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 266

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: TURPIN CREEK

7.8 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS

Built 1939 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 410

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

4.0 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 266

CHURCH HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 68 T 9N R 1W B, Jefferson, MS

Built 2015 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 150

FREEMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 37 T 9N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.0 t

BROWN ROAD

Poor

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 1 T 9N R 3E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1974 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 50

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