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US 98 over Denham Creek

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

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

US 98 over Denham Creek in Perry County, Mississippi, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 126 of the 163 inventoried bridges in Perry County rated good (77.3%); 0 (0.0%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 202 ft
Location	2.6 Mi W SR 29
NBI structure number	21000980561706A
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 98 over Stream	1994	15,000	Good
US 98 over Stream	1994	15,000	Good
US 98 over Little Creek	1968	10,000	Fair
SR 15 over Stream	1940	8,900	Good
SR 42 over Tallahalla Creek	2023	6,400	Good
US 98 over Caraway Creek	1991	5,500	Good