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US 45 over Ditch

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

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

US 45 over Ditch in Alcorn County, Mississippi, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1967, making it 58 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 77 of the 213 inventoried bridges in Alcorn County rated fair (36.2%); 3 (1.4%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated July 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 23 ft
Location	3.2 Mi N US 72
NBI structure number	210004500227770
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	July 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 72 over Kcs RR	1976	25,000	Fair
US 72 over US 45	1972	19,000	Good
US 45 over Relief	1937	17,000	Fair
US 72 over Bridge Creek	1960	17,000	Fair
US 72 over Clear Creek	1988	17,000	Good
US 72 over Ditch	1940	17,000	Good