Total bridges
231
Public highway bridges in Panola County
County profile · official public datasets
Panola County, MS
231 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 28.6% rated Good, 65.8% Fair, 5.6% Poor.
- 231
- Public bridges
- 28.6%
- Good condition
- 5.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Panola County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 50th
- of 82 on Poor share
- 5.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 231
- public highway bridges
- 1981
- 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.
Panola County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Panola County ranks #50 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.6%). Panola County, Mississippi contains 231 public highway bridges. Roughly 28.6% are rated “Good,” 65.8% “Fair,” and 5.6% “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
28.6%
66 of 231 rated 7-9
Fair condition
65.8%
152 of 231 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.6%
13 of 231 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#50 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 231 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 28.6% (66)
Fair 65.8% (152)
Poor 5.6% (13)
Panola County's Poor-condition bridges carry 10,939 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 841 crossings a day against 2,941 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 231 of 231 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
43.3% of Panola County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
100 of the 231 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 28.6% 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 43.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 35 over STREAM, built 1927, carries 4,800 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 13-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 10,939 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Panola County's bridges were built
231 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 11
1930–1939
11 bridges
- 1940s 11
1940–1949
11 bridges
- 1950s 19
1950–1959
19 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
38 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
26 bridges
- 1980s 10
1980–1989
10 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
51 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
32 bridges
- 2010s 20
2010–2019
20 bridges
- 2020s 8
2020–2029
8 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 51 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1981, 5 years older than the Mississippi average of 1986.
How Panola County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Panola County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.6% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl River County | 232 | 74.6% | 22.4% | 3% | 1986 |
| Panola County (this page) | 231 | 28.6% | 65.8% | 5.6% | 1981 |
| Itawamba County | 229 | 65.1% | 31.4% | 3.5% | 1987 |
| Attala County | 228 | 67.5% | 27.2% | 5.3% | 1985 |
| Oktibbeha County | 226 | 68.6% | 27.9% | 3.5% | 1988 |
| Carroll County | 225 | 37.8% | 40.9% | 21.3% | 1981 |
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 Panola 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 Panola County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (231 bridges here).
- Saline County, AR · 231 bridges
- Jones County, IA · 231 bridges
- Clay County, KS · 231 bridges
- Burke County, NC · 231 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1981 here).
- Franklin County, OH · avg 1981 · 922 bridges
- Greenville County, SC · avg 1981 · 635 bridges
- Montgomery County, OH · avg 1981 · 632 bridges
- McLean County, IL · avg 1981 · 624 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (152)
SR 315
FairOver: OIL CREEK
1.6 MI E I 55, Panola, MS
Built 1996 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 2,400
OWENS ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
SEC 10 T 7S R 9W, Panola, MS
Built 2002 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 70
BARNACRE ROAD
FairOver: MCIVOR CK
SEC 22 T 8S R 8W B, Panola, MS
Built 1972 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 80
DUMMY LINE ROAD
FairOver: TALLAHATCHIE RIVER
SEC 31 T 9S R 8W B, Panola, MS
Built 1970 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 1,100
SR 35
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MI S US 51, Panola, MS
Built 1927 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 4,800
SR 35
FairOver: STREAM
0.6 MI N US 51, Panola, MS
Built 1927 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 4,800
SR 35
FairOver: YOCONA RIVER
0.6 MI N TALLAHATCHIE CL, Panola, MS
Built 1965 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,200
I 55
FairOver: SR 35
I 55 OVER SR 35, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 11,000
I 55
FairOver: SR 35
I 55 OVER SR 35, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 11,000
BOOTHE STREET
FairOver: SAND DITCH
SEC 8 T 9S R 7W, Panola, MS
Built 1972 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,200
US 278
FairOver: STREAM
4.0 MI W US 51, Panola, MS
Built 1939 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 8,800
