Total bridges
329
Public highway bridges in Jones County
County profile · official public datasets
Jones County, MS
329 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 48.3% rated Good, 44.1% Fair, 7.6% Poor.
- 329
- Public bridges
- 48.3%
- Good condition
- 7.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Jones County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 61st
- of 82 on Poor share
- 7.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 329
- public highway bridges
- 1982
- 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.
Jones County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Jones County ranks #61 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 7.6%). Jones County, Mississippi contains 329 public highway bridges. Roughly 48.3% are rated “Good,” 44.1% “Fair,” and 7.6% “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
48.3%
159 of 329 rated 7-9
Fair condition
44.1%
145 of 329 rated 5-6
Poor condition
7.6%
25 of 329 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#61 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 329 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 48.3% (159)
Fair 44.1% (145)
Poor 7.6% (25)
Jones County's Poor-condition bridges carry 20,856 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 7.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 834 crossings a day against 3,746 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 329 of 329 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
41.9% of Jones County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
138 of the 329 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 48.3% 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 14.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
13TH AVE over I 59, built 1960, carries 3,100 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 25-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 20,856 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Jones County's bridges were built
329 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 5
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s 9
1950–1959
9 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
80 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
69 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
41 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
57 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
39 bridges
- 2010s 16
2010–2019
16 bridges
- 2020s 11
2020–2029
11 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 80 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Jones County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Jones County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 7.6% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rankin County | 374 | 57.2% | 37.4% | 5.3% | 1985 |
| Jones County (this page) | 329 | 48.3% | 44.1% | 7.6% | 1982 |
| Washington County | 317 | 34.7% | 54.9% | 10.4% | 1984 |
| Madison County | 311 | 51.1% | 45.7% | 3.2% | 1983 |
| Harrison County | 301 | 52.8% | 41.9% | 5.3% | 1986 |
| Monroe County | 290 | 64.5% | 31.4% | 4.1% | 1989 |
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 Jones 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 Jones County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (329 bridges here).
- Knox County, NE · 329 bridges
- Mercer County, OH · 329 bridges
- Pike County, IL · 330 bridges
- Tippecanoe County, IN · 330 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1982 here).
- Oklahoma County, OK · avg 1982 · 1,216 bridges
- Jackson County, MO · avg 1982 · 930 bridges
- Milwaukee County, WI · avg 1982 · 893 bridges
- Champaign County, IL · avg 1982 · 727 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (145)
I 59
FairOver: LEAF RIVER
4.8 MI N FORREST CL, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 16,000
WIDOW LANDRUM RD
FairOver: LITTLE CAMP CREEK
SEC 18 T 7N R10W, Jones, MS
Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50
I 59
FairOver: LITTLE ROCKY CREEK
2.3 MI S SR 29, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 33,000
I 59
FairOver: US 11
I 59 OVER US 11, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 18,000
I 59
FairOver: SR 15
I 59 OVER SR 15 SOUTH, Jones, MS
Built 1959 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 35,000
I 59
FairOver: WALTERS AVE
1.3 MI N JCT US84/SR15, Jones, MS
Built 1959 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 35,000
MOSELLE-SEMINRY RD
FairOver: GALES BRANCH
SEC 33 T 7N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,700
MOSELLE-SEMINRY RD
FairOver: LEAF RIVER RELIEF
SEC 33 T 7N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,700
MOSELLE-SEMINRY RD
FairOver: LEAF RIVER RELIEF
SEC 33 T 7N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,700
INDIAN SPRINGS RD
FairOver: TALLAHOMA CREEK
SEC 15 T 8N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 800
TRACE RD
FairOver: TALLAHOMA CK RELIEF
SEC 10 T 9N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1976 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 900
TRACE RD
FairOver: TALLAHOMA CREEK
SEC 10 T 9N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1976 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 900
SANDHILL CHURCH RD
FairOver: BIG CREEK
SEC 20 T 8N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 240
MONARCH RD
FairOver: CHINQUAPIN CREEK
SEC 35 T 7N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 1981 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100
MYRICK RD
FairOver: BOGUE HOMO RELIEF
SEC 18 T 8N R10W B, Jones, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,400
MYRICK RD
FairOver: BOGUE HOMO RELIEF
SEC 18 T 8N R10W B, Jones, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,500
HWY 529
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
SEC 5 T 9N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 1999 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 500
SOSO-BIG CREEK RD
FairOver: HARPER BRANCH
SEC 33 T 9N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1998 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 340
SUMMERLAND RD
FairOver: MASONS CREEK
SEC 23 T 9N R14W B, Jones, MS
Built 1998 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 220
HUFF RD.
FairOver: SNOWS CREEK
SEC 19 T 7N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20
LUTHER HILL RD
FairOver: TALLAHALA CREEK
SEC 18 T 8N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 1970 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,850
CHURCH STREET
FairOver: LEAF RIVER RELIEF
SEC 33 T 6N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1988 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,500
OLD HWY 15
FairOver: BOGUE HOMA CREEK
SEC 23 T 7N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 1984 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 300
DEAN ANDERSON RD
FairOver: SHELTON CREEK
SEC 35 T 7N R14W, Jones, MS
Built 2002 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 40
SANDHILL LOOP
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
SEC 28 T 8N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 1992 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 100
US 11
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
0.5 MI S SR 29, Jones, MS
Built 1931 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4,700
6TH ST
FairOver: GARDINER PARK TRIBUTARY
SEC 5 T 8N R11W, Jones, MS
Built 1940 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 7,000
RILEY JOHNSON ROAD
FairOver: WOODARDS MILL CREEK
SEC 13 T 6N R12W, Jones, MS
Built 2002 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 70
MOZELLE-RAINEY SCH
FairOver: PARKER CREEK
SEC 8 T 6N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 2001 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 240
SPRINGHILL RD
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
SEC 9 T 9N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1991 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 1,700
I 59
FairOver: RELIEF
5.0 MI N FORREST CL, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 16,000
I 59
FairOver: RELIEF
5.0 MI N FORREST CL, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 16,000
US84/SR15
FairOver: I 59
US84/SR15 OVER I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 30,000
AUGUSTA RD
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
SEC 16 T 7N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1995 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 1,300
VINEYARD LOOP
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SEC 2 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50
SHILOH CHURCH RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SEC 3 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50
MCLEMORE RD
FairOver: PROVIDENCE CREEK
SEC 36 T 6N R14W, Jones, MS
Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 110
EVILLE-TURNER RD
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
SEC 5 T 7N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80
RIVER RD
FairOver: SNOWS CREEK
SEC 20 T 7N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100
PGROVE-SVILLE RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 8 T 9N R10W B, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,000
RIVER RD
FairOver: LOWERY CREEK
SEC 1 T 7N R14W B, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 150
BUFFALO HILL RD
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
SEC 31 T 8N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 80
SUMMERLAND RD
FairOver: BRANCH OF MASONS CREEK
SEC 23 T 9N R14W B, Jones, MS
Built 1998 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 220
US 84
FairOver: MASONS CREEK
0.5 MI E COVINGTON CL, Jones, MS
Built 1969 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 6,800
I 59
FairOver: GRAYSON CREEK
6.3 MI N FORREST CL, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 32,000
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