Total bridges
311
Public highway bridges in Madison County
County profile · official public datasets
Madison County, MS
311 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 51.1% rated Good, 45.7% Fair, 3.2% Poor.
- 311
- Public bridges
- 51.1%
- Good condition
- 3.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Madison County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 30%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 311
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- 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.
Madison County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Madison County ranks #25 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.2%). Madison County, Mississippi contains 311 public highway bridges. Roughly 51.1% are rated “Good,” 45.7% “Fair,” and 3.2% “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
51.1%
159 of 311 rated 7-9
Fair condition
45.7%
142 of 311 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.2%
10 of 311 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#25 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 311 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 51.1% (159)
Fair 45.7% (142)
Poor 3.2% (10)
Madison County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,980 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 498 crossings a day against 7,286 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 311 of 311 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
34.1% of Madison County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
106 of the 311 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 51.1% 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 38.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 51 over TILDA BOGUE CREEK, built 1929, carries 1,900 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 10-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 4,980 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Madison County's bridges were built
311 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s 13
1930–1939
13 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 10
1950–1959
10 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
60 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
47 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
46 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
38 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
52 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
29 bridges
- 2020s 8
2020–2029
8 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 60 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Madison County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Madison County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.2% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 against a peer-group mean of 1985 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County | 329 | 48.3% | 44.1% | 7.6% | 1982 |
| Washington County | 317 | 34.7% | 54.9% | 10.4% | 1984 |
| Madison County (this page) | 311 | 51.1% | 45.7% | 3.2% | 1983 |
| Harrison County | 301 | 52.8% | 41.9% | 5.3% | 1986 |
| Monroe County | 290 | 64.5% | 31.4% | 4.1% | 1989 |
| Forrest County | 283 | 46.3% | 49.5% | 4.2% | 1982 |
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 Madison 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 Madison County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (311 bridges here).
- Boulder County, CO · 311 bridges
- Bronx County, NY · 311 bridges
- Huron County, OH · 311 bridges
- Saline County, NE · 312 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1983 here).
- Dallas County, TX · avg 1983 · 3,230 bridges
- Bexar County, TX · avg 1983 · 2,342 bridges
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (142)
SR 17
FairOver: KENTUCTAH CREEK
2.0 MI N SR 43, Madison, MS
Built 1993 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 430
SR 43
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
MADISON/RANKIN CL, Madison, MS
Built 1962 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 3,500
SR 17
FairOver: HOBUCK CREEK
5.4 MI N SR 43, Madison, MS
Built 1993 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 360
US 51
FairOver: BEAR CREEK RELIEF
0.8 MI N SR 16 EAST, Madison, MS
Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 6,700
US 51
FairOver: DITCH
6.7 MI N SR 463, Madison, MS
Built 1986 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 7,300
CATLETT ROAD
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
SEC 7 T 8N R 2E B, Madison, MS
Built 2001 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 200
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: BROWNS CREEK
5.6 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 4, Madison, MS
Built 1939 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,080
MOORE AVE
FairOver: CANE CREEK
SEC 34 T 9N R 1W B, Madison, MS
Built 1973 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,100
US 49
FairOver: BIG BLACK RIVER RELIEF
4.9 MI N SR 22, Madison, MS
Built 1974 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 6,000
I 55
FairOver: I 220E TO I 55 NORTH
0.8 MI N HINDS CL, Madison, MS
Built 1979 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 52,000
INDUSTRIAL DR.
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
SEC 28 T 8N R 2E, Madison, MS
Built 1995 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 300
I 55
FairOver: CHURCH ROAD
5.0 MI N SR 463, Madison, MS
Built 1961 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 24,000
I 55
FairOver: CHURCH ROAD
5.0 MI N SR 463, Madison, MS
Built 1961 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 24,000
I 55
FairOver: HEINDL ROAD
1.9 MI N SR 22, Madison, MS
Built 1965 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 13,000
I 55
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
0.6 MI N SR 22, Madison, MS
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,000
I 55
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
0.6 MI N SR 22, Madison, MS
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,000
I 220
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.1 MI E HINDS CL, Madison, MS
Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,000
I 220
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
1.1 MI E HINDS CL, Madison, MS
Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,000
I 55
FairOver: TILDA BOGUE CREEK
3.0 MI N SR 22, Madison, MS
Built 1965 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 13,000
I 55
FairOver: I 220E TO I 55 NORTH
0.8 MI N HINDS CL, Madison, MS
Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 52,000
CLOUD ROAD
FairOver: HANGING MOSS CREEK
SEC 21 T 9N R 1E B, Madison, MS
Built 2001 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 50
I 55
FairOver: BRASHEAR CREEK
2.8 MI N NATCHEZ TRACE, Madison, MS
Built 1960 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 41,000
SR 16
FairOver: DITCH
1.2 MI E US 51, Madison, MS
Built 2012 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 10,000
I 55
FairOver: RAGSDALE ROAD
1.6MI. N SR 857, Madison, MS
Built 1961 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 19,500
I 55
FairOver: RAGSDALE ROAD
1.6 MI. N SR 857, Madison, MS
Built 1961 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 19,500
MLK JR SOUTH
FairOver: CANAL
SEC 13 T 9N R 2E, Madison, MS
Built 1980 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 400
I 55 N TO I 220W
FairOver: I 55
JCT I 220 AND I 55, Madison, MS
Built 1979 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 9,200
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
3.15 MILES FROM CYPRESS S, Madison, MS
Built 1962 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,080
ENDRIS RD
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
SEC 5 T 8N R 3E, Madison, MS
Built 2009 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30
SR 16
FairOver: I 55
SR 16 OVER I 55, Madison, MS
Built 1965 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 3,100
ROCKS ROAD
FairOver: NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
5.9 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 4, Madison, MS
Built 1962 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 2,080
LAKE HARBOUR DRIVE
FairOver: BRASHEAR CREEK
SEC 33 T 7N R 2E, Madison, MS
Built 1966 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 28,000
CAMDEN ROAD
FairOver: BCH OF WATERMILL CREEK
SEC 29 T11N R 5E B, Madison, MS
Built 1988 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 60
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
2.0 MILES FROM BROWNS CRE, Madison, MS
Built 1962 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,080
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
9.9 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 1, Madison, MS
Built 1940 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,080
SR 43
FairOver: DRY CREEK
9.3 MI N SR 16, Madison, MS
Built 1970 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 1,400
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
5.7 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 4, Madison, MS
Built 1968 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 2,500
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
10.2 MILES FROM MS ROUTE, Madison, MS
Built 1940 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 2,080
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR R
6.1 MILES FROM U.S. ROUTE, Madison, MS
Built 1968 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 2,500
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
0.4 MILES FROM U.S. ROUTE, Madison, MS
Built 1965 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 6,155
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
5.6 MILES FROM U.S. ROUTE, Madison, MS
Built 1968 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 2,500
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: CULLEY CREEK
10.38 MILES FROM MS ROUTE, Madison, MS
Built 1964 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,500
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