Total bridges
162
Public highway bridges in Perry County
County profile · official public datasets
Perry County, MS
162 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 71% rated Good, 29% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 162
- Public bridges
- 71%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Perry County posts a top-1% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 1%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 162
- public highway bridges
- 1990
- 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.
Perry County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Perry County ranks #1 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Perry County, Mississippi contains 162 public highway bridges. Roughly 71% are rated “Good,” 29% “Fair,” and 0% “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
71%
115 of 162 rated 7-9
Fair condition
29%
47 of 162 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 162 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#1 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 162 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 71% (115)
Fair 29% (47)
Poor 0% (0)
21.6% of Perry County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
35 of the 162 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 71% 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.
When Perry County's bridges were built
162 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 5
1950–1959
5 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
19 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
23 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
34 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
23 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
33 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 34 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1990) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Perry County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Perry County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1990 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is 6 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc County | 166 | 62% | 34.3% | 3.6% | 1987 |
| Choctaw County | 164 | 54.3% | 37.2% | 8.5% | 1981 |
| Covington County | 164 | 80.5% | 16.5% | 3% | 1989 |
| Grenada County | 163 | 47.9% | 50.3% | 1.8% | 1983 |
| Perry County (this page) | 162 | 71% | 29% | 0% | 1990 |
| Yalobusha County | 158 | 45.6% | 48.1% | 6.3% | 1979 |
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 Perry 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 Perry County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (162 bridges here).
- Perry County, AL · 162 bridges
- Johnson County, AR · 162 bridges
- Ouachita County, AR · 162 bridges
- Bond County, IL · 162 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1990 here).
- Maricopa County, AZ · avg 1990 · 2,847 bridges
- Tarrant County, TX · avg 1990 · 2,617 bridges
- Fairfax County, VA · avg 1990 · 751 bridges
- Guilford County, NC · avg 1990 · 736 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (47)
FAIRLEY BRIDGE RD
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
SEC 34 T 1S R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1963 Load: 15.8 t ADT: 150
DYKES CHAPEL ROAD
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
SEC 9 T 5N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1964 Load: 17.7 t ADT: 410
JANICE-BROOKLYN RD
FairOver: PIERCES CREEK
SEC 15 T 1N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1967 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 260
HINTONVILLE ROAD
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
SEC 33 T 4N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1967 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 500
ARLINGTON ROAD
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
SEC 33 T 3N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1954 Load: 17.9 t ADT: 190
WHITFIELD ROAD
FairOver: BOGUE HOMO CK
SEC 17 T 5N R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1987 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 250
THOMAS CREEK ROAD
FairOver: TALLAHALA CREEK
SEC 5 T 4N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1967 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 330
SR 29
FairOver: BLUFF CREEK
2.4 MI N STONE CL, Perry, MS
Built 1962 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 640
SR 42
FairOver: BOGUE HOMA CREEK
5.1 MI W SR 15, Perry, MS
Built 1942 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,600
WINGATE ROAD
FairOver: LEAF RIVER
SEC 15 T 3N R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 865
BUCK CREEK ROAD
FairOver: READY BRANCH
SEC 7 T 4N R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1992 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 740
BUFORD GILLIS ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 33 T 4N R11W, Perry, MS
Built 2002 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 50
HINTONVILLE ROAD
FairOver: GAINES CREEK
SEC 2 T 3N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1973 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 350
FREEWILL CHURCH RD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 7 T 4N R10W, Perry, MS
Built 1999 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 150
PUMPING STATION RD
FairOver: PARKER BRANCH
SEC 18 T 5N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1961 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 800
BENNDALE ROAD
FairOver: SWEETWATER CREEK
SEC 35 T 1S R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
BENNDALE ROAD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
SEC 11 T 1S R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220
BENNDALE ROAD
FairOver: DEEP CREEK
SEC 36 T 1S R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
COCHRAN ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 33 T 5N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 750
PUMPING STATION RD
FairOver: MCCOMB BRANCH
SEC 7 T 5N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 800
JANICE-BROOKLYN RD
FairOver: WOLFPEN BRANCH
SEC 16 T 1N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 240
LITTLE CREEK ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
SEC 23 T 2N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 320
BUCK CREEK ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 1 T 3N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 360
BUCK CREEK ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 12 T 3N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 360
COCHRAN ROAD
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
SEC 14 T 4N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80
FAIRLEY BRIDGE RD
FairOver: BUG BRANCH
SEC 33 T 1S R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 2004 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 150
BENNDALE ROAD
FairOver: CALF BRANCH
SEC 23 T 1S R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1979 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 200
LITTLE CREEK ROAD
FairOver: WELDY CREEK
SEC 26 T 2N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1976 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 300
MEMORIAL CHURCH RD
FairOver: REESES CREEK
SEC 19 T 4N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1992 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 220
WILL BEST ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 1 T 5N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1981 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 150
WILL BEST ROAD
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
SEC 11 T 5N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1981 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 150
KITTRELL ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 14 T 3N R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 2012 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 150
BENNDALE ROAD
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
SEC 11 T 1S R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1958 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 230
LAKE PERRY ROAD
FairOver: CARTER CREEK
SEC 8 T 2N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1985 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 160
HICKORY GR. CH. RD
FairOver: BEAR BRANCH
SEC 20 T 4N R10W, Perry, MS
Built 1990 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 220
HICKORY GR. CH. RD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SEC 29 T 4N R10W, Perry, MS
Built 1990 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 220
CORINTH CHURCH RD
FairOver: MCWILLIAMS BRANCH
SEC 19 T 5N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1979 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 500
HINTONVILLE ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC 1 T 3N R 9W B, Perry, MS
Built 1981 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 350
CORINTH CHURCH RD
FairOver: THIRD CREEK
SEC 30 T 5N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1979 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 500
HOLLIMON ROAD
FairOver: MILL CREEK
SEC 6 T 5N R10W, Perry, MS
Built 2011 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 80
BUCK CREEK ROAD
FairOver: BEAR BRANCH
SEC 18 T 4N R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 700
FAIRLEY BRIDGE RD.
FairOver: UNNAMED BRANCH
SEC_36_T 1S_R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 2004 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 350
MEMORIAL CHURCH RD
FairOver: PENN BRANCH
SEC 19 T 4N R11W B, Perry, MS
Built 1992 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 300
SR 29
FairOver: STREAM
2.8 MI S SR 42, Perry, MS
Built 1983 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,800
SR 29
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI S SR 42, Perry, MS
Built 1983 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,800
LEONARD CLARK ROAD
FairOver: LINDA CREEK
SEC 17 T 5N R10W B, Perry, MS
Built 1981 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 150
US 98
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
1.0 MI W GREENE CL, Perry, MS
Built 1968 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 12,000
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