Total bridges
61
Public highway bridges in Sharkey County
County profile · official public datasets
Sharkey County, MS
61 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 59% rated Good, 24.6% Fair, 16.4% Poor.
- 61
- Public bridges
- 59%
- Good condition
- 16.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Sharkey County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- 79th
- of 82 on Poor share
- 16.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 61
- public highway bridges
- 1993
- 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.
Sharkey County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Sharkey County ranks #79 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 16.4%). Sharkey County, Mississippi contains 61 public highway bridges. Roughly 59% are rated “Good,” 24.6% “Fair,” and 16.4% “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
59%
36 of 61 rated 7-9
Fair condition
24.6%
15 of 61 rated 5-6
Poor condition
16.4%
10 of 61 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#79 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 61 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 59% (36)
Fair 24.6% (15)
Poor 16.4% (10)
Sharkey County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,380 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 16.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 138 crossings a day against 450 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 61 of 61 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
16.4% of Sharkey County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
10 of the 61 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 59% 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 37.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
RF HOLLY BLUFF RD over CYPRESS BEND SLOUGH, built 1972, carries 520 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 1,380 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Sharkey County's bridges were built
61 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 1
1930–1939
1 bridges
- 1950s 1
1950–1959
1 bridges
- 1960s 5
1960–1969
5 bridges
- 1970s 5
1970–1979
5 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
12 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
12 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
13 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
7 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 13 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1993, 7 years newer than the Mississippi average of 1986.
How Sharkey County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Sharkey County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 16.4% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1993 against a peer-group mean of 1986 is 7 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 100 | 42% | 48% | 10% | 1979 |
| Jefferson County | 100 | 47% | 51% | 2% | 1989 |
| Humphreys County | 94 | 56.4% | 39.4% | 4.3% | 1987 |
| Wilkinson County | 94 | 67% | 23.4% | 9.6% | 1984 |
| Tunica County | 81 | 61.7% | 27.2% | 11.1% | 1993 |
| Sharkey County (this page) | 61 | 59% | 24.6% | 16.4% | 1993 |
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 Sharkey 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 Sharkey County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (61 bridges here).
- Amador County, CA · 61 bridges
- Cheyenne County, CO · 61 bridges
- Montezuma County, CO · 61 bridges
- Atkinson County, GA · 61 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1993 here).
- Salt Lake County, UT · avg 1993 · 659 bridges
- Rowan County, NC · avg 1993 · 245 bridges
- Cabarrus County, NC · avg 1993 · 236 bridges
- Daviess County, IN · avg 1993 · 221 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (61)
EWING ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
SEC 17 T13N R 6W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2008 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 50
CAMETA ROAD
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
SEC 3 T13N R 7W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 1962 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 250
DUMMY LINE ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE SUNFLOWER RIVER
SEC 21 T10N R 6W, Sharkey, MS
Built 1958 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
RED ROCK ROAD
FairOver: NATURAL SLOUGH
NO DATA ENTERED, Sharkey, MS
Built 1991 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 50
LOCUST STREET
FairOver: DEER CREEK
SEC 12 T12N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 1939 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 1,000
SUNFLOWER RIVER RD
FairOver: JAYNES BAYOU
SEC 11 T13N R 6W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 1972 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 120
SR 14
FairOver: SUNFLOWER RIVER
2.7 MI E US 61, Sharkey, MS
Built 1967 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 860
TEN MILE BAYOU RD
FairOver: SIX MILE BAYOU
SEC 17 T10N R 5W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 1965 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 50
US 61
FairOver: DEER CREEK
6.5 MI S SR 14 WEST, Sharkey, MS
Built 1992 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 2,300
OLD BOYKIN ROAD
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL DCDD
SEC 12 T14N R 6W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50
US 61
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.0 MI N ISSAQUENA CL, Sharkey, MS
Built 1983 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,000
US 61
FairOver: DEER CREEK
3.3 MI N ISSAQUENA CL, Sharkey, MS
Built 1983 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,000
