Total bridges
166
Public highway bridges in Pontotoc County
County profile · official public datasets
Pontotoc County, MS
166 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 62% rated Good, 34.3% Fair, 3.6% Poor.
- 166
- Public bridges
- 62%
- Good condition
- 3.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Pontotoc County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 35%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 166
- public highway bridges
- 1987
- 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.
Pontotoc County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Pontotoc County ranks #29 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.6%). Pontotoc County, Mississippi contains 166 public highway bridges. Roughly 62% are rated “Good,” 34.3% “Fair,” and 3.6% “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
62%
103 of 166 rated 7-9
Fair condition
34.3%
57 of 166 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.6%
6 of 166 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#29 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 166 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 62% (103)
Fair 34.3% (57)
Poor 3.6% (6)
Pontotoc County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,625 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 771 crossings a day against 2,927 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 166 of 166 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
24.1% of Pontotoc County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
40 of the 166 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 62% 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 45.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 346 over MUD CREEK, built 1964, carries 2,100 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 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 4,625 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Pontotoc County's bridges were built
166 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s 2
1930–1939
2 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s 15
1950–1959
15 bridges
- 1960s 9
1960–1969
9 bridges
- 1970s 12
1970–1979
12 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
39 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
32 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
22 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
23 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 39 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 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1987) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Pontotoc County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Pontotoc County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.6% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 170 | 74.1% | 22.9% | 2.9% | 1989 |
| Sunflower County | 169 | 52.7% | 21.9% | 25.4% | 1981 |
| Pontotoc County (this page) | 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 |
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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (166 bridges here).
- Clay County, IL · 166 bridges
- Trego County, KS · 166 bridges
- Bay County, MI · 166 bridges
- Barry County, MO · 166 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1987 here).
- St. Louis County, MO · avg 1987 · 912 bridges
- Ellis County, TX · avg 1987 · 691 bridges
- St. Louis County, MN · avg 1987 · 663 bridges
- Palm Beach County, FL · avg 1987 · 610 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (103)
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: STREAM
1.4 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 3,965
BUSINESS SR 6
GoodOver: MILLER CREEK
7.1 MI W LEE CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2006 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 6,700
US 278
GoodOver: SR 15
US 278 OVER SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1996 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 5,000
US 278
GoodOver: SR 15
US 278 OVER SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1996 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 5,000
SR 341
GoodOver: STREAM
10.4 MI N CALHOUN CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1983 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 1,200
SR 6/US 278
GoodOver: MILLER CREEK
1.6 MI E SR 9, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2006 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,250
SR 6/US 278
GoodOver: MILLER CREEK
1.6 MI E SR 9, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2006 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,250
SR 338
GoodOver: STREAM
11.3 MI E LAFAYETTE CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1940 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,000
SR 342
GoodOver: BOB MILLER CREEK
1.2 MI S SR 6, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,400
ENDVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: LILLY CREEK
SEC 12 T 9S R 4E B, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,600
ENDVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: EADS CREEK
SEC 12 T 9S R 4E B, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1959 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,600
US 278
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
4.7 MI E LAFAYETTE CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1998 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,800
US 278
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
4.7 MI E LAFAYETTE CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1996 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 4,800
SR 41
GoodOver: WEBSTER CREEK
1.6 MI S SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1955 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 2,600
EADES ROAD
GoodOver: SR 9
1.0 MI S US 78, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2012 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 460
US 278
GoodOver: LYON CREEK_TANGLEFOOT TR
1.0 MI E SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1996 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 7,000
SR 341
GoodOver: KITTY HUTT CREEK
3.8 MI N CALHOUN CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1984 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 310
DOZIER ROAD
GoodOver: COONEWAH CREEK
SEC 9 T 9S R 4E B, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1985 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 110
SR 6
GoodOver: MUBBY CREEK
2.9 MI W LEE CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2015 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 4,150
SR 6
GoodOver: MUBBY CREEK
2.9 MI W LEE CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2015 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 4,150
SR 341
GoodOver: STREAM
10.1 MI N CALHOUN CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,200
SR 341
GoodOver: HORN CREEK
6.4 MI N CALHOUN CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1985 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 310
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: STREAM
1.3 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1949 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,965
WISE BEND ROAD
GoodOver: NORTH MUD CREEK
SEC 5 T 9S R 2E, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2011 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 70
SR 341
GoodOver: CREEK
7.6 MI N CALHOUN CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1985 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 310
US 278
GoodOver: LYON CREEK TRIB
2.3 MI E SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1996 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 7,000
SR 15
GoodOver: WEBSTER CREEK
0.2 MI S SR 41, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,800
SR 336
GoodOver: STREAM
2.7 MI W SR 76, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1987 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 330
SR 346
GoodOver: BYRDS CREEK
2.3 MI W SR15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1986 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 2,900
US 278
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
8.4 MI W LAFAYETTE CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1996 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 5,000
SR 15
GoodOver: CHIWAPA CREEK
5.7 MI N CHICKASAW CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1993 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 4,600
QT TODD ROAD
GoodOver: LAPPATUBBY CREEK
SEC 25 T 8S R 2E B, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1984 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 120
WELLS ROAD
GoodOver: DUNCAN CREEK
SEC 3 T 9S R 1E B, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1985 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 240
SR 336
GoodOver: CANE CREEK
3.5 MI W SR 76, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1987 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 330
SR 15
GoodOver: REDLAND CREEK
2.5 MI N CHICKASAW CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1938 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 3,700
SR 9
GoodOver: SR 6/US 278
SR 9 OVER SR 6/US 278, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2004 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 3,900
SR 9
GoodOver: OAK CREEK
0.2 MI S US 78, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,300
SR 341
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
9.8 MI N CALHOUN CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1981 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 1,200
SR 342
GoodOver: NAUGHER CREEK
2.1 MI E SR 41, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1990 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,900
SR 334
GoodOver: TWO MILE CREEK
6.0 MI W SR 9, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1925 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 380
CENTRAL AVENUE
GoodOver: TRIBUTARY OF LAPPATUBBY
SEC 30 T 8S R 3E, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 450
MOORMAN RD
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
SEC 9 T11S R 2E B, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40
SR 15
GoodOver: LAPPATUBBY CREEK
2.0 MI S UNION CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1970 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 13,000
LONGVIEW ROAD
GoodOver: SR 6/US 278
2.1 MI E SR 9, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2006 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 6,700
SHANNON ROAD
GoodOver: TALLABINNELA CREEK
SEC 15 T11S R 4E, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2007 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 220
SR 6 BUSINESS
GoodOver: CREEK
10.8 MI E LAFAYETTE CL, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1940 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,000
SR 9 RAMP
GoodOver: COONEWAH BOTTOM
2.2 MI S US 78, Pontotoc, MS
Built 2012 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 285
SR 346
GoodOver: CREEK
6.6 MI W SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1964 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 2,100
SR 41
GoodOver: MILE BRANCH
0.8 MI N SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1938 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,000
SKUNA ROAD
GoodOver: SKUNA RIVER
SEC 10 T11S R 2E, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1997 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 40
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