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Lawrence County, MS

134 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 78.4% rated Good, 20.9% Fair, 0.7% Poor.

134
Public bridges
78.4%
Good condition
0.7%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Lawrence County posts a top-5% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 4%
lowest Poor share in state
0.7%
Poor-condition share
134
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.

Lawrence County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lawrence County ranks #3 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.7%). Lawrence County, Mississippi contains 134 public highway bridges. Roughly 78.4% are rated “Good,” 20.9% “Fair,” and 0.7% “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

134

Public highway bridges in Lawrence County

Good condition

78.4%

105 of 134 rated 7-9

Fair condition

20.9%

28 of 134 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0.7%

1 of 134 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#3 of 82

Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 134 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
78.4% (105)
Fair
20.9% (28)
Poor
0.7% (1)

Lawrence County's Poor-condition bridges carry 109 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 109 crossings a day against 645 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 134 of 134 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

23.9% of Lawrence County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

32 of the 134 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 78.4% 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

RIVER ROAD over WHITE SAND CREEK, built 1913, carries 109 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 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 109 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Lawrence County's bridges were built

134 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 29 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 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 Lawrence County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Lawrence County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.7% 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 Lawrence County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Jefferson Davis County 142 2.8%
Leflore County 139 9.4%
Tate County 139 2.2%
Tippah County 139 5%
Claiborne County 136 2.2%
Lawrence County (this page) 134 0.7%

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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MS (134 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 134 Good 105 Fair 28 Poor 1

All bridges (134)

HOLMESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: EAST TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 30 T 5N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 650

GIVENS ROAD

Good

Over: TILTON CREEK

SEC 23 T 5N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 220

OLD HWY 27 NORTH

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 30 T 8N R11E, Lawrence, MS

Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 40

RAY CLIBURN ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

SEC 5 T 8N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 70

EAST GRANGE ROAD

Good

Over: WEST PRONG SILVER CREEK

SEC 11 T 8N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 170

EAST ST. STEPHENS

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

SEC 27 T 7N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 300

US 84

Good

Over: SR 27

US 84 OVER SR 27, Lawrence, MS

Built 2006 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,250

FERGUSON-MILL ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

SEC 25 T 8N R21W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1967 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 890

SR 44

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.9 MI W SR 27, Lawrence, MS

Built 1962 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 930

OLD HWY 27 NORTH

Good

Over: RELIEF OF BAHALA CREEK

SEC 5 T 8N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1998 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 40

SR 27

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

1.7 MI S US 84, Lawrence, MS

Built 1997 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 1,800

RIALS ROAD

Good

Over: TILTON BRANCH

SEC 28 T 5N R11E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 60

J.W. MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 18 T 5N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 60

TOPEKA-JAYESS ROAD

Good

Over: BR OF E TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 28 T 5N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 380

CARMEL-NEW HOPE RD

Good

Over: MARSHALL CREEK

SEC 2 T 6N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,200

SONTAG-NOLA ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 21 T 8N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 210

ROBBINS ROAD

Good

Over: TILTON CREEK

SEC 17 T 5N R11E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

SR 27

Good

Over: MCPHERSON ROAD

1.3 MI S US 84, Lawrence, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,800

CHINA GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 31 T 6N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 530

NOLA ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BEAR CREEK

SEC 4 T 7N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 370

SONTAG-NOLA ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 31 T 8N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 370

FERGUSON-MILL ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 25 T 8N R21W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 560

HWY 43

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 28 T 7N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

MS HWY NO43

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC_10_T 7N_R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

OLIVER WILSON RD

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

SEC 1 T 6N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 90

LIGHT PLANT ROAD

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

SEC 31 T 7N R11E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 220

OMA-SURAG FARM RD

Good

Over: MALLARD CREEK

SEC 19 T 9N R11E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2002 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 150

ELLA BRYANT ROAD

Good

Over: PRETTY BRANCH

SEC 19 T 8N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 2019 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40

M.W. BRISTER ROAD

Good

Over: TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 6 T 5N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2023 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60

GIVENS ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TILTON CREEK

SEC 14 T 5N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 165

STUMPTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 3 T 6N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 160

TILTON-SWEST ROAD

Good

Over: TILTON BRANCH

SEC 26 T 5N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1972 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 200

LEE HEDGEPETH ROAD

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

SEC 11 T 6N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2001 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100

TIM LAMBERT ROAD

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

SEC 34 T 6N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2001 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 220

US 84

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.2 MI E SR 43, Lawrence, MS

Built 2007 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,100

US 84

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.2 MI E SR 43, Lawrence, MS

Built 2007 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,100

TOPEKA-JAYESS ROAD

Good

Over: EAST TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 15 T 5N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 380

CARMEL-NEW HOPE RD

Good

Over: KINGS CREEK

SEC 11 T 6N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 260

CARMEL-NEW HOPE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 36 T 7N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,400

SR 43

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK RELIEF

7.7 MI N JEFF DAVIS CL, Lawrence, MS

Built 1987 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 520

SR 587

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.2 MI S SR 184, Lawrence, MS

Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 780

OLD HWY 27 NORTH

Good

Over: BAHALA CREEK

SEC 5 T 8N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1998 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 80

MONTICELLO ROAD

Good

Over: BIRD BRANCH

SEC 28 T 9N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1976 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 460

SR 27

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.7 MI N US 84, Lawrence, MS

Built 1963 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,500

CARMEL-NEW HOPE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HALLS CREEK

SEC 27 T 6N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2002 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 260

SMITH FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON BRANCH

SEC 22 T 8N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1995 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 750

OLD HWY 27 NORTH

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 30 T 9N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1998 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 40

CROOKED CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

SEC 29 T 9N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1990 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 330

SILLS FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: PRICE CREEK

SEC 23 T 9N R21W, Lawrence, MS

Built 1997 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 60

LOWER BROOKHAVEN R

Good

Over: MARSHALL CREEK

SEC 3 T 6N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1997 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 140

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