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US 72 over Sand Ditch

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

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

US 72 over Sand Ditch in Benton County, Mississippi, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1999, making it 26 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 104 inventoried bridges in Benton County rated fair (23.1%); 6 (5.8%) 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 181 ft
Location	4.8 Mi E SR 7
NBI structure number	21000720050239A
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 22 over Peachahalee Creek	1993	10,500	Good
I 22 over Peachahalee Creek	1993	10,500	Fair
I 22 over SR 178	1993	10,500	Good
I 22 over SR 178	1993	10,500	Good
I 22 over Spruce Burlington N RR	1993	10,000	Good
I 22 over Spruce Burlington N RR	1993	10,000	Fair