US 72 over Branch

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

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

US 72 over Branch in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 12,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 52 of the 146 inventoried bridges in Tishomingo County rated fair (35.6%); 8 (5.5%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated May 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 29 ft
Location	8.8 Mi E Alcorn Cl
NBI structure number	210007207108340
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	May 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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 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
US 72 over Little Yellow Creek	1989	6,000	Fair