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Newton County, MS

243 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 46.1% rated Good, 49% Fair, 4.9% Poor.

243
Public bridges
46.1%
Good condition
4.9%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

42nd
of 82 on Poor share
4.9%
Poor-condition share
243
public highway bridges
1982
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.

Newton County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Newton County ranks #42 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.9%). Newton County, Mississippi contains 243 public highway bridges. Roughly 46.1% are rated “Good,” 49% “Fair,” and 4.9% “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

243

Public highway bridges in Newton County

Good condition

46.1%

112 of 243 rated 7-9

Fair condition

49%

119 of 243 rated 5-6

Poor condition

4.9%

12 of 243 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#42 of 82

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

Condition distribution

Share of 243 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
46.1% (112)
Fair
49% (119)
Poor
4.9% (12)

Newton County's Poor-condition bridges carry 6,255 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 521 crossings a day against 2,053 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 243 of 243 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

39.1% of Newton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

95 of the 243 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 46.1% 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 23.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

PINE BLUFF ROAD over DUNNAGIN CREEK, built 2002, carries 1,480 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 6,255 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Newton County's bridges were built

243 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 57 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Mississippi average (1986).

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

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

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Newton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.9% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1986 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Newton County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Marshall County 255 7.5%
Lowndes County 248 2.8%
Chickasaw County 247 6.5%
Newton County (this page) 243 4.9%
Pearl River County 232 3%
Panola County 231 5.6%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MS (243 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1982 here).

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

All 243 Good 112 Fair 119 Poor 12

Good-condition bridges (112)

SR 489

Good

Over: STREAM

IN UNION AT RAILROAD, Newton, MS

Built 1991 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 670

SR 489

Good

Over: CREEK

16.8 MI N US 80, Newton, MS

Built 1991 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 970

SR 494

Good

Over: REECE CREEK

9.7 MI E SR 15, Newton, MS

Built 1988 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,100

SR 21

Good

Over: CREEK

0.3 MI N SCOTT CL, Newton, MS

Built 1959 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 2,800

MCGEE ROAD

Good

Over: I 20

3.2 MI E SR 503, Newton, MS

Built 1962 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 380

MCNEIL ROAD

Good

Over: TALLASHER CREEK

SEC 29 T 7N R13E, Newton, MS

Built 2006 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 70

SR 494

Good

Over: TALLAHATTA CREEK

0.1 MI W LAUDERDALE CL, Newton, MS

Built 1988 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,300

SR 503

Good

Over: SCOTCHENFLIPPER CREEK

1.1 MI N JASPER CL, Newton, MS

Built 1960 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,100

MCNEIL ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR TALLASHER CK

SEC 29 T 7N R13E, Newton, MS

Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 70

SR 15

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3.1 MI N I 20, Newton, MS

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,900

US 80

Good

Over: DITCH

0.6 MI E SR 503, Newton, MS

Built 1930 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,000

CROSSTRACK ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF QUARTERLIAH CREEK

SEC 36 T 5N R10E, Newton, MS

Built 2009 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 10

SR 15

Good

Over: KCS RR

1.7 MI S US 80, Newton, MS

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,900

BETHEL ROBERTS RD

Good

Over: BCH OF TARLOW CREEK

SEC 10 T 5N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

DECATUR-CONEHATTA

Good

Over: CONEHATTA CREEK

SEC 13 T 7N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 680

GOODHOPE ROAD

Good

Over: CHUNKY CREEK

SEC 14 T 7N R12E B, Newton, MS

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

SR 492

Good

Over: SIMMONS CREEK

0.4 MI E SCOTT CL, Newton, MS

Built 1988 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 2,100

IRR BIA RTE 282

Good

Over: CREEK

2.3KM S DECATUR & HUGH M., Newton, MS

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

SR 494

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

5.7MI E SR 15, Newton, MS

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,300

BEAVER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF DUNNAGIN CREEK

SEC 8 T 6N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

RUSH ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TALLASHER CK

SEC 5 T 8N R13E, Newton, MS

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

SR 494

Good

Over: TALLASHER CREEK

8.6 MI E SR 15, Newton, MS

Built 1988 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 1,100

SR 494

Good

Over: TALLASHER CREEK RELIEF

8.7 MI E SR 15, Newton, MS

Built 1988 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,100

SR 15

Good

Over: TARLOW CREEK

2.6 MI N SR 504, Newton, MS

Built 1970 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 2,900

MCDONALD ROAD

Good

Over: BOX CREEK

SEC 17 T 7N R10E, Newton, MS

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 110

JESS EZELL ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CONEHATTA CK

SEC 31 T 8N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2001 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

W W ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKEDWOOD CREEK

SEC 30 T 7N R10E, Newton, MS

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

ROBERTS CO LINE RD

Good

Over: QUARTERLIAH CREEK

SEC 35 T 5N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 210

JAMES EVERETT ROAD

Good

Over: DUNNAGIN CREEK

SEC 17 T 6N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60

VANCE ROAD

Good

Over: DUNNAGIN CREEK

SEC 17 T 6N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

NEWTON-CONEHATTA R

Good

Over: POTTERCHITTO CREEK

SEC 28 T 6N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,260

MCELHENNEY ROAD

Good

Over: OKAHATTA CREEK

SEC 1 T 7N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 120

ERIN-LUCERN ROAD

Good

Over: CONEHATTA CREEK

SEC_30_T 8N_R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 240

SR 489

Good

Over: CONEHATTA CREEK

5.9 MI N US 80, Newton, MS

Built 1989 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,400

SR 489

Good

Over: CONEHATTA CREEK

14.2 MI N US 80, Newton, MS

Built 1989 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 760

CHUNKY DUFFEE RD

Good

Over: TALLAHATTA CREEK

SEC 2 T 8N R13E B, Newton, MS

Built 2011 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 500

NEWTON CALHOUN RD

Good

Over: BETHEL CREEK

SEC 9 T 5N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 210

NEWTON-CONEHATTA R

Good

Over: BCH OF POTTERCHITTO CK

SEC 28 T 6N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2016 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,260

WYATT ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF OKAHATTA CREEK

SEC_1_T7N_R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100

BILL WILLIS ROAD

Good

Over: CONEHATTA CREEK

SEC 17 T 8N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

PETE FREEMAN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF CONEHATTA CREEK

SEC_19_T8N_R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

SR 15

Good

Over: DITCH

2.9 MI N I 20, Newton, MS

Built 1970 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 8,900

HOPEWELL ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR TALLASHER CK

SEC 9 T 7N R13E B, Newton, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 150

PROVIDENCE ROAD

Good

Over: TALLAHATTA CREEK

SEC 23 T 7N R13E, Newton, MS

Built 2006 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50

SR 494

Good

Over: TALLASHER CREEK RELIEF

8.5 MI E SR 15, Newton, MS

Built 1988 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,100

SR 503

Good

Over: CREEK

1.4 MI N JASPER CL, Newton, MS

Built 1960 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,100

POTTERCHITTO ROAD

Good

Over: BOGUE FALEMA CREEK

SEC 17 T 5N R12E B, Newton, MS

Built 1971 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 200

US 80

Good

Over: CHUNKY RELIEF

3.4 MI E SR 503, Newton, MS

Built 1930 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 1,100

SR 15

Good

Over: DITCH

8.0 MI N SR 503, Newton, MS

Built 1976 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,100

NEWTON CALHOUN RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TARLOW CREEK

SEC 16 T 5N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 1968 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 140

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