LEMASTER ROAD
FairOver: DAVIDSON CREEK
SEC 14 T 8S R 8W, Panola, MS
Built 1997 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 70
US 278
FairOver: SR 315
US 278 OVER SR 315, Panola, MS
Built 1979 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 8,500
US 278
FairOver: SR 315
US 278 OVER SR 315, Panola, MS
Built 1975 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 8,500
US 278
FairOver: HOTOPHIA CREEK
4.0 MI E I 55, Panola, MS
Built 1979 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 8,500
US 278
FairOver: HOTOPHIA CREEK
4.0 MI E I 55, Panola, MS
Built 1975 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 8,500
US 51
FairOver: BRANCH
5.3 MI N SR 6, Panola, MS
Built 1936 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,100
ENID DAM ROAD
FairOver: I 55
0.8 MI N YALOBUSHA CL, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 500
GOOD HOPE ROAD
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
SEC 19 T 9S R 6W B, Panola, MS
Built 1977 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 800
I 55
FairOver: SR 6
I 55 OVER SR 6, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 9,000
US 51
FairOver: TALLAHATCHIE RIVER
2.6 MI N SR 6, Panola, MS
Built 1999 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,100
SR 718
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI E OF RR COURTLAND, Panola, MS
Built 1990 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,300
BROADWAY STREET
FairOver: SAND DITCH
SEC 8 T 9S R 7W, Panola, MS
Built 1972 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 3,600
SR 315
FairOver: STREAM
1.9 MI W LAFAYETTE CL, Panola, MS
Built 1952 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 1,700
SR 315
FairOver: PEACH CREEK
7.3 MI E QUITMAN CL, Panola, MS
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 770
TATE-PANOLA CO LIN
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 23 T 6S R 8W B, Panola, MS
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80
HAMMOND HILL RD.
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 24 T 6S R 8W B, Panola, MS
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
PARKS PLACE ROAD
FairOver: BUTTERBOWL CREEK
SEC 29 T 6S R 8W B, Panola, MS
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80
HOME PLACE ROAD
FairOver: NELSON CREEK
SEC 6 T 7S R 6W, Panola, MS
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90
STATE PARK ROAD
FairOver: CLARENDON
SEC 33 T 7S R 6W B, Panola, MS
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150
FUDGE TOWN ROAD
FairOver: JONES CREEK
SEC 22 T 8S R 6W, Panola, MS
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 280
TUBBS ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 7 T 9S R 7W, Panola, MS
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 230
PAMELA STREET
FairOver: BATES CREEK
SEC 8 T 9S R 7W, Panola, MS
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,200
CROWDER-POPE ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
SEC_17_T10S_R 3E B, Panola, MS
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,900
JEFF SANDERS ROAD
FairOver: TRIB TO YOCONA RIVER
SEC 23 T27N R 2E, Panola, MS
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65
US 51
FairOver: CREEK
1.6 MI N SR 315, Panola, MS
Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,900
SILO ROAD
FairOver: FLOYD CREEK
SEC 3 T 8S R 9W, Panola, MS
Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 95
ROOKS ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 33 T 6S R 6W, Panola, MS
Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 90
SR 35
FairOver: YOCONA RELIEF
0.8 MI N TALLAHATCHIE CL, Panola, MS
Built 1965 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 1,200
I 55
FairOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
0.5 MI N SR 35, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 12,500
EUREKA ROAD
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
SEC 35 T 9S R 7W B, Panola, MS
Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,900
EUREKA ROAD
FairOver: GOODWIN CREEK
SEC 2 T10S R 7W B, Panola, MS
Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,900
I 55
FairOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
0.5 MI N SR 35, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 12,500
US 51
FairOver: SAND CREEK
0.1 MI S SR 6, Panola, MS
Built 1936 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 8,700
SR 315
FairOver: CLARENDON CR SPILLWAY
5.7 MI E I 55, Panola, MS
Built 1975 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,400
SR 35
FairOver: HOTOPHIA CREEK
4.5 MI N US 51, Panola, MS
Built 1996 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 1,900
MUGGY HILL ROAD
FairOver: TOCOWA CREEK
SEC 8 T10S R 8W, Panola, MS
Built 1977 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 60
I 55
FairOver: SR 6
I 55 OVER SR 6, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 9,000
CENTRAL ACADEMY RD
FairOver: JONES CREEK
SEC 26 T 8S R 6W B, Panola, MS
Built 1995 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100
MACEDONIA ROAD
FairOver: BLACKS CREEK
SEC 16 T 8S R 8W B, Panola, MS
Built 1995 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 280
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