Total bridges
290
Public highway bridges in Monroe County
County profile · official public datasets
Monroe County, MS
290 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 64.5% rated Good, 31.4% Fair, 4.1% Poor.
- 290
- Public bridges
- 64.5%
- Good condition
- 4.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Monroe County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 39%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 290
- 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.
Monroe County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Monroe County ranks #32 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.1%). Monroe County, Mississippi contains 290 public highway bridges. Roughly 64.5% are rated “Good,” 31.4% “Fair,” and 4.1% “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
64.5%
187 of 290 rated 7-9
Fair condition
31.4%
91 of 290 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.1%
12 of 290 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#32 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 290 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 64.5% (187)
Fair 31.4% (91)
Poor 4.1% (12)
Monroe County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,637 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 386 crossings a day against 2,519 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 290 of 290 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
19% of Monroe County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
55 of the 290 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 64.5% 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 38.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
HATLEY-SMITHVILLE over WEAVER CREEK, built 1954, carries 1,800 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 12-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 4,637 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Monroe County's bridges were built
290 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 7
1930–1939
7 bridges
- 1940s 12
1940–1949
12 bridges
- 1950s 14
1950–1959
14 bridges
- 1960s 15
1960–1969
15 bridges
- 1970s 8
1970–1979
8 bridges
- 1980s 39
1980–1989
39 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
141 bridges
- 2000s 30
2000–2009
30 bridges
- 2010s 21
2010–2019
21 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 141 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 48.6% 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).
How Monroe County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Monroe County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.1% Poor share is the 2nd-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.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County | 311 | 51.1% | 45.7% | 3.2% | 1983 |
| Harrison County | 301 | 52.8% | 41.9% | 5.3% | 1986 |
| Monroe County (this page) | 290 | 64.5% | 31.4% | 4.1% | 1989 |
| Forrest County | 283 | 46.3% | 49.5% | 4.2% | 1982 |
| Bolivar County | 272 | 26.1% | 65.8% | 8.1% | 1987 |
| Yazoo County | 271 | 26.6% | 60.9% | 12.5% | 1987 |
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 Monroe 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 Monroe County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (290 bridges here).
- Knox County, IN · 290 bridges
- Putnam County, IN · 290 bridges
- Yellowstone County, MT · 290 bridges
- Outagamie County, WI · 290 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1989 here).
- Harris County, TX · avg 1989 · 4,029 bridges
- Mecklenburg County, NC · avg 1989 · 746 bridges
- Buffalo County, NE · avg 1989 · 459 bridges
- Brazos County, TX · avg 1989 · 370 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (91)
CENTERHILL ROAD
FairOver: WILSON CK RELIEF
SEC 15 T15S R18W B, Monroe, MS
Built 1985 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 280
US 45
FairOver: KCS RR CREEK
1.0 MI W TENN TOM, Monroe, MS
Built 1982 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,500
PEARCE CHAPEL RD
FairOver: SPLUNGE CREEK
SEC 6 T12S R16W B, Monroe, MS
Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 360
CHAPEL GROVE ROAD
FairOver: MASSEY CREEK
SEC 15 T13S R 6E, Monroe, MS
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 156
LITTLE COONTAIL RD
FairOver: UNNAMED LOCAL CREEK
SEC 20 T13S R 7E, Monroe, MS
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 159
BECKER BOTTOM ROAD
FairOver: GREENBRIAR CREEK
SEC 34 T13S R 7E, Monroe, MS
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 121
NEW PROSPECT
FairOver: UNNAMED LOCAL BRANCH
SEC 27 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80
OLD HIGHWAY 6
FairOver: UNNAMED LOCAL BRANCH
