Total bridges
211
Public highway bridges in Kemper County
County profile · official public datasets
Kemper County, MS
211 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 60.2% rated Good, 37% Fair, 2.8% Poor.
- 211
- Public bridges
- 60.2%
- Good condition
- 2.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Kemper County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 26%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 2.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 211
- public highway bridges
- 1991
- 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.
Kemper County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Kemper County ranks #21 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.8%). Kemper County, Mississippi contains 211 public highway bridges. Roughly 60.2% are rated “Good,” 37% “Fair,” and 2.8% “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
60.2%
127 of 211 rated 7-9
Fair condition
37%
78 of 211 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.8%
6 of 211 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#21 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 211 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 60.2% (127)
Fair 37% (78)
Poor 2.8% (6)
Kemper County's Poor-condition bridges carry 2,850 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 475 crossings a day against 987 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 211 of 211 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
13.3% of Kemper County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
28 of the 211 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 60.2% 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 59.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 39 over PAWTICFAW CREEK, built 1950, carries 1,700 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 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 2,850 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Kemper County's bridges were built
211 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1940s 2
1940–1949
2 bridges
- 1950s 10
1950–1959
10 bridges
- 1960s 10
1960–1969
10 bridges
- 1970s 21
1970–1979
21 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
41 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
66 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
47 bridges
- 2010s 9
2010–2019
9 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 66 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 31.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1991, 5 years newer than the Mississippi average of 1986.
How Kemper County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Kemper County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.8% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1991 against a peer-group mean of 1987 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn County | 213 | 64.8% | 33.8% | 1.4% | 1991 |
| Calhoun County | 213 | 48.8% | 40.8% | 10.3% | 1985 |
| Holmes County | 212 | 52.4% | 39.6% | 8% | 1988 |
| Pike County | 211 | 55.5% | 38.9% | 5.7% | 1984 |
| Kemper County (this page) | 211 | 60.2% | 37% | 2.8% | 1991 |
| Amite County | 210 | 69% | 21.4% | 9.5% | 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 Kemper 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 Kemper County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (211 bridges here).
- Colusa County, CA · 211 bridges
- Charlotte County, FL · 211 bridges
- Barton County, MO · 211 bridges
- Adams County, NE · 211 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1991 here).
- Denver County, CO · avg 1991 · 458 bridges
- Baldwin County, AL · avg 1991 · 381 bridges
- Union County, NC · avg 1991 · 353 bridges
- Rock County, MN · avg 1991 · 265 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (211)
SR 495
GoodOver: LAND CREEK TRIB NO 1
1.3 MI N SR 16, Kemper, MS
Built 2006 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 140
SR 495
GoodOver: COW CREEK
6.9 MI N SR 16, Kemper, MS
Built 2006 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 140
SR 495
GoodOver: LAND CREEK
1.6 MI N SR 16, Kemper, MS
Built 2006 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 140
CLIFF HENDERSON RD
GoodOver: MINERAL SPRINGS CREEK
SEC 15 T 9N R16E, Kemper, MS
Built 2006 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 80
NEAL MCCLELLAND RD
GoodOver: BLACKWATER
SEC 13 T 9N R15E, Kemper, MS
Built 2002 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 40
FRAZIER GROVE
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 30 T 9N R15E, Kemper, MS
Built 1998 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 110
WAHALAK ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 11 T12N R17E B, Kemper, MS
Built 2000 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 170
PANKY RD
GoodOver: BRANCH
SEC 35 T 9N R18E, Kemper, MS
Built 1997 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 60
SIX MILE ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 5 T11N R18E, Kemper, MS
Built 2002 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 70
LYNVILLE RD
GoodOver: LUKE BRANCH
SEC 36 T12N R14E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1989 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 220
SR 495
GoodOver: COW CREEK TRIB
6.7 MI N SR 16, Kemper, MS
Built 2006 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 140
ENONDALE RD.
