Total bridges
178
Public highway bridges in Webster County
County profile · official public datasets
Webster County, MS
178 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 60.1% rated Good, 33.1% Fair, 6.7% Poor.
- 178
- Public bridges
- 60.1%
- Good condition
- 6.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Webster County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 58th
- of 82 on Poor share
- 6.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 178
- public highway bridges
- 1985
- 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.
Webster County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Webster County ranks #58 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.7%). Webster County, Mississippi contains 178 public highway bridges. Roughly 60.1% are rated “Good,” 33.1% “Fair,” and 6.7% “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
60.1%
107 of 178 rated 7-9
Fair condition
33.1%
59 of 178 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.7%
12 of 178 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#58 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 178 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 60.1% (107)
Fair 33.1% (59)
Poor 6.7% (12)
Webster County's Poor-condition bridges carry 8,890 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 741 crossings a day against 1,529 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 178 of 178 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
32% of Webster County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
57 of the 178 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 60.1% 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 46.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 182 over WHITE CREEK CANAL, built 1937, carries 4,100 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 12-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 8,890 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Webster County's bridges were built
178 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 6
1930–1939
6 bridges
- 1940s 5
1940–1949
5 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
22 bridges
- 1960s 15
1960–1969
15 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
21 bridges
- 1980s 14
1980–1989
14 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
36 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
44 bridges
- 2010s 12
2010–2019
12 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 44 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1985) matches the Mississippi average (1986).
How Webster County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Webster County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.7% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1985 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster County (this page) | 178 | 60.1% | 33.1% | 6.7% | 1985 |
| Winston County | 176 | 80.1% | 18.2% | 1.7% | 1992 |
| Smith County | 175 | 76.6% | 19.4% | 4% | 1990 |
| Warren County | 175 | 26.3% | 69.1% | 4.6% | 1972 |
| Greene County | 171 | 64.9% | 33.3% | 1.8% | 1990 |
| Montgomery County | 170 | 74.1% | 22.9% | 2.9% | 1989 |
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 Webster 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 Webster County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (178 bridges here).
- Allen County, LA · 178 bridges
- Clark County, MO · 178 bridges
- Monroe County, MO · 178 bridges
- Ontario County, NY · 178 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MS (1985 here).
- Hillsborough County, FL · avg 1985 · 840 bridges
- Lancaster County, NE · avg 1985 · 661 bridges
- Nueces County, TX · avg 1985 · 528 bridges
- Grayson County, TX · avg 1985 · 513 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (178)
CO RD 132
FairOver: RELIEF FOR SPRING CREEK
SEC 28 T20N R11E B, Webster, MS
Built 1954 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 100
CO RD 8
FairOver: PRYOR CREEK
SEC 25 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1994 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 100
CO RD 251
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
SEC 14 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1983 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 240
CO RD 256
FairOver: LITTLE BLACK CREEK
SEC 16 T20N R10E B, Webster, MS
Built 1963 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 290
CO RD 188
FairOver: SUN CREEK
SEC 21 T20N R12E B, Webster, MS
Built 1967 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 100
CO RD 14
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
SEC 4 T21N R 9E, Webster, MS
Built 2001 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 100
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: MS ROUTE 15
4.8 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Webster, MS
Built 1958 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,030
SR 15
FairOver: CREEK
0.1 MI S CHICKASAW CL, Webster, MS
Built 1938 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 2,200
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: ABANDONED IC&G RAILROAD
0.7 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Webster, MS
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,088
CO RD 261
FairOver: TOPASHAW CANAL
SEC 2 T16S R 2E B, Webster, MS
Built 1991 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 290
SR 9
FairOver: SABOUGLA CREEK
1.6 MI N SR 404, Webster, MS
Built 1949 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 1,000
CO RD 252
FairOver: SAND CREEK
