Total bridges
205
Public highway bridges in Prentiss County
County profile · official public datasets
Prentiss County, MS
205 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 68.8% rated Good, 26.3% Fair, 4.9% Poor.
- 205
- Public bridges
- 68.8%
- Good condition
- 4.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Prentiss County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 49%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 205
- 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.
Prentiss County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Prentiss County ranks #40 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.9%). Prentiss County, Mississippi contains 205 public highway bridges. Roughly 68.8% are rated “Good,” 26.3% “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.
Good condition
68.8%
141 of 205 rated 7-9
Fair condition
26.3%
54 of 205 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.9%
10 of 205 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#40 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 205 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 68.8% (141)
Fair 26.3% (54)
Poor 4.9% (10)
Prentiss County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,086 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.5% 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 409 crossings a day against 1,578 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 205 of 205 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
27.3% of Prentiss County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
56 of the 205 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 68.8% 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 53.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
MARKET STREET over KCS RAILROAD, built 1959, carries 2,200 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 10-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 4,086 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Prentiss County's bridges were built
205 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
24 bridges
- 1960s 19
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s 15
1970–1979
15 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
38 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
49 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
28 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
22 bridges
- 2020s 7
2020–2029
7 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 49 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1987) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Prentiss County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Prentiss 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 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1987 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amite County | 210 | 69% | 21.4% | 9.5% | 1987 |
| Prentiss County (this page) | 205 | 68.8% | 26.3% | 4.9% | 1987 |
| Union County | 202 | 53.5% | 45% | 1.5% | 1990 |
| Marion County | 201 | 72.1% | 22.9% | 5% | 1987 |
| Noxubee County | 201 | 50.2% | 45.8% | 4% | 1985 |
| Simpson County | 200 | 63.5% | 30% | 6.5% | 1984 |
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 Prentiss 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 Prentiss County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (205 bridges here).
- Geneva County, AL · 205 bridges
- Russell County, AL · 205 bridges
- Wilson County, KS · 205 bridges
- Bell County, KY · 205 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 (141)
COUNTY ROAD 1211
GoodOver: MILE BRANCH
SEC 11 T 5S R 7E, Prentiss, MS
Built 2000 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 122
CR 1001
GoodOver: KINGS CREEK
SEC 25 T 4S R 7E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1982 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 440
CR 3430
GoodOver: LITTLE BROWN CREEK
SEC 32 T 5S R 9E, Prentiss, MS
Built 2019 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 10
CR 8140
GoodOver: POLLYS CREEK
SEC 19 T 4S R 7E, Prentiss, MS
Built 1970 Load: 16.9 t ADT: 145
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: RELIEF
4.18 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 810
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: LITTLE BROWN CREEK
4.37 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 810
US 45
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5 MI N SR 30, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,500
US 45
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
1.5 MI N SR 30, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,500
CR 8061
GoodOver: KINGS CREEK
SEC 31 T 4S R 7E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 600
SR 4
GoodOver: US 45
SR 4 OVER US 45, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 7,200
CR 2230
GoodOver: LITTLE BROWN CREEK
SEC 16 T 5S R 9E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1985 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 60
US 45
GoodOver: POLLYS CREEK
1.5 MI S ALCORN CL, Prentiss, MS
Built 1995 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 7,500
US 45
GoodOver: POLLYS CREEK
1.5 MI S ALCORN CL, Prentiss, MS
Built 1995 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 7,500
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: BIG BROWN CREEK
3.65 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 810
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD
8.73 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 810
SR 30
GoodOver: US 45
SR 30 OVER US 45, Prentiss, MS
Built 1992 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 1,700
SR 30
GoodOver: KCS RR
0.4 MI E SR 145, Prentiss, MS
Built 2010 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 3,300
SR 4
GoodOver: BIG BRANCH
0.2 MI E TIPPAH CL, Prentiss, MS
Built 1952 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,600
SR 4
GoodOver: TUSCUMBIA RIVER
3.6 MI E US 45, Prentiss, MS
Built 1994 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,400
US 45
GoodOver: TWENTYMILE CREEK
0.7 MI N SR 30, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 7,500
US 45
GoodOver: TWENTYMILE CREEK
0.7 MI N SR 30, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 7,500
US 45
GoodOver: OSBORNE CREEK
3.6 MI N SR 30, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 7,500
US 45
GoodOver: OSBORNE CREEK
3.6 MI N SR 30, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 7,500
US 45
GoodOver: BOONE CREEK
0.5 MI S ALCORN CL, Prentiss, MS
Built 1995 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 7,500
COUNTY ROAD 3401
GoodOver: JENSAY CREEK
SEC 18 T 6S R 9E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1966 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 210
NINTH STREET
GoodOver: US 45
0.7 MI S SR 4, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,100
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: RELIEF
3.74 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 810
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: BIG BROWN SLOUGH
4.06 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 810
COUNTY ROAD 4101
GoodOver: LITTLE BROWN CREEK
SEC 1 T 7S R 8E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 382
COUNTY ROAD 4101
GoodOver: LITTLE BROWN CREEK
SEC 1 T 7S R 8E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 366
COUNTY ROAD 4301
GoodOver: REDBUD CREEK
SEC 15 T 7S R 9E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1973 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 430
INDUSTRIAL PARK RD
GoodOver: TUSCUMBIA RIVER
SEC 3 T 5S R 7E, Prentiss, MS
Built 1982 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 126
US 45
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
2.0 MI N SR 370, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 8,000
US 45
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
2.0 MI N SR 370, Prentiss, MS
Built 1993 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 8,000
US 45
GoodOver: BOONE CREEK
0.5 MI S ALCORN CL, Prentiss, MS
Built 1995 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 7,500
SR 4
GoodOver: KCS RR
2.5 MI E US 45, Prentiss, MS
Built 1994 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 5,400
SR 4
GoodOver: SR 30
SR 4 OVER SR 30, Prentiss, MS
Built 2009 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 3,200
COUNTY ROAD 1120
GoodOver: TUSCUMBIA RIVER
SEC 24 T 4S R 7E, Prentiss, MS
Built 2007 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 140
CR 3200
GoodOver: BIG BROWN CREEK
SEC 27 T 5S R 8E, Prentiss, MS
Built 2008 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 30
CR 5001
GoodOver: OSBORNE CREEK
SEC 1 T 6S R 6E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 500
COUNTY ROAD 1151
GoodOver: TUSCUMBIA RIVER
SEC 12 T 4S R 7E, Prentiss, MS
Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 45
SR 4
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.5 MI E TIPPAH CL, Prentiss, MS
Built 1984 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 2,600
SR 4
GoodOver: MILE BRANCH
4.6 MI E US 45, Prentiss, MS
Built 1994 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 5,400
COUNTY ROAD 5450
GoodOver: DONIVAN CREEK
SEC 12 T 7S R 7E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1984 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 130
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD
9.7 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 810
COUNTY ROAD 4130
GoodOver: SAPLING CREEK
SEC 25 T 6S R 8E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 172
CR 7301
GoodOver: WOLF CREEK
SEC 26 T 5S R 6E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 2007 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 100
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD
3.17 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 810
CR 7411
GoodOver: LITTLE WOLF CREEK
SEC 35 T 5S R 6E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1982 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 310
COUNTY ROAD 7411
GoodOver: LITTLE WOLF CREEK
SEC 35 T 5S R 6E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 1984 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 310
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