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US 72 over Bridge Creek

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

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

US 72 over Bridge Creek 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 17,000 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.
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 241 ft
Location	2.3 Mi E US 45
NBI structure number	210007200206600
Condition class	Fair

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 Clear Creek	1988	17,000	Good
US 72 over Ditch	1940	17,000	Good
US 45 over Ditch	1967	11,000	Fair