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US 45A over Tibbee Creek

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

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

US 45A over Tibbee Creek in Clay County, Mississippi, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1992, making it 33 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 42 of the 156 inventoried bridges in Clay County rated fair (26.9%); 2 (1.3%) 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 steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,451 ft
Location	3.1 Mi N Lowndes Cl
NBI structure number	22000450131643A
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 45A over Town Creek	1973	23,000	Good
US 45A over Town Creek	1992	19,000	Fair
US 45A over Creek	1999	17,000	Good
US 45A over Creek	1992	9,500	Good
US 45A over Creek	1992	9,500	Fair
US 45A over Tibbee Creek	1992	9,500	Fair