US 61
FairOver: DEER CREEK
4.8 MI N ISSAQUENA CL, Sharkey, MS
Built 1983 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,000
SR 14
FairOver: WIDOWS BAYOU
5.2 MI E US 61, Sharkey, MS
Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 860
SR 434
FairOver: DEER CREEK
0.8 MI E US 61, Sharkey, MS
Built 1980 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 290
DUCK POND ROAD
GoodOver: HOWLETT BAYOU
NO DATA ENTERED, Sharkey, MS
Built 1993 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50
DUCK POND ROAD
GoodOver: NATURAL SLOUGH
NO DATA ENTERED, Sharkey, MS
Built 1993 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50
DUCK POND ROAD
GoodOver: NATURAL SLOUGH
NO DATA ENTERED, Sharkey, MS
Built 1993 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50
CAMETA ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
SEC 35 T14N R 6W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 1985 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 50
SANDY BAYOU ROAD
GoodOver: DITCH NO 1 RFDD
SEC 9 T12N R 6W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 1990 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 50
CAMETA ROAD
GoodOver: JAYNES BAYOU DRAINAGE CA
SEC 34 T14N R 6W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 1985 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 50
CAMETA ROAD
GoodOver: MAIN A CANAL
SEC 3 T13N R 7W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 1984 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 30
US 61
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
1.7 MI S SR 14 WEST, Sharkey, MS
Built 1992 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 1,900
SR 16
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
2.5 MI E ISSAQUENA CL, Sharkey, MS
Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 700
OMEGA ROAD
GoodOver: COON BAYOU
SEC 11 T10N R 7W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20
OILWELL ROAD
GoodOver: COON BAYOU
SEC 14 T11N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2023 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50
FORK CREEK LOOP RD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL DCDD
SEC 20 T12N R 6W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 320
SPIVEY ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL OBDD
SEC 2 T12N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 99
DOWLING ROAD
GoodOver: MCCANN BAYOU
SEC 34 T13N R 5W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2011 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50
CAMETA ROAD
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
SEC 6 T13N R 6W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 130
DRYBEND ROAD
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
SEC 18 T13N R 6W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100
DRYBEND ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL OBDD
SEC 11 T13N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 75
ALCORN ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL DCDD
SEC 15 T14N R 6W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50
SAGO ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL OBDD
SEC 36 T14N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50
US 61
GoodOver: ROLLING FORK CREEK
0.1 MI N SR 14 WEST, Sharkey, MS
Built 1996 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 4,800
BLANTON ROAD
GoodOver: COON BAYOU
SEC 34 T11N R 7W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20
INDIAN BAYOU ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL OBDD
SEC_ 4_T12N_R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2007 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50
CHINA STREET
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
SEC 11 T12N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2000 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 770
MCINTYRE ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANALSBDD
SEC 22 T13N R 5W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2007 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50
CAMETA ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
SEC 1 T13N R 7W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 2005 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 130
SAGO ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL OBDD
SEC 27 T14N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50
GAUNT ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
SEC 31 T10N R 7W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 2001 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50
MAGNOLIA STREET
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
SEC 2 T12N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 770
FISH LAKE ROAD
GoodOver: FISH LAKE
SEC 30 T14N R 5W, Sharkey, MS
Built 2007 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20
FERRY ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL SBDD
SEC 14 T14N R 5W B, Sharkey, MS
Built 2005 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 50
PANTHER BURN ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL OBDD
SEC 22 T14N R 7W, Sharkey, MS
Built 1996 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 25
SR 16
GoodOver: LITTLE SUNFLOWER RIVER
4.9 MI E US 61, Sharkey, MS
Built 2018 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 230
US 61
GoodOver: DEER CREEK
3.8 MI N SR 14 EAST, Sharkey, MS
Built 2012 Load: 44.6 t ADT: 1,700
US 61
GoodOver: DITCH
10.1 MI N ISSAQUENA CL, Sharkey, MS
Built 1992 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 1,900
SR 14
GoodOver: DITCH
4.3 MI E US 61, Sharkey, MS
Built 2001 Load: 95.0 t ADT: 860
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