Total bridges
201
Public highway bridges in Marion County
County profile · official public datasets
Marion County, MS
201 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 72.1% rated Good, 22.9% Fair, 5% Poor.
- 201
- Public bridges
- 72.1%
- Good condition
- 5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Marion County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 43rd
- of 82 on Poor share
- 5%
- Poor-condition share
- 201
- public highway bridges
- 1987
- 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.
Marion County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Marion County ranks #43 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5%). Marion County, Mississippi contains 201 public highway bridges. Roughly 72.1% are rated “Good,” 22.9% “Fair,” and 5% “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
72.1%
145 of 201 rated 7-9
Fair condition
22.9%
46 of 201 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5%
10 of 201 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#43 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 201 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 72.1% (145)
Fair 22.9% (46)
Poor 5% (10)
Marion County's Poor-condition bridges carry 8,040 vehicle crossings a day
That is 2.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 804 crossings a day against 1,792 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 201 of 201 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
25.9% of Marion County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
52 of the 201 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 72.1% 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 80.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
N MAIN ST/OLD 13 N over DRY CREEK, built 1960, carries 6,500 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 8,040 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Marion County's bridges were built
201 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 2
1930–1939
2 bridges
- 1940s 5
1940–1949
5 bridges
- 1950s 15
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s 17
1960–1969
17 bridges
- 1970s 22
1970–1979
22 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
58 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
25 bridges
- 2000s 23
2000–2009
23 bridges
- 2010s 19
2010–2019
19 bridges
- 2020s 15
2020–2029
15 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 58 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 28.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1987) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Marion County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Marion County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | 202 | 53.5% | 45% | 1.5% | 1990 |
| Noxubee County | 201 | 50.2% | 45.8% | 4% | 1985 |
| Marion County (this page) | 201 | 72.1% | 22.9% | 5% | 1987 |
| Simpson County | 200 | 63.5% | 30% | 6.5% | 1984 |
| Leake County | 199 | 80.9% | 18.1% | 1% | 1986 |
| Neshoba County | 199 | 58.8% | 37.7% | 3.5% | 1989 |
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 Marion 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 Marion County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (201 bridges here).
- Williamson County, IL · 201 bridges
- Hancock County, IN · 201 bridges
- Pocahontas County, IA · 201 bridges
- McCracken County, KY · 201 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1987 here).
- St. Louis County, MO · avg 1987 · 912 bridges
- Ellis County, TX · avg 1987 · 691 bridges
- St. Louis County, MN · avg 1987 · 663 bridges
- Palm Beach County, FL · avg 1987 · 610 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (46)
HOLMES-PITTMAN RD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 7 T 3N R13E, Marion, MS
Built 1984 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 60
RANKIN ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 15 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS
Built 1984 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 100
RIVER BEND ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 33 T 5N R19W B, Marion, MS
Built 1980 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 200
NATIONAL GUARD RD
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 3 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS
Built 1994 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 1,500
ROCKY BRANCH ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
SEC 22 T 4N R17W B, Marion, MS
Built 1968 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 150
US 98
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
0.6 MI E SR 35 NORTH, Marion, MS
Built 1933 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 8,000
OLD HWY 35S
FairOver: BALLS MILL CREEK
SEC 20 T 2N R14E, Marion, MS
Built 1950 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 190
N MAIN ST/OLD 13 N
FairOver: JONES CREEK
SEC 32 T 4N R18W B, Marion, MS
Built 2003 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,550
RANKIN ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 14 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS
Built 1988 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 100
ENON ROAD
FairOver: UPPER LITTLE RIVER
SEC 35 T 4N R17W, Marion, MS
Built 1986 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 50
COLUMBIA-PURVIS RD
