Total bridges
271
Public highway bridges in Yazoo County
County profile · official public datasets
Yazoo County, MS
271 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 26.6% rated Good, 60.9% Fair, 12.5% Poor.
- 271
- Public bridges
- 26.6%
- Good condition
- 12.5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Yazoo County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 78th
- of 82 on Poor share
- 12.5%
- Poor-condition share
- 271
- 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.
Yazoo County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Yazoo County ranks #78 of 82 Mississippi counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 12.5%). Yazoo County, Mississippi contains 271 public highway bridges. Roughly 26.6% are rated “Good,” 60.9% “Fair,” and 12.5% “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
26.6%
72 of 271 rated 7-9
Fair condition
60.9%
165 of 271 rated 5-6
Poor condition
12.5%
34 of 271 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#78 of 82
Among Mississippi counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 271 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 26.6% (72)
Fair 60.9% (165)
Poor 12.5% (34)
Yazoo County's Poor-condition bridges carry 15,125 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 12.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 445 crossings a day against 2,191 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 271 of 271 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
25.1% of Yazoo County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
68 of the 271 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 26.6% 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 24.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 16 over PEPPER CREEK, built 1976, carries 3,700 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 34-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 15,125 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Yazoo County's bridges were built
271 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 2
1930–1939
2 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s 6
1950–1959
6 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
32 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
64 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
32 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
56 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
37 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
27 bridges
- 2020s 9
2020–2029
9 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 64 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.6% 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).
How Yazoo County compares with Mississippi's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Mississippi counties nearest Yazoo County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 12.5% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1989 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 81 Mississippi counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest County | 283 | 46.3% | 49.5% | 4.2% | 1982 |
| Bolivar County | 272 | 26.1% | 65.8% | 8.1% | 1987 |
| Yazoo County (this page) | 271 | 26.6% | 60.9% | 12.5% | 1987 |
| Jackson County | 268 | 69.4% | 28% | 2.6% | 1996 |
| Copiah County | 266 | 25.9% | 69.2% | 4.9% | 1987 |
| DeSoto County | 266 | 59.4% | 38.7% | 1.9% | 1995 |
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 Yazoo 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 Yazoo County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MS (271 bridges here).
- Morgan County, AL · 271 bridges
- Yolo County, CA · 271 bridges
- Hall County, NE · 271 bridges
- Ottawa County, OK · 271 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.
All bridges (271)
DAY PLACE ROAD
FairOver: ELLISON CREEK
SEC 17 T11N R 2E, Yazoo, MS
Built 2001 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 80
SR 433
FairOver: DITCH
3.2 MI S HOLMES CL, Yazoo, MS
Built 1985 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 680
BEND ROAD
FairOver: ELLISON CREEK
SEC 33 T11N R 2E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1970 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 80
MOLESTAGE SLACK RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 4 T12N R 2E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 2017 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 100
SCOTLAND ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
SEC 26 T10N R 1W B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1991 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 340
HAZEL SMITH ROAD
FairOver: PERRY CREEK BRANCH
SEC 23 T10N R 3W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2000 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 10
SR 16/SR 149
FairOver: WOLF LAKE
2.1 MI E HUMPHREYS CL, Yazoo, MS
Built 1966 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 1,900
SR 432
FairOver: I 55
SR 432 OVER I 55, Yazoo, MS
Built 1970 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 710
HICKS ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
SEC 29 T11N R 1E, Yazoo, MS
Built 2017 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 40
MOLESTAGE SLACK RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 9 T12N R 2E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1988 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 200
SR 16/SR 149
FairOver: ASH BAYOU
1.7 MI E HUMPHREYS CL, Yazoo, MS
Built 1966 Load: 53.4 t ADT: 1,900
SR 16/SR 149
FairOver: CHANNEL RELIEF
0.7 MI E HUMPHREYS CL, Yazoo, MS
Built 1959 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 1,900
WILDWOOD ROAD
FairOver: I 55
3.6 MI S SR 432, Yazoo, MS
Built 1970 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 280
