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Washington County, MS

317 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 34.7% rated Good, 54.9% Fair, 10.4% Poor.

317
Public bridges
34.7%
Good condition
10.4%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Washington County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

74th
of 82 on Poor share
10.4%
Poor-condition share
317
public highway bridges
1984
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.

Washington County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Washington County ranks #74 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.4%). Washington County, Mississippi contains 317 public highway bridges. Roughly 34.7% are rated “Good,” 54.9% “Fair,” and 10.4% “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.

Total bridges

317

Public highway bridges in Washington County

Good condition

34.7%

110 of 317 rated 7-9

Fair condition

54.9%

174 of 317 rated 5-6

Poor condition

10.4%

33 of 317 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#74 of 82

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

Condition distribution

Share of 317 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
34.7% (110)
Fair
54.9% (174)
Poor
10.4% (33)

Washington County's Poor-condition bridges carry 7,746 vehicle crossings a day

That is 2.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 235 crossings a day against 1,135 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 316 of 317 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

42.6% of Washington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

135 of the 317 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 34.7% 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 35.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

OLD LELAND ROAD over FISH LAKE-2006, built 2006, carries 2,736 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 33-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 7,746 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Washington County's bridges were built

317 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 76 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1984) matches the Mississippi average (1986).

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

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

The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Washington County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.4% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1984 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Washington County and the 5 Mississippi counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Jones County 329 7.6%
Washington County (this page) 317 10.4%
Madison County 311 3.2%
Harrison County 301 5.3%
Monroe County 290 4.1%
Forrest County 283 4.2%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MS (317 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1984 here).

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

All 317 Good 110 Fair 174 Poor 33

Good-condition bridges (110)

BAYOU ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 33 T18N R 8W, Washington, MS

Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 190

FAS 616 HELM RD

Good

Over: BOGUE PHALIA

SEC 7 T19N R 6W B, Washington, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

RUSSELL ROAD

Good

Over: SIX MILE BAYOU

SEC 25 T19N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

RUSSELL ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH NO 14

SEC 26 T19N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

FAS 616 WINTERVILL

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 11 T19N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 30

FAS 616 NEPANEE RD

Good

Over: OLD BOGUE PHALIA

SEC 12 T19N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20

NEPANEE ROAD

Good

Over: COLD WATER CREEK

SEC 12 T19N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 20

BASSI ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR LAKE

SEC 36 T19N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 200

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 2 T19N R 8W, Washington, MS

Built 2015 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

IRELAND ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 15 T19N R 8W, Washington, MS

Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

FAS 616 PRISCILLA

Good

Over: WILLIAMS BAYOU

SEC 17 T19N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40

BLAYLOCK ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 28 T19N R 8W, Washington, MS

Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 250

AIRBASE ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 28 T19N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,380

AIRBASE ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 33 T19N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 2018 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,100

LESLIE ROAD

Good

Over: BAYOU-1765

SEC 21 T15N R 5W, Washington, MS

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10

W LAKE WASHINGTON

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 15 T14N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 1978 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 310

VFW ROAD

Good

Over: MAIN CANAL 0919

SEC 9 T17N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 1997 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,500

ARCHER RANGE RD

Good

Over: MAIN CANAL-1092

SEC 14 T17N R 8W, Washington, MS

Built 1997 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 200

WILCOX ROAD

Good

Over: MAIN CANAL

SEC 15 T17N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 1997 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

STONEVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

SEC 10 T18N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 1971 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 550

EXPERIMENT STA RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

SEC 15 T18N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 1978 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 740

FAS 618 METCALF

Good

Over: RIVERSIDE MAIN CANAL

SEC 33 T19N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 1973 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 250

SLAGO DIARY ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 18 T17N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

SANDIFER ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 35 T16N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

SLAGO DAIRY ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 16 T17N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

SLAGO DAIRY ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 18 T17N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

COUNTY LINE RD W

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 4 T19N R 8W, Washington, MS

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

SAGO ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 33 T14N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2004 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50

T&P RT 1034

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 3 T15N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50

LIZ ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK-1055

SEC 18 T15N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20

SANDIFER ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 2 T15N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 1999 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 70

SHORT ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK-1058

SEC 25 T15N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 1999 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 30

SLAGO DAIRY ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 15 T17N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 1998 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50

TATE ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 26 T17N R 8W, Washington, MS

Built 1999 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 50

ROADWAY STREET

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

SEC 14 T18N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2007 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 100

WINN ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 18 T19N R 9W, Washington, MS

Built 2004 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 619 TRIBBETT

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 18 T18N R 6W B, Washington, MS

Built 2005 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 501

ETHEL ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL-1022

SEC 21 T16N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 1999 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 30

WEST PARK ROAD

Good

Over: CANAL-0941

SEC 31 T16N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 1997 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 50

BLACK BAYOU RD

Good

Over: DITCH NO 2

SEC 29 T18N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2004 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 100

TENNESSEE GAS RD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 34 T18N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 1975 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,270

PATTERSON ROAD

Good

Over: BOGUE PHALIA CUTOFF

SEC 29 T18N R 6E B, Washington, MS

Built 2012 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 50

BEAR GARDEN ROAD

Good

Over: STEELE BAYOU

SEC 7 T14N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 1987 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 100

MCKAY ROAD

Good

Over: BOGUE PHALIA-1162

SEC 15 T16N R 6W B, Washington, MS

Built 1989 Load: 38.6 t

WILMOT ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

SEC 23 T17N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 1984 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 75

BEAR GARDEN ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 7 T14N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50

WILCOX ROAD

Good

Over: US 82

1.6 MI E SR 454, Washington, MS

Built 2013 Load: 40.1 t ADT: 230

SR 12

Good

Over: DITCH # 3

2.2 MI W HUMPHREYS CL, Washington, MS

Built 2005 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 2,200

US 61

Good

Over: US 82

US 61 OVER US 82, Washington, MS

Built 1975 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,150

SR 1

Good

Over: DITCH #6

0.4 MI N SR 454, Washington, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 8,600

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