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US 49 over Goodwater Creek

Simpson County, Mississippi · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 49 over Goodwater Creek in Simpson County, Mississippi, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1998, making it 27 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 125 of the 198 inventoried bridges in Simpson County rated good (63.1%); 9 (4.5%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 142 ft
Location	1.5 Mi S SR 28
NBI structure number	21000490641144A
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 49 over Sellers Creek	1965	25,000	Fair
US 49 over Gravel Pit Creek	1965	25,000	Fair
US 49 over Bear Creek	1965	25,000	Good
US 49 over Unnamed Stream	1961	21,000	Fair
US 49 over SR 149 & Cnic RR	1965	12,500	Good
US 49 over SR 149 & Cnic RR	1965	12,500	Good