FairOver: MEASLE CREEK
SEC 10 T 3N R18W B, Marion, MS
Built 1965 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 1,700
OLD FOXTN-JAMESTW
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 23 T 3N R13E B, Marion, MS
Built 1950 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
SR 13
FairOver: DILLONS CREEK
5.3 MI S US 98, Marion, MS
Built 1947 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,600
SR 13
FairOver: UPPER LITTLE RIVER
3.7 MI S US 98, Marion, MS
Built 1947 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,800
SR 13
FairOver: BALLS MILL CREEK
0.6 MI S US 98, Marion, MS
Built 1947 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,800
OLD HWY 35 N
FairOver: JONES CREEK
SEC 29 T 4N R18W B, Marion, MS
Built 1977 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,500
STRINGER LOOP
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
SEC 9 T 2N R13E, Marion, MS
Built 1988 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 50
ST PAUL ROAD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC 36 T 2N R13E, Marion, MS
Built 1990 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 80
POWELL ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 29 T 4N R17W, Marion, MS
Built 1985 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 50
CAVANAUGH ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 6 T 5N R17W, Marion, MS
Built 1984 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 50
OLD HWY 35S
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 5 T 1N R14E, Marion, MS
Built 1993 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 60
JOHN FORD HOME RD
FairOver: RANKIN CREEK
SEC 33 T 1N R14E, Marion, MS
Built 1993 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50
HUNT ROAD
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
SEC 3 T 2N R12E, Marion, MS
Built 1984 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50
WHITE ROAD
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
SEC 12 T 2N R12E, Marion, MS
Built 1989 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50
OLD HWY 13S
FairOver: WHITEY BRANCH
SEC 1 T 2N R18W, Marion, MS
Built 1988 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 100
JOE MAGEE ROAD
FairOver: MIKE TOMS CREEK
SEC 24 T 2N R18W, Marion, MS
Built 1988 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50
YAGER ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 23 T 3N R17W, Marion, MS
Built 1994 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50
SR 44
FairOver: UPPER LITTLE RIVER
1.8 MI W LAMAR CL, Marion, MS
Built 1959 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 1,500
OLD HWY 35S
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 29 T 2N R14E, Marion, MS
Built 1995 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 30
KOKOMO ROAD
FairOver: STOVALL CREEK
SEC 5 T 3N R12E B, Marion, MS
Built 1978 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 580
BERRY ROAD
FairOver: BERRY BRANCH
SEC_32_T 2N_R13E B, Marion, MS
Built 1982 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100
PINE RIDGE ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 3 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS
Built 1988 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 90
BERRY ROAD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC_32_T 2N_R13E B, Marion, MS
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
SUNFLOWER CH ROAD
FairOver: MAYS CREEK
SEC 35 T 3N R13E, Marion, MS
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70
MORGANTOWN ROAD
FairOver: BRACEY CREEK
SEC 19 T 4N R13E B, Marion, MS
Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250
US 98
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
0.6 MI E SR 35 NORTH, Marion, MS
Built 1967 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 8,000
SR 35
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
2.0 MI N US 98, Marion, MS
Built 1971 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,200
HURRICANE CK CH RD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC 34 T 2N R13E B, Marion, MS
Built 1984 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 490
HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD
FairOver: HOLLY SPRING BRANCH
SEC 15 T 4N R12E, Marion, MS
Built 1984 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 70
WOLF HOWLING ROAD
FairOver: GRAVES CREEK
SEC 8 T 4N R17W B, Marion, MS
Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 90
RIVER BEND ROAD
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
SEC 29 T 5N R19W B, Marion, MS
Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 200
PACE ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 24 T 5N R17W, Marion, MS
Built 2004 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 110
SR 35
FairOver: HOLIDAY CREEK
3.9 MI S JEFF DAVIS CL, Marion, MS
Built 1959 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,500
SR 35
FairOver: HOLIDAY CREEK
0.2 MI S JEFF DAVIS CL, Marion, MS
Built 1959 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,300
NORTH MAIN ST
FairOver: JONES CREEK
SEC 31 T 4N R18W, Marion, MS
Built 1970 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 1,700
COLUMBIA-PURVIS RD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 14 T 3N R18W B, Marion, MS
Built 1964 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 1,700
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