UPSHAW ROAD
FairOver: I 55
1.3 MI S SR 432, Yazoo, MS
Built 1971 Load: 63.9 t ADT: 280
US 49
FairOver: CREEK
11.2 MI N SR 433, Yazoo, MS
Built 1976 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,000
SCOTLAND ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
SEC 30 T11N R 1E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1966 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 350
CARSON ROAD
GoodOver: HURRICANE CREEK
SEC 5 T12N R 1W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2012 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 90
DEASONVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: ELLISON CREEK
SEC 33 T11N R 2E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 2009 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 150
HENRY PLACE ROAD
GoodOver: TECHEVA CREEK
SEC 5 T12N R 1E, Yazoo, MS
Built 2009 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 200
WILLIAMS ROAD
GoodOver: TECHEVA CREEK
SEC 14 T13N R 1W B, Yazoo, MS
Built 2007 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80
WOODARD ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
SEC 17 T12N R 4W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1978 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 50
CESSNA ROAD
GoodOver: THOMPSON CREEK
SEC 17 T10N R 2W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2004 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 75
JONES ROAD
GoodOver: SHORT CREEK
SEC 21 T11N R 2W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2012 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 20
MOLLETT ROAD
GoodOver: PINEY CREEK
SEC 15 T12N R 1W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2004 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 100
MONEY SUNK ROAD
GoodOver: OLD CREEK
SEC 7 T13N R 1W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1972 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 120
BERRYVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: BURG CREEK
SEC 1 T10N R 1E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 250
SR 432
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
1.2 MI E I 55, Yazoo, MS
Built 1996 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 890
RIDGE ROAD
GoodOver: SHORT CREEK
SEC 29 T11N R 2W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2012 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 110
COX FERRY ROAD
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
SEC 3 T 8N R 3W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2004 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 40
HILDERBRAND ROAD
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
SEC 28 T 9N R 3W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2021 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 80
POWELL ROAD
GoodOver: PINEY CREEK
SEC 17 T12N R 1W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2022 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100
FOWLER ROAD
GoodOver: ELLISON CREEK
SEC 28 T11N R 2E, Yazoo, MS
Built 2008 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50
SR 432
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK TRIB
0.7 MI E I 55, Yazoo, MS
Built 1996 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 890
PERRY CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: RICHARD CREEK
SEC 32 T10N R 3W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2003 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 40
BERRYVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: PICKETT CREEK
SEC 1 T10N R 1E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1974 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 250
US 49
GoodOver: CNIC RR
0.8 MI N SR 433, Yazoo, MS
Built 1976 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,500
SR 16
GoodOver: PICKETT CREEK
6.1 MI E SR 433, Yazoo, MS
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,700
GRABALL FREERUN RD
GoodOver: PINEY CREEK
SEC 8 T12N R 1W B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1975 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 220
WILDWOOD ROAD
GoodOver: BURG CREEK
SEC 2 T11N R 1E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1985 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 330
COLBY ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
SEC 14 T12N R 5W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40
US 49
GoodOver: RELIEF
0.7 MI N MADISON CL, Yazoo, MS
Built 1978 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 12,000
US 49
GoodOver: RELIEF
0.8 MI N MADISON CL, Yazoo, MS
Built 1978 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 12,000
SCOTLAND ROAD
GoodOver: WALESHEBA CREEK
SEC 33 T10N R 1W B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1996 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 340
JUDKIN ROAD
GoodOver: SHORT CREEK
SEC 18 T11N R 2W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60
SR 16
GoodOver: RELIEF
3.0 MI E SR 433, Yazoo, MS
Built 1977 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,500
NIVENS ROAD
GoodOver: PINEY CREEK
SEC 24 T12N R 1W B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1988 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 200
OLD HIGHWAY 49
GoodOver: THOMPSON CREEK
SEC 16 T10N R 2W B, Yazoo, MS
Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 300
HOUSE ROAD
GoodOver: TESHEVA CREEK
SEC 34 T13N R 1E, Yazoo, MS
Built 2016 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 90
WHITAKER ROAD
GoodOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
SEC 10 T 9N R 4W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1977 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 40
PHILLIPS ROAD
GoodOver: SILVER CREEK
SEC 34 T12N R 5W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 40
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