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 16 T 9N R18E B, Kemper, MS
Built 2005 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 160
MCFARLAND RD
GoodOver: TULLACHULA CREEK
SEC 21 T10N R14E, Kemper, MS
Built 1996 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 130
SR 16
GoodOver: SHY HAMMOCK CREEK
4.0 MI E US 45, Kemper, MS
Built 1988 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,900
US 45
GoodOver: DITCH
5.8 MI N SR 498, Kemper, MS
Built 1986 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 5,400
LITTLE ZION CALVER
GoodOver: HOUSTON CREEK
SEC 27 T 9N R14E, Kemper, MS
Built 2009 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 100
FAS546 LYNVILLE RD
GoodOver: COW CREEK
SEC 1 T11N R14E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1989 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 220
MARK COBB RD
GoodOver: BURKE BRANCH
SEC 13 T11N R16E, Kemper, MS
Built 2001 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 50
HOLLY HAILEY RD
GoodOver: WAHALAK CREEK
SEC 26 T12N R16E B, Kemper, MS
Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 60
SR 16
GoodOver: BOGUE CHITTO CREEK
2.4 MI E NESHOBA CL, Kemper, MS
Built 1976 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,300
NEELYTOWN RD
GoodOver: SUCARNOOCHEE CREEK
SEC 7 T11N R16E B, Kemper, MS
Built 2022 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 70
VARDAMAN ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 29 T11N R14E B, Kemper, MS
Built 2003 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 180
US 45
GoodOver: RELIEF
5.3 MI N SR 498, Kemper, MS
Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,200
US 45
GoodOver: RELIEF
2.1 MI S SR 16, Kemper, MS
Built 1994 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,700
WAHALAK
GoodOver: LOCAL STREAM
SEC 16 T12N R17E B, Kemper, MS
Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 80
US 45
GoodOver: BIG SCOOBA CREEK
2.3 MI S SR 16, Kemper, MS
Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,700
US 45
GoodOver: LITTLE SCOOBA CREEK
1.0 MI S SR 16, Kemper, MS
Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,700
US 45
GoodOver: LITTLE SCOOBA CREEK
1.0 MI S SR 16, Kemper, MS
Built 1986 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,700
SR 498
GoodOver: RELIEF
0.7 MI E US 45, Kemper, MS
Built 1991 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 340
FAS437 OLD JACKSON
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 17 T10N R15E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1996 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 200
NESTER ROAD
GoodOver: CALLIE BRANCH
SEC 12 T11N R15E, Kemper, MS
Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300
INDIAN BRANCH ROAD
GoodOver: INDIAN BRANCH
SEC 24 T12N R15E, Kemper, MS
Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30
BINNSVILLE RD
GoodOver: BRANCH
SEC 26 T12N R18E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300
BULL SWAMP ROAD
GoodOver: OKATIBBEE CREEK
SEC 9 T 9N R14E, Kemper, MS
Built 1999 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 90
CLARKE CHAPEL ROAD
GoodOver: LAND CREEK
SEC 26 T11N R14E, Kemper, MS
Built 2011 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 45
SR 493
GoodOver: STREAM
0.2 MI N LAUDERDALE CL, Kemper, MS
Built 1988 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 560
HOWARD JOHNSON RD
GoodOver: CAP BRANCH
SEC 11 T 9N R17E, Kemper, MS
Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 60
GREY YOUNG ROAD
GoodOver: COW CREEK
SEC 2 T11N R14E, Kemper, MS
Built 1996 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 45
US 45 CONNECTOR
GoodOver: DITCH
0.7 MI N LAUDERDALE CL, Kemper, MS
Built 1986 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 320
SR 39
GoodOver: DITCH
0.8 MI N LAUDERDALE CL, Kemper, MS
Built 1959 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,100
DUB SMITH ROAD
GoodOver: SORGHUM BRANCH
SEC 6 T10N R14E, Kemper, MS
Built 1997 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 120
SR 16
GoodOver: LITTLE SCOOBA CREEK
7.8 MI E SR 39, Kemper, MS
Built 1979 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 1,600
SR 21
GoodOver: STREAM
1.9 MI N SR 397, Kemper, MS
Built 1959 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 690
FAS437 OLD JACKSON
GoodOver: SMITH BRANCH
SEC 31 T10N R14E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1996 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 220
SR 16
GoodOver: OLD CREEK
0.5 MI W US 45, Kemper, MS
Built 1968 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 1,800
SR 16
GoodOver: RELIEF
2.7 MI E US 45, Kemper, MS
Built 1988 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,900
SR 498
GoodOver: DITCH
0.5 MI E US 45, Kemper, MS
Built 1991 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 340
KEYTOWN ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 27 T10N R15E, Kemper, MS
Built 1996 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 100
FRANK MCDANIELS RD
GoodOver: PAWTICFAW CREEK
SEC 15 T10N R15E, Kemper, MS
Built 2010 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 140
US 45
GoodOver: STREAM
0.4 MI N SR 498, Kemper, MS
Built 1986 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 4,400
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