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US 72 over Little Yellow Creek

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

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

US 72 over Little Yellow Creek in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 86 of the 146 inventoried bridges in Tishomingo County rated good (58.9%); 8 (5.5%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 152 ft
Location	5.9 Mi E Alcorn Cl
NBI structure number	21000720710805A
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 72 over Branch	1986	12,000	Good
US 72 over Rhodes Branch	1986	12,000	Good
US 72 over Branch	1986	12,000	Fair
US 72 over Tenn Tom Waterway	1980	7,000	Fair
US 72 over Tenn Tom Waterway	1980	7,000	Fair
US 72 over Rowin Creek	1984	7,000	Fair