Total bridges
481
Public highway bridges in Lauderdale County
County profile · official public datasets
Lauderdale County, MS
481 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 49.7% rated Good, 44.1% Fair, 6.2% Poor.
- 481
- Public bridges
- 49.7%
- Good condition
- 6.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lauderdale County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 52nd
- of 82 on Poor share
- 6.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 481
- public highway bridges
- 1976
- 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.
Lauderdale County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lauderdale County ranks #52 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.2%). Lauderdale County, Mississippi contains 481 public highway bridges. Roughly 49.7% are rated “Good,” 44.1% “Fair,” and 6.2% “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
49.7%
239 of 481 rated 7-9
Fair condition
44.1%
212 of 481 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.2%
30 of 481 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#52 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 481 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 49.7% (239)
Fair 44.1% (212)
Poor 6.2% (30)
Lauderdale County's Poor-condition bridges carry 9,415 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 314 crossings a day against 3,847 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 480 of 481 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
46.6% of Lauderdale County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
224 of the 481 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 49.7% 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 22.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
CENTER HILL-MARTIN over GIN CREEK, built 1965, carries 2,100 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 30-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 9,415 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lauderdale County's bridges were built
481 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 4
1910–1919
4 bridges
- 1920s 16
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s 27
1930–1939
27 bridges
- 1940s 14
1940–1949
14 bridges
- 1950s 26
1950–1959
26 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
84 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
108 bridges
- 1980s 31
1980–1989
31 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
89 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
50 bridges
- 2010s 17
2010–2019
17 bridges
- 2020s 14
2020–2029
14 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 108 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1976, 10 years older than the Mississippi average of 1986.
How Lauderdale County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Lauderdale County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.2% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1976 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is 8 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale County (this page) | 481 | 49.7% | 44.1% | 6.2% | 1976 |
| Lee County | 385 | 66.8% | 28.8% | 4.4% | 1984 |
| Lincoln County | 380 | 58.9% | 30.3% | 10.8% | 1986 |
| Rankin County | 374 | 57.2% | 37.4% | 5.3% | 1985 |
| Jones County | 329 | 48.3% | 44.1% | 7.6% | 1982 |
| Washington County | 317 | 34.7% | 54.9% | 10.4% | 1984 |
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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (481 bridges here).
- Tuscaloosa County, AL · 482 bridges
- Lycoming County, PA · 482 bridges
- Windsor County, VT · 483 bridges
- Horry County, SC · 479 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1976 here).
- Marion County, IN · avg 1976 · 958 bridges
- Mohave County, AZ · avg 1976 · 641 bridges
- Comanche County, OK · avg 1976 · 593 bridges
- Prince George's County, MD · avg 1976 · 576 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (239)
CAMPGROUND ROAD
GoodOver: ICG RR
SEC 32 T 8N R17E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1992 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 80
US 80
GoodOver: HOG NOSE CREEK
0.4 MI W I 20, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1948 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,700
CHIP PICKERING DR
GoodOver: WILD HORSE CREEK
SEC 30 T 8N R17E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2004 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 700
SWEET GUM BOTTOM
GoodOver: I 59/I 20
0.9 MI N US 45, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1959 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 2,300
MURPHY ROAD
GoodOver: I 59/I 20
1.8 MI N US 45, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1959 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 380
GORDY HARPER ROAD
GoodOver: I 59/I 20
2.4 MI N US 45, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1959 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 360
US 45
GoodOver: ATWOOD ROAD
4.5 MI N CLARKE CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 5,000
US 45
GoodOver: ATWOOD ROAD
4.5 MI N CLARKE CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 5,000
US 80
GoodOver: BRUSHY BRANCH
4.1 MI E NEWTON CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1952 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 1,700
ROY DOLLAR ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 33 T 8N R14E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2016 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 120
SR 494
GoodOver: DITCH
4.2 MI E NEWTON CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1956 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 470
RADCLIFF ROAD
GoodOver: I 59/I 20
5.0 MI N US 45, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30
SR 19
GoodOver: SUQUALENA CREEK
