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I 55 over Ragsdale Road

Madison County, Mississippi · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

I 55 over Ragsdale Road in Madison County, Mississippi, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 140 of the 311 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated fair (45.0%); 10 (3.2%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 182 ft
Location	1.6 Mi. N SR 857
NBI structure number	11000550451145B
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Mississippi department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 55 over Purple Creek	1979	104,000	Good
I 55 over US 51 & Cnic RR	1985	47,000	Fair
I 55 over US 51 & Cnic RR	1985	47,000	Fair
I 55 over I 220E to I 55 North	1979	47,000	Fair
I 55 over I 220E to I 55 North	1979	47,000	Fair
I 220 over Ditch	1977	47,000	Good