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US 49 over Richland Creek

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

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

US 49 over Richland Creek in Rankin 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 23,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 147 of the 378 inventoried bridges in Rankin County rated fair (38.9%); 17 (4.5%) 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 339 ft
Location	1.3 Mi S I 20
NBI structure number	21000490611536B
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 20 over Conway Slough	1965	77,000	Good
I 20 over Creek	1963	62,000	Good
I 55 over US 80/KCS RR	1967	56,500	Good
US 49 & Frt Rds over Ditch	1970	56,000	Good
US 49 over Kcs RR	2008	56,000	Fair
US 49 over Conway Slough	1967	56,000	Good