Total bridges
199
Public highway bridges in Leake County
County profile · official public datasets
Leake County, MS
199 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 80.9% rated Good, 18.1% Fair, 1% Poor.
- 199
- Public bridges
- 80.9%
- Good condition
- 1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Leake County posts a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 6%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1%
- Poor-condition share
- 199
- public highway bridges
- 1986
- 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.
Leake County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Leake County ranks #5 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1%). Leake County, Mississippi contains 199 public highway bridges. Roughly 80.9% are rated “Good,” 18.1% “Fair,” and 1% “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
80.9%
161 of 199 rated 7-9
Fair condition
18.1%
36 of 199 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1%
2 of 199 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#5 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 199 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 80.9% (161)
Fair 18.1% (36)
Poor 1% (2)
Leake County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,410 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 705 crossings a day against 1,697 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 199 of 199 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
26.6% of Leake County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
53 of the 199 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 80.9% 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 68.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 427 over RELIEF, built 1978, carries 970 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,410 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Leake County's bridges were built
199 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 7
1930–1939
7 bridges
- 1940s 17
1940–1949
17 bridges
- 1950s 20
1950–1959
20 bridges
- 1960s 2
1960–1969
2 bridges
- 1970s 13
1970–1979
13 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
26 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
51 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
43 bridges
- 2010s 14
2010–2019
14 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 51 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 25.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1986) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Leake County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Leake County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1986 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | 201 | 72.1% | 22.9% | 5% | 1987 |
| Noxubee County | 201 | 50.2% | 45.8% | 4% | 1985 |
| Simpson County | 200 | 63.5% | 30% | 6.5% | 1984 |
| Neshoba County | 199 | 58.8% | 37.7% | 3.5% | 1989 |
| Scott County | 199 | 53.3% | 45.2% | 1.5% | 1988 |
| Leake County (this page) | 199 | 80.9% | 18.1% | 1% | 1986 |
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 Leake 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 Leake County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (199 bridges here).
- Montgomery County, AR · 199 bridges
- Warren County, IL · 199 bridges
- Dallas County, IA · 199 bridges
- Latimer County, OK · 199 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1986 here).
- El Paso County, TX · avg 1986 · 783 bridges
- Caddo County, LA · avg 1986 · 682 bridges
- Weld County, CO · avg 1986 · 614 bridges
- Polk County, IA · avg 1986 · 545 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (199)
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: MS ROUTE 16
13.5 MILES FROM MERCHANT, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 2,080
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: MERCHANT CREEK BRANCH &
9.5 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1949 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 545
SR 16
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
12.9 MI E SR 35, Leake, MS
Built 1968 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,700
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: MERCHANT CREEK
11.3 MILES SOUTH OF MS RO, Leake, MS
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: PELLAPHALIA CREEK
0.4 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 1, Leake, MS
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,080
CAR-THSTOWN ROAD
FairOver: SHIOLA CREEK
SEC 29 T11N R 7E B, Leake, MS
Built 1956 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 980
CAR-THSTOWN ROAD
FairOver: PELLAPHALIA CREEK
SEC 33 T11N R 7E B, Leake, MS
Built 1956 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 980
SR 25
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
0.1 MI N SR 13, Leake, MS
Built 1982 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 3,400
SR 25
FairOver: PEARL RIVER RELIEF
0.4 MI N SR 13, Leake, MS
Built 1982 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 3,400
PLEASANT HILL RD
FairOver: CREAL FIELD BRANCH
SEC 3 T 9N R 7E B, Leake, MS
Built 1985 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 580
SR 25
FairOver: PEARL RIVER RELIEF
1.4 MI N SR 13, Leake, MS
Built 1982 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 3,400
SR 35
FairOver: POLLARD CREEK
0.6 MI N SR 488, Leake, MS
Built 1995 Load: 30.6 t ADT: 9,200
IRR BIA RTE 26
FairOver: REDWATER CREEK
0.3KM W INT SR35 & REDWTR, Leake, MS
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
3.5 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 545
SR 25
FairOver: LOBUTCHA CREEK
8.9 MI N SR 35, Leake, MS
Built 2003 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,700
SR 25
FairOver: LOBUTCHA CREEK
8.9 MI N SR 35, Leake, MS
Built 2002 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 2,700
ROBERTS ROAD
FairOver: MERCHANT CREEK
SEC 20 T12N R 7E B, Leake, MS
Built 1973 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100
SR 487
FairOver: DITCH
2.0 MI E SR 35, Leake, MS
Built 1971 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,600
GUNTER ROAD
FairOver: STANDING PINE BRANCH
SEC 5 T 9N R 9E B, Leake, MS
Built 1995 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,100
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD & STREAM
12.1 MILES SOUTH OF MS RO, Leake, MS
Built 1949 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
11.0 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Leake, MS
Built 1949 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
7.5 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 545
SR 16
FairOver: RELIEF
0.3 MI E SR 427 SOUTH, Leake, MS
Built 1972 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 4,700
SR 427
FairOver: RELIEF
4.2 MI N SR 488, Leake, MS
Built 1986 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 970
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
2.2 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
5.8 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
5.8 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
8.2 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
6.8 MILES TO MS ROUTE 16, Leake, MS
Built 1940 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 2,080
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
3.4 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 1, Leake, MS
Built 1940 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 2,080
SR 35
FairOver: DITCH
3.5 MI N SR 25, Leake, MS
Built 1938 Load: 84.6 t ADT: 5,700
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
1.7 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
5.9 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
8.3 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
10.6 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Leake, MS
Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
11.5 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Leake, MS
Built 1949 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD & STREAM
8.9 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1949 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 545
SR 35
GoodOver: RELIEF
0.5 MI N SCOTT CL, Leake, MS
Built 1948 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 3,000
SR 16
GoodOver: INDIAN BRANCH
7.4 MI E SR 35, Leake, MS
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 4,700
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: CANAL ROAD & TRAIL
7.8 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS
Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 545
SR 25
GoodOver: PEARL RIVER RELIEF
1.9 MI N SR 13, Leake, MS
Built 1982 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 6,800
SR 43
GoodOver: DITCH
1.2 MI N SR 429, Leake, MS
Built 1993 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 720
SR 16
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
5.7 MI E SR 25, Leake, MS
Built 1938 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 14,000
EVANS ROAD
GoodOver: MERCHANT CREEK
SEC 17 T12N R 7E, Leake, MS
Built 2002 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 80
KENTY CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: KENTY CREEK
SEC 3 T12N R 8E, Leake, MS
Built 2001 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 50
DAMASCUS CHURCH RD
GoodOver: BAIN CREEK
SEC 8 T11N R 6E B, Leake, MS
Built 2002 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 80
SR 16
GoodOver: LOBUTCHA CREEK
4.9 MI E SR 35, Leake, MS
Built 2004 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 5,700
SR 13
GoodOver: SLAY CREEK
0.7 MI N SCOTT CL, Leake, MS
Built 1952 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 1,100
CAR-THOMASTOWN RD
GoodOver: SHAUI KOLI CREEK
SEC 8 T11N R 7E B, Leake, MS
Built 1999 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 980
SR 16
GoodOver: YOCKANOOKANY RELIEF
3.0 MI E MADISON CL, Leake, MS
Built 2013 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 4,000
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