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US 278 over Buttahatchie River

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

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

US 278 over Buttahatchie River in Monroe 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 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 187 of the 287 inventoried bridges in Monroe County rated good (65.2%); 8 (2.8%) 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 769 ft
Location	2.5 Mi E SR 8
NBI structure number	210027804802160
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 45A over Massey Creek	1996	16,000	Good
US 45A over Massey Branch	1996	16,000	Fair
US 45A over Tubbalubba Creek Relief	1996	16,000	Good
US 45A over Stream	1938	13,000	Good
US 45 over Field Drainage Ditch	1996	12,000	Good
US 45 over Flat Bottom Ditch	1996	12,000	Good