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US 61 over Deer Creek

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

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

US 61 over Deer Creek in Sharkey 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 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 14 of the 61 inventoried bridges in Sharkey County rated fair (23.0%); 8 (13.1%) 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 prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 200 ft
Location	3.3 Mi N Issaquena Cl
NBI structure number	210006106314240
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 61 over Rolling Fork Creek	1996	4,500	Good
US 61 over Deer Creek	1992	2,300	Fair
US 61 over Ditch	1992	2,200	Good
US 61 over Deer Creek	1983	2,100	Fair
US 61 over Deer Creek	1983	2,100	Fair
US 61 over Deer Creek	1992	2,000	Good