SEC 3 T12S R 7E, Monroe, MS
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 996
OLD HWY 8
FairOver: LOCAL BRANCH
SEC 29 T14S R 7E B, Monroe, MS
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 810
BASINGER ROAD
FairOver: FULLER CREEK
SEC 6 T16S R 7E B, Monroe, MS
Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 117
EDEN RD
FairOver: HANG KETTLE CREEK
SEC 9 T16S R 7E, Monroe, MS
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30
SCOTTLAND ROAD
FairOver: UNAMED CREEK
SEC 30 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS
Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 64
US 45
FairOver: RELIEF
11.1 MI N LOWNDES CL, Monroe, MS
Built 1980 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,000
US 45
FairOver: RELIEF
11.1 MI N LOWNDES CL, Monroe, MS
Built 1982 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,000
BINFORD ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED LOCAL CREEK
SEC 24 T15S R 6E, Monroe, MS
Built 1991 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 80
GOLF COURSE ROAD
FairOver: WEAVER CREEK
SEC 7 T13S R18W, Monroe, MS
Built 1995 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 129
SR 25
FairOver: FULLER CREEK
4.0 MI E US 45A, Monroe, MS
Built 1963 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 2,900
US 45
FairOver: BUTTAHATCHIE RELIEF
0.6 MI N LOWNDES CL, Monroe, MS
Built 1996 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 4,250
OLD HWY 25
FairOver: WEAVER CREEK
SEC 12 T13S R19W, Monroe, MS
Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 192
BECKER BOTTOM ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 22 T13S R19W, Monroe, MS
Built 1995 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 119
STRONG ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
SEC 10 T16S R 7E, Monroe, MS
Built 1994 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100
STRONG ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 14 T16S R 7E, Monroe, MS
Built 2007 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 95
FLOWER FARM ROAD
FairOver: MCKINLEY CREEK
SEC 27 T15S R18W, Monroe, MS
Built 1994 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 440
FAIRWAYS DRIVE
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
SEC 34 T12S R19W, Monroe, MS
Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 100
SR 41
FairOver: COWPEN CREEK
1.5 MI W US 45, Monroe, MS
Built 1953 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,000
METTS ROAD
FairOver: ROBERTS CREEK
SEC 31 T11S R 7E B, Monroe, MS
Built 1994 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,100
US 45A
FairOver: SR 25
US 45A OVER SR 25, Monroe, MS
Built 1998 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 6,000
US 45A
FairOver: SR 25
US 45A OVER SR 25, Monroe, MS
Built 1998 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 6,500
SR 8
FairOver: JAMES CREEK
3.0 MI E CHICKASAW CL, Monroe, MS
Built 1946 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 1,100
SR 25
FairOver: JAMES CREEK
1.7 MI W TENN TOM, Monroe, MS
Built 1963 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,700
SR 25
FairOver: HARMONY ROAD
3.0 MI S US 278, Monroe, MS
Built 2017 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 4,000
DARROCOTT ROAD
FairOver: ICG RR
SEC 2 T15S R 7E B, Monroe, MS
Built 1983 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,200
OLD HIGHWAY # 6
FairOver: WEAVER CREEK RELIEF
SEC 2 T13S R18W, Monroe, MS
Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 211
BECKER BOTTOM ROAD
FairOver: HALFWAY CREEK
SEC 34 T13S R 7E, Monroe, MS
Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 133
OLD COLUMBUS RD
FairOver: STONEWALL CREEK
SEC 18 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS
Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 68
BINFORD RD
FairOver: HANG KETTLE CREEK
SEC 29 T15S R 7E, Monroe, MS
Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80
BEARD DRIVE
FairOver: UNNAMED LOCAL CREEK
SEC 8 T13S R16W, Monroe, MS
Built 1997 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 100
SR 8
FairOver: JAMES CREEK
2.1 MI E CHICKASAW CL, Monroe, MS
Built 1946 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,100
SR 25
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
2.9 MI E US 45A, Monroe, MS
Built 1963 Load: 57.8 t ADT: 2,900
US 45
FairOver: BUCKINGHAM CREEK
9.2 MI N LOWNDES CL, Monroe, MS
Built 1996 Load: 82.8 t ADT: 9,500
US 45
FairOver: STREAM
10.4 MI N LOWNDES CL, Monroe, MS
Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,500
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Related
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges
Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.