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.
Good-condition bridges (159)
OLD HWY 11
GoodOver: THOMAS CREEK
SEC 15 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 1970 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 110
BOUTWELL ROAD
GoodOver: MIDDLE TIGER CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS
Built 1993 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50
STRICKLAND ROAD
GoodOver: CAMP CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS
Built 2002 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 60
STRICKLAND ROAD
GoodOver: MIDDLE TIGER CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS
Built 2002 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 60
BOUTWELL ROAD
GoodOver: EAST TIGER CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS
Built 2004 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
TIGER ROAD
GoodOver: TIGER CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS
Built 2002 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 30
VERNON RAINEY ROAD
GoodOver: SHELTON CREEK
SEC 2 T 6N R14W, Jones, MS
Built 1961 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 40
EVILLE-TKRS CR RD
GoodOver: FLAT BRANCH
SEC 28 T 8N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 2018 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 1,800
US 11
GoodOver: COUNTRY CLUB TRIB #1
0.3 MI N I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1929 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 5,100
BOUTWELL ROAD
GoodOver: STREAM
NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS
Built 2004 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 50
I 59
GoodOver: US 11/AL GREAT SOUTH RR
0.5 MI N JCT US 84/SR 15, Jones, MS
Built 2009 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 17,500
SR 29
GoodOver: I 59
SR 29 OVER I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 11,000
SPRINGHILL RD
GoodOver: CYPRESS CREEK
SEC 34 T10N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1970 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 1,700
SR 28
GoodOver: BRADY CREEK
1.5 MI W SR 29, Jones, MS
Built 1968 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 3,700
HOY RD
GoodOver: BRANCH OF BRUSHY BRANCH
SEC 17 T 9N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 1989 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,900
BEACON TO I 59 NB
GoodOver: ROYAL/MAGNOLIA STREETS
0.5 MI N JCT US 84/SR 15, Jones, MS
Built 2009 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 1,700
SR 15
GoodOver: BOGUE HOMA CREEK
7.0 MI S I 59, Jones, MS
Built 2003 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,150
SR 590
GoodOver: RELIEF
5.0 MI E COVINGTON CL, Jones, MS
Built 1965 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,300
TOWNSHIP RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
SEC 31 T 8N R10W B, Jones, MS
Built 2004 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,200
SR 28
GoodOver: STREAM
2.5 MI W US 84, Jones, MS
Built 1968 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,700
SR 15
GoodOver: TALLAHALLA CREEK
0.6 MI S I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1983 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 9,400
US 11
GoodOver: TALLAHOMA CREEK
0.5 MI S I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 6,600
US 84
GoodOver: BOGUEHOMA CREEK
5.5 MI E I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1992 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,500
US 84
GoodOver: BOGUEHOMA CREEK
5.5 MI E I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1992 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,500
I 59
GoodOver: US 11/AL GREAT SOUTH RR
0.5 MI N JCT US 84/SR 15, Jones, MS
Built 2009 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 17,000
OLD HIGHWAY 15
GoodOver: REEDY BRANCH
SEC 11 T 9N R12W B, Jones, MS
Built 1979 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 100
SR 590
GoodOver: US 11 & NORFOLK STHRN RR
SR 590 OVER US 11, Jones, MS
Built 2013 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,700
PGROVE-SVILLE RD
GoodOver: LITTLE BOGUE HOMA CREEK
SEC 15 T 9N R10W B, Jones, MS
Built 2005 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 900
FLYNT RD
GoodOver: TALLAHOMA CREEK
SEC 26 T 9N R12W, Jones, MS
Built 2010 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,000
WEST MAIN STREET
GoodOver: MAYHAW BRANCH
SEC 36 T10N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 2020 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 2,400
US 84
GoodOver: TALLAHOMA CREEK
2.2 MI E SR 28, Jones, MS
Built 1986 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 9,000
US 84
GoodOver: TALLAHOMA CREEK
2.2 MI E SR 28, Jones, MS
Built 1986 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 9,000
US 84
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
4.0 MI W SR 29, Jones, MS
Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,850
BONNER ROAD
GoodOver: I 59
0.5 MI S JASPER CL, Jones, MS
Built 1964 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 290
US 11
GoodOver: TALLAHALA CREEK
0.6 MI S I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1994 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 3,700
US 84
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
4.0 MI W SR 29, Jones, MS
Built 1994 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 3,850
OAKLEY WOODS LANE
GoodOver: OAKEY WOODS CREEK
SEC 25 T 8N R14W, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 60
SUMRALL BRIDGE RD
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
SEC 28 T 9N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 2002 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 60
10TH STREET
GoodOver: GARDINER TRIBUTARY
SEC 32 T 9N R11W, Jones, MS
Built 1970 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 1,900
SR 590
GoodOver: I 59
SR 590 OVER I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,300
US 84
GoodOver: CHICKEN CREEK
1.0 MI W SR 28, Jones, MS
Built 1995 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,500
US 84
GoodOver: CHICKEN CREEK
1.0 MI W SR 28, Jones, MS
Built 1996 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,500
SR 588
GoodOver: ROCKY CREEK
1.7 MI W SR 29, Jones, MS
Built 1984 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,800
HOPSON TRAILER RD
GoodOver: BOGUE HOMA CREEK
SEC 16 T 9N R10W, Jones, MS
Built 2003 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 120
SR 537
GoodOver: STREAM
0.9 MI N OF LAUREL, Jones, MS
Built 1958 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 2,500
SR 29
GoodOver: TALLAHALLA CREEK
13.9 MI N PERRY CL, Jones, MS
Built 1963 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,000
PAULDING ROAD
GoodOver: I 59
2.3 MI N SR 29, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 880
I 59
GoodOver: MASONITE ROAD
1.0 MI N JCT US 84/SR 15, Jones, MS
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35,000
SR 590
GoodOver: STREAM
0.4 MI E I 59, Jones, MS
Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,900
SOSO-BIG CREEK RD
GoodOver: BIG MILL CREEK
SEC 3 T 8N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 470
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