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Walthall County, MS

154 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 85.7% rated Good, 13% Fair, 1.3% Poor.

154
Public bridges
85.7%
Good condition
1.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Walthall County posts a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 7%
lowest Poor share in state
1.3%
Poor-condition share
154
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.

Walthall County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Walthall County ranks #6 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.3%). Walthall County, Mississippi contains 154 public highway bridges. Roughly 85.7% are rated “Good,” 13% “Fair,” and 1.3% “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.

Total bridges

154

Public highway bridges in Walthall County

Good condition

85.7%

132 of 154 rated 7-9

Fair condition

13%

20 of 154 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1.3%

2 of 154 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#6 of 82

Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 154 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
85.7% (132)
Fair
13% (20)
Poor
1.3% (2)

Walthall County's Poor-condition bridges carry 160 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 80 crossings a day against 769 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 154 of 154 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

23.4% of Walthall County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

36 of the 154 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 85.7% 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 62.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

ROBEY JEFFERSON RD over BRANCH OF MAGEES CREEK, built 1970, carries 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 160 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Walthall County's bridges were built

154 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 30 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1987) matches the Mississippi average (1986).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Walthall County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Walthall County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.3% Poor share is the 2nd-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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Walthall County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Yalobusha County 158 6.3%
Franklin County 157 10.2%
Tallahatchie County 155 20%
Clay County 154 1.9%
Walthall County (this page) 154 1.3%
Lamar County 150 0%

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 Walthall 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 Walthall County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MS (154 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1987 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 154 Good 132 Fair 20 Poor 2

All bridges (154)

SR 27

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.1 MI S SR 48/SR 198, Walthall, MS

Built 1976 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 4,800

SR 48

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

2.0 MI E SR 198, Walthall, MS

Built 1947 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,800

SR 585

Good

Over: DARBUN CREEK

7.8 MI N US 98, Walthall, MS

Built 1972 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 300

ENON-SARTINVILLE

Good

Over: CARTER CREEK

SEC 9 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1977 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 480

STALLINGS BR. ROAD

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

SEC 17 T 1N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 310

MT. MORIAH ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF KIRKLAND CREEK

SEC 16 T 1N R11E, Walthall, MS

Built 2016 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 110

BRENT ROAD

Good

Over: BR LEATHERWOOD CREEK

SEC 8 T 3N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 200

BRISTER STORE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 1 T 4N R 9E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1978 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 990

OLD HOLMESVILLE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LEATHERWOOD CR

SEC 19 T 3N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1979 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 110

DARBUN ROAD

Good

Over: MAGEES CREEK RELIEF

SEC 27 T 4N R11E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1972 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,300

EASLEY FORTENBERRY

Good

Over: BCH OF PUSHEPATAPA CREEK

SEC 1 T 1N R11E, Walthall, MS

Built 1996 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 70

CAZZIE COTHERN RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CARTERS CREEK

SEC 24 T 4N R 9E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1983 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 100

SR 27

Good

Over: VARNELL CREEK

9.1 MI N US 98, Walthall, MS

Built 1954 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 830

US 98

Good

Over: MAGEES CREEK

0.4 MI E SR 27, Walthall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,600

OLD HWY 24 EAST

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MCGEE CREEK

SEC 20 T 2N R11E, Walthall, MS

Built 1940 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 120

DILLONS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

SEC 29 T 1N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1982 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 410

US 98

Good

Over: RELIEF

0.5 MI E SR 27, Walthall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 2,600

SALEM CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE VARNELL

SEC 18 T 3N R11E, Walthall, MS

Built 1994 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 110

BACOT ROAD

Good

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

SEC 33 T 4N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2007 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 50

SR 583

Good

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

9.4 MI N US 98, Walthall, MS

Built 1999 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 1,000

LEATHERWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

SEC 4 T 4N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2008 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 80

DILLONS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BOGUE CHITTO

SEC 29 T 1N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 410

MESA-WALKERS BR RD

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

SEC 17 T 2N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 330

JAYESS ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CARTERS CREEK

SEC 16 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220

DAN HOLMES ROAD

Good

Over: BOZEMAN BRANCH

SEC 23 T 4N R11E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90

US 98

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.6 MI W SR 583, Walthall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,250

HARVEYTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MAGEE CREEK

SEC 2 T 3N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

DINAN-SALEM ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE VARNELL CREEK

SEC 12 T 3N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

HARVEYTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: UNION CREEK

SEC 36 T 3N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

MANNINGS CROSSING

Good

Over: MAGEE CREEK

SEC 25 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

JAYESS ROAD

Good

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

SEC 28 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

MANNINGS CROSSING

Good

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

SEC 33 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

LOG CABIN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF MCGEE CREEK

SEC 32 T 4N R11E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MCGEE CREEK

SEC 24 T 4N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MAGEES CREEK

SEC 13 T 4N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

US 98

Good

Over: RELIEF

0.5 MI E SR 27, Walthall, MS

Built 1984 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,600

BROCKDALE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BOGUE CHITTO

SEC 33 T 1N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2007 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 90

PIGOTT EASTLNG RD

Good

Over: BCH OF PUSHEPATAPA CRK

SEC 4 T 1N R12E, Walthall, MS

Built 2001 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 210

RUSHING RAYBORN RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MCGEE CREEK

SEC 15 T 2N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2011 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 200

PIGOT-EASTERLING R

Good

Over: PUSHAPATOPE CREEK

SEC 33 T 2N R12E, Walthall, MS

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 110

N. SANDIFER STREET

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 30 T 2N R11E, Walthall, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,750

OLD HWY 24 EAST

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MCGEE CREEK

SEC 31 T 3N R12E B, Walthall, MS

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100

SAULS ROAD

Good

Over: MCGEE CREEK

SEC 21 T 4N R11E, Walthall, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 130

SR 48

Good

Over: BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

0.5 MI E PIKE CL, Walthall, MS

Built 1975 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,200

US 98

Good

Over: MAGEES CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.3 MI W MARION CL, Walthall, MS

Built 2002 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,850

US 98

Good

Over: MAGEES CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.3 MI W MARION CL, Walthall, MS

Built 2000 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,850

SR 48

Good

Over: DAVO CREEK

1.4 MI E SR 198, Walthall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,800

SR 48

Good

Over: E FORK PUSHEPATAPA RIVER

9.1 MI E SR 198, Walthall, MS

Built 1988 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 990

GENE MCKENZIE

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 16 T 3N R11E, Walthall, MS

Built 2008 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 40

DARBUN-CHINAGROVE

Good

Over: STOVALL CREEK

SEC 1 T 3N R11E B, Walthall, MS

Built 2019 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 160

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