Total bridges
232
Public highway bridges in Pearl River County
County profile · official public datasets
Pearl River County, MS
232 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 74.6% rated Good, 22.4% Fair, 3% Poor.
- 232
- Public bridges
- 74.6%
- Good condition
- 3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Pearl River County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 28%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3%
- Poor-condition share
- 232
- public highway bridges
- 1986
- 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.
Pearl River County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Pearl River County ranks #23 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3%). Pearl River County, Mississippi contains 232 public highway bridges. Roughly 74.6% are rated “Good,” 22.4% “Fair,” and 3% “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
74.6%
173 of 232 rated 7-9
Fair condition
22.4%
52 of 232 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3%
7 of 232 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#23 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 232 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 74.6% (173)
Fair 22.4% (52)
Poor 3% (7)
Pearl River County's Poor-condition bridges carry 18,550 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,650 crossings a day against 2,218 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 232 of 232 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
32.8% of Pearl River County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
76 of the 232 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 74.6% 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 80.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 11 over HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK, built 1948, carries 15,000 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 7-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 18,550 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Pearl River County's bridges were built
232 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 10
1930–1939
10 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 9
1950–1959
9 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
48 bridges
- 1970s 13
1970–1979
13 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
35 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
33 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
38 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
31 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 48 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1986) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Pearl River County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Pearl River County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1986 against a peer-group mean of 1984 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 (this page) | 232 | 74.6% | 22.4% | 3% | 1986 |
| Panola County | 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (232 bridges here).
- Douglas County, IL · 232 bridges
- Monroe County, IN · 232 bridges
- Gaston County, NC · 232 bridges
- Atoka County, OK · 232 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1986 here).
- El Paso County, TX · avg 1986 · 783 bridges
- Caddo County, LA · avg 1986 · 682 bridges
- Weld County, CO · avg 1986 · 614 bridges
- Polk County, IA · avg 1986 · 545 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (52)
OLD HIGHWAY 11 RD
FairOver: JUMPOFF CREEK
SEC 1 T 3S R16W, Pearl River, MS
Built 1932 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 330
OLIVE CHURCH ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 29 T 1N R15W, Pearl River, MS
Built 1986 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 75
OLD KILN ROAD
FairOver: BOARD PILE BRANCH
SEC 14 T 6S R16W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 2008 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,900
US 11
FairOver: STREAM
9.0 MI S SR 26 WEST, Pearl River, MS
Built 1937 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,300
HICKORY GROVE ROAD
FairOver: DANA CREEK
SEC 11 T 1S R14W, Pearl River, MS
Built 1978 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 150
EDMOND JONES ROAD
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC 1 T 2S R14W, Pearl River, MS
Built 1988 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 60
OLD HIGHWAY 11 RD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 2 T 3S R16W, Pearl River, MS
Built 1932 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 60
HOLDEN ROAD
FairOver: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK
SEC 26 T 2S R17W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 135
SR 26
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
1.4 MI E I 59, Pearl River, MS
Built 1955 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 2,300
US 11
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
6.5 MI S SR 26 WEST, Pearl River, MS
Built 1937 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 2,300
US 11
FairOver: BIG BRANCH
10.7 MI N SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,100
AMERCIAN SAND & GR
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 27 T 2S R15W, Pearl River, MS
Built 2005 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 60
SR 26
FairOver: MOODY LAKE
1.5 MI E LA STATE LINE, Pearl River, MS
Built 1988 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 5,000
JOHN AMACKER RD
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
SEC 14 T 3S R17W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 550
HENLEYFIELD-MCNEIL
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
SEC 24 T 4S R18W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,300
WALKIAH BLUFF ROAD
FairOver: LOTTS CREEK
SEC 36 T 5S R18W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 2009 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,250
OLD CAMP ROAD
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
SEC_10_T 3S_R17W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 1997 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 320
BURGETOWN ROAD
FairOver: GEORGE BRANCH
SEC 14 T 5S R17W, Pearl River, MS
Built 2007 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 160
DUPONT-HARTS CHAPL
FairOver: JUMPOFF CREEK
SEC 27 T 3S R16W, Pearl River, MS
Built 1934 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 180
I 59
FairOver: E. PEARL RIV FRONTAGE RD
MISS/LA STATE LINE, Pearl River, MS
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,000
I 59
FairOver: E. PEARL RIV FRONTAGE RD
MISS/LA STATE LINE, Pearl River, MS
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,000
BURGE AND REYER RD
FairOver: TWO MILE CREEK
SEC 7 T 1S R16W, Pearl River, MS
Built 1970 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 60
US 11
FairOver: MILL CREEK
6.5 MI N SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS
Built 1937 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 5,500
I 59
FairOver: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK
0.4 MI N SR 43 SOUTH, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 16,500
RICHARDSON OZONA
FairOver: GEORGE BRANCH
SEC 26 T 5S R17W, Pearl River, MS
Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 160
COWART HOLLIDAY RD
FairOver: JUMPOFF CREEK
SEC 11 T 3S R16W, Pearl River, MS
Built 2002 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 70
SR 53
FairOver: I 59
SR 53 OVER I 59, Pearl River, MS
Built 1964 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,700
HENLEYFIELD-MCNEIL
FairOver: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK
SEC 34 T 4S R17W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 1985 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,250
MCNEIL STEEP HOLLW
FairOver: CATAHOULA CREEK
SEC 29 T 4S R15W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 560
HILLSDALE ROAD
FairOver: WILL CREEK
SEC 28 T 1S R15W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 1992 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 900
MCNEIL HOLLOW ROAD
FairOver: I 59
9.0 N SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,500
I 59
FairOver: WEST UNION ROAD
6.4 MI N SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 11,000
I 59
FairOver: MILLARD ROAD
8.2 MI S SR 53, Pearl River, MS
Built 1964 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 8,500
SR 13
FairOver: I 59
SR 13 OVER I 59, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,300
I 59
FairOver: SR 43
I 59 OVER SR 43, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 14,500
I 59
FairOver: SR 43
I 59 OVER SR 43, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 14,500
SR 13
FairOver: STREAM
0.3 MI S I 59, Pearl River, MS
Built 1984 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,400
I 59
FairOver: STANFIELD CREEK
8.6 MI N SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 9,500
WHITE SANDS ROAD
FairOver: PERKINS CREEK
SEC 25 T 3S R17W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 1993 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 520
BURNT BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: RELIEF
SEC 7 T 6S R17W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 940
SR 13
FairOver: STREAM
1.0 MI N FOREST CL, Pearl River, MS
Built 1984 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 1,400
GEORGE FORD ROAD
FairOver: MARSEN BRANCH
SEC 11 T 5S R17W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 2016 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 280
SR 43
FairOver: SOLOMAN CREEK
6.5 MI N US 11, Pearl River, MS
Built 1986 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 2,900
SR 26
FairOver: I 59
SR 26 OVER I 59, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 5,300
SR 43
FairOver: I 59
SR 43 OVER I 59, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 14,000
ANCHOR LAKE ROAD
FairOver: I 59
8.3 MI N SR 43, Pearl River, MS
Built 1963 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,000
S.VALLEY ROAD
FairOver: KENNEDY CREEK
SEC 35 T 3S R17W, Pearl River, MS
Built 1989 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 100
GUMPOND BEALL ROAD
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
SEC 29 T 1S R14W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 1975 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 210
OLD KILN ROAD
FairOver: BLACKSNAKE BR
SEC 15 T 6S R16W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 2007 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 1,900
OTIS JONES ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH
SEC 03 T01S R15W B, Pearl River, MS
Built 2018 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 220
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