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Lincoln County, MS

380 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 58.9% rated Good, 30.3% Fair, 10.8% Poor.

380
Public bridges
58.9%
Good condition
10.8%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Lincoln County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

75th
of 82 on Poor share
10.8%
Poor-condition share
380
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.

Lincoln County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lincoln County ranks #75 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.8%). Lincoln County, Mississippi contains 380 public highway bridges. Roughly 58.9% are rated “Good,” 30.3% “Fair,” and 10.8% “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.

Total bridges

380

Public highway bridges in Lincoln County

Good condition

58.9%

224 of 380 rated 7-9

Fair condition

30.3%

115 of 380 rated 5-6

Poor condition

10.8%

41 of 380 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#75 of 82

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

Condition distribution

Share of 380 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
58.9% (224)
Fair
30.3% (115)
Poor
10.8% (41)

Lincoln County's Poor-condition bridges carry 8,490 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 207 crossings a day against 1,971 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 380 of 380 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

35.8% of Lincoln County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

136 of the 380 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 58.9% 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 40% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

OLD HWY 51 NE over CLEAR CREEK, built 1937, carries 3,400 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 41-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 8,490 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Lincoln County's bridges were built

380 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 83 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1986) matches the Mississippi average (1986).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Lincoln County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Lincoln County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.8% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1986 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Lincoln County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Lee County 385 4.4%
Lincoln County (this page) 380 10.8%
Rankin County 374 5.3%
Jones County 329 7.6%
Washington County 317 10.4%
Madison County 311 3.2%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MS (380 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1986 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 380 Good 224 Fair 115 Poor 41

Good-condition bridges (224)

SR 583

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

2.2 MI S US 84, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,400

UPTON TR SE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BOONE CREEK

SEC 12 T 6N R 8E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2009 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 80

DURR-CASE LN NW

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

SEC 32 T 8N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2016 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 60

I 55

Good

Over: SR 550

I 55 OVER SR 550, Lincoln, MS

Built 1966 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 11,000

I 55

Good

Over: SR 550

I 55 OVER SR 550, Lincoln, MS

Built 1966 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 11,000

MAPLE LN SW

Good

Over: DICKERSON CREEK

SEC 34 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 200

ARLINGTON DR SW

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 29 T 6N R 7E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 520

CALIFORNIA ROAD NW

Good

Over: SHAWS CREEK

SEC 1 T 7N R 6E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 300

CASEYVILLE RD NW

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

SEC 34 T 8N R 5E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 130

LOTT SMITH RD

Good

Over: BAYOU PIERRE TRIB

SEC 12 T 8N R 7E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 300

I 55

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO ROAD

5.1 MI N PIKE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 11,000

I 55

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

6.0 MI N PIKE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 10,500

I 55

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

6.0 MI N PIKE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 10,500

SANDIFER LANE NE

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 27 T 8N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2003 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 50

LAKE LINCOLN DR NE

Good

Over: LITTLE BAHALA CREEK

SEC 23 T 8N R 8E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 2018 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 320

SR 184

Good

Over: EAST BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

2.8 MI W US 84, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 3,300

SR 583

Good

Over: EAST BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

0.2 MI N US 84, Lincoln, MS

Built 1974 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 2,700

SUMMIT DR. SW

Good

Over: SASSERS MILL CREEK

SEC 13 T 5N R 6E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1961 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 360

MALLALIEU DR SE

Good

Over: WEST TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 28 T 6N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1959 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 380

COUNTY FARM LN NE

Good

Over: TRIB BOGUE CHITTO

SEC 29 T 7N R 8E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1981 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,500

ALLEN RD SE

Good

Over: WALKERS CREEK

SEC 4 T 6N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1998 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 70

US 84

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

0.2 MI E I 55, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 3,950

MONTGOMERY CHURCH

Good

Over: I 55

1.1 MI N PIKE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 380

LOWER MEADVILLE DR

Good

Over: BUTLER CREEK

SEC 18 T 6N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2007 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 70

MALLALIEU DR SE

Good

Over: TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 3 T 5N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1963 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 380

MT OLIVE CHURCH RD

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

SEC 17 T 6N R 8E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 2021 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 80

I 55

Good

Over: DICKERSON CREEK

0.9 MI N PIKE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 11,000

US 84

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

0.2 MI E I 55, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 3,950

BEACHNUT TR SW

Good

Over: TRIB DICKERSON CREEK

SEC 28 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2020 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 100

ALLEN RD SE

Good

Over: RICHEY CREEK

SEC 4 T 6N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2020 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 70

SUMMERS LN SE

Good

Over: RICHEY CREEK TRIB

SEC 33 T 7N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2019 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 70

COTTEN LANE NE

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 26 T 8N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 2019 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 40

APALOOSA LN NW

Good

Over: TRIB OF SHAWS CREEK

SEC 31 T 8N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2019 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 40

I 55

Good

Over: ALBRITTON CREEK

2.5 MI N PIKE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 11,000

I 55

Good

Over: ALBRITTON CREEK

2.5 MI N PIKE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 11,000

DIXON CREEK LN SE

Good

Over: DICKERSON CREEK

SEC 36 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2001 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 50

COLE DR SE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 8 T 5N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1998 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 80

I 55

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

0.2 MI N US 84, Lincoln, MS

Built 1966 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 12,500

I 55

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

0.2 MI N US 84, Lincoln, MS

Built 1966 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 10,500

HARVEY DR NW

Good

Over: TRIB HOMOCHITTO RIVER

SEC 5 T 8N R 5E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2016 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 60

ARTHUR DRIVE NW

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BLUE CREEK

SEC 3 T 7N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2016 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 40

FREEMAN RD SW

Good

Over: TAYLORS CREEK

SEC 34 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

REEVES RD SE

Good

Over: TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 8 T 5N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

FALVEY RD NW

Good

Over: BAYOU PIERRE CREEK

SEC 18 T 8N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 140

SR 583

Good

Over: BOONES CREEK

14.1 MI N LAWRENCE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 2,400

I 55

Good

Over: MT PLESANT CREEK

3.4 MI N PIKE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 11,000

JUNCTION LN SE

Good

Over: EAST TOPISAW CK

SEC 25 T 5N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1993 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 80

TERRY LN SE

Good

Over: EAST TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 36 T 6N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2004 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 70

POSEY DRIVE NW

Good

Over: TRIB. TO MCCALL CREEK

SEC 29 T 7N R 6E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 2015 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 100

UNION CHURCH RD SE

Good

Over: WALKERS CREEK

SEC 3 T 6N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2003 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 100

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