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SR 161 over Barnes Creek

Claiborne County, Mississippi · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR 161 over Barnes Creek in Claiborne County, Mississippi, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1936, making it 89 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 270 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 136 inventoried bridges in Claiborne County rated poor (2.9%); 4 (2.9%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 89 ft
Location	0.8 Mi N Jefferson Cl
NBI structure number	210006101107950
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 61 over Little Bayou Pierre	1947	10,000	Fair
US 61 over Big Bayou Pierre	1996	3,350	Fair
US 61 over Big Bayou Pierre	1996	3,350	Fair
US 61 over Barnes Creek	2007	2,900	Good
US 61 over Barnes Creek	2004	2,900	Fair
US 61 over Bakers Creek Trib	2007	2,900	Fair