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I 59 over US 49

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

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

I 59 over US 49 in Forrest 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 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 24,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 137 of the 283 inventoried bridges in Forrest County rated fair (48.4%); 11 (3.9%) 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	Continuous concrete single box beam
Length	about 229 ft
Location	I 59 over US 49
NBI structure number	11000590180668A
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 49 over Mixons Creek	1995	29,000	Good
US 49 over Gordons Creek	1946	27,000	Fair
I 59 over US 49	1960	24,500	Fair
US 49 over Gordons Creek	1941	24,000	Good
US 49 over US 11	1946	24,000	Fair
US 49 over 7TH St	1946	24,000	Good