0.8 MI N SR 494, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1997 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 5,000
SR 19
GoodOver: SUQUALENA CREEK
0.8 MI N SR 494, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1996 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 5,000
US 45
GoodOver: KCS RR
3.3 MI N I 59, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1973 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 3,950
US 45
GoodOver: BIG REED CREEK
1.9 MI S KEMPER CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1992 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 2,850
LINDSEY RD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 28 T 7N R16E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1995 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 8,700
US 45
GoodOver: SR 19
US 45 OVER SR 19, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,300
US 45
GoodOver: SR 19
US 45 OVER SR 19, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,300
JIMMIE ROGERS PKWY
GoodOver: CLEAR BRANCH CREEK
SEC 3 T 6N R16E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2013 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 1,400
SR 39
GoodOver: KCS RR NORFOLK S RR
0.4 MI N I 59, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1990 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 26,000
BOUNDS ROAD
GoodOver: LOPER CREEK
SEC 3 T 6N R15E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1979 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 200
T K CULPEPPER RD
GoodOver: ALAMUCHA CREEK
SEC 13 T 6N R18E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 100
SR 495
GoodOver: CREEK
8.0 MI N SR 493, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,800
US 80
GoodOver: TALLAHATTA CREEK
2.5 MI E NEWTON CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1953 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,700
SR 19
GoodOver: OKATIBEE CREEK
4.2 MI N I 59, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1991 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 5,500
US 45
GoodOver: KCS RR
3.3 MI N I 59, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1973 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 3,550
SR 145
GoodOver: US 45
SR 145 OVER US 45, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,050
SR 145
GoodOver: US 45
SR 145 OVER US 45, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 1,050
SR 495
GoodOver: ROGERS CREEK
1.6 MI N SR 493, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 1,300
CAUSEYVILLE-HURR C
GoodOver: LITTLE BROWN CREEK
SEC 35 T 5N R17E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1985 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 80
SR 39
GoodOver: BUSINESS HWY 19
0.3 MI N I 59, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1990 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 26,000
US 80
GoodOver: CREEK
1.7 MI E SR 39, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1933 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 2,700
US 80
GoodOver: DITCH
3.3 MI E US 45, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1932 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,900
ALAMUCHA-WHYNOT RD
GoodOver: LITTLE ALAMUCHA CK
SEC 21 T 6N R18E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 120
US 45
GoodOver: KCS RR
6.4 MI S KEMPER CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1967 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 5,500
RAYMOND COBB ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC_ 2_T 7N_R18E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2009 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 50
US 80
GoodOver: DITCH
3.0 MI E US 45, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1932 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,900
SR 493
GoodOver: CREEK
4.5 MI S KEMPER CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2006 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 630
US 45
GoodOver: BIG REED CREEK
1.9 MI S KEMPER CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1986 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 2,850
RUSSEL CAMP RD
GoodOver: BROWNS CREEK
SEC 14 T 5N R17E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2005 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 100
I 59 NE RAMP
GoodOver: SOWASHEE CREEK
0.6 MI E US 11, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1973 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 4,200
US 45
GoodOver: I 59/I 20
US 45 OVER I 59/I 20, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1973 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 3,300
US 45
GoodOver: US 80 NORFOLK S RR
0.7 MI N I 59/I 20, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1973 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,500
US 45
GoodOver: US 80 NORFOLK S RR
0.7 MI N I 59/I 20, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1973 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,500
PEAVY RD NORT
GoodOver: TALLAHATTA CREEK
SEC 7 T 6N R14E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2009 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 100
ALAMUCHA-WHYNOT RD
GoodOver: ALAMUCHA CREEK
SEC_29_T 6N_R18E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2011 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 80
US 11
GoodOver: RELIEF
7.6 MI N CLARKE CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1931 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 2,300
US 45
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
2.3 MI N CLARKE CL, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1993 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 5,000
VIMVILLE-CAUSEYVIL
GoodOver: BUCKATUNNA CK
SEC 33 T 6N R17E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1989 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 720
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