SEC 21 T20N R 9E B, Webster, MS
Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 170
CO RD 264
FairOver: BIG BLACK RIVER
SEC 11 T20N R11E B, Webster, MS
Built 1968 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 140
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: OLD MS ROUTE 82
7.9 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Webster, MS
Built 1958 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,088
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
1.4 MILES NORTH OF U.S. R, Webster, MS
Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,088
SR 9
FairOver: BIG BLACK CREEK
0.3 MI N CHOCTAW CL, Webster, MS
Built 1955 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,700
SR 46
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
0.4 MI E SR 15, Webster, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 1,100
CO RD 162
FairOver: TOPASHAW CANAL
SEC 31 T15S R 2E B, Webster, MS
Built 1960 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 50
US 82
FairOver: MILE BRANCH
4.2 MI E MONTGOMERY CL, Webster, MS
Built 2002 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 2,550
CO RD 252
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
SEC 6 T19N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1985 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 100
SR 404
FairOver: CREEK
6.1 MI W SR 9, Webster, MS
Built 1949 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 280
CO RD 251
FairOver: HORSEPEN CREEK
SEC 28 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1983 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 240
CO RD 205
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
SEC 26 T21N R10E B, Webster, MS
Built 1956 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 60
SR 404
FairOver: BELLEFONTAINE CREEK
0.6 MI W SR 9, Webster, MS
Built 1984 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 280
SR 9
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
3.4 MI N SR 404, Webster, MS
Built 1949 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 1,000
CO RD 263
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
SEC 1 T20N R10E, Webster, MS
Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 60
US 82
FairOver: STREAM
3.0 MI E SR 9, Webster, MS
Built 1937 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 8,300
CO RD 64
FairOver: CALABRELLA CREEK
SEC 7 T19N R 9E B, Webster, MS
Built 1979 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 120
CO RD 97
FairOver: TRIB OF SABOUGLA CK
SEC 13 T21N R 9E, Webster, MS
Built 1994 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 50
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RR
0.1 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. R, Webster, MS
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,075
CO RD 123
FairOver: BCH OF SPRING CREEK
SEC 18 T20N R11E, Webster, MS
Built 1995 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50
CO RD 128
FairOver: BUTTERMILK CREEK
SEC 30 T20N R11E B, Webster, MS
Built 1964 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 250
CO RD 254
FairOver: CALABRELLA CREEK
SEC 9 T20N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 110
CO RD 256
FairOver: HAYS CREEK
SEC 21 T20N R10E B, Webster, MS
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 290
CO RD 7
FairOver: HORSE PEN CREEK
SEC 5 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60
CO RD 8
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
SEC 24 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
CO RD 265
FairOver: TRIB OF SPRING CREEK
SEC 25 T21N R10E B, Webster, MS
Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 630
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: LINE CREEK CANAL
1.3 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Webster, MS
Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,088
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
5.7 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Webster, MS
Built 1958 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,088
US 82
FairOver: BIG BLACK RIVER
2.6 MI W SR 15 SOUTH, Webster, MS
Built 2000 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,150
US 82
FairOver: BIG BLACK RIVER
2.5 MI W SR 15 SOUTH, Webster, MS
Built 2000 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 4,150
CO RD 3
FairOver: LINDSAY CREEK
SEC 3 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50
CO RD 251
FairOver: EASTFORK BOGUE CREEK
SEC 30 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1965 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 250
FACTORY RD
FairOver: TRIB OF LITTLE BLACK RIV
SEC 5 T19N R10E, Webster, MS
Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 320
CO RD 190
FairOver: SUN CREEK
SEC 22 T20N R12E B, Webster, MS
Built 1967 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 100
SR 15
FairOver: OLD FIELD CREEK
2.7 MI S CHICKASAW CL, Webster, MS
Built 1972 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,800
CO RD 264
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 10 T20N R11E B, Webster, MS
Built 1968 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 140
CO RD 132
FairOver: LICK CREEK
SEC 32 T20N R11E B, Webster, MS
Built 1972 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 100
CO RD 169
FairOver: LITTLE TOPASHAW CK
SEC 16 T21N R11E, Webster, MS
Built 1997 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 50
CO RD 254
FairOver: RELIEF
SEC 6 T19N R 9E B, Webster, MS
Built 1990 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 460
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