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SR 16 over Bear Creek Relief

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

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

SR 16 over Bear Creek Relief in Madison 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 2012, making it 13 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 161 of the 311 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated good (51.8%); 10 (3.2%) 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 361 ft
Location	1.3 Mi E US 51
NBI structure number	31000160450831A
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 55 over Purple Creek	1979	104,000	Good
I 55 over US 51 & Cnic RR	1985	47,000	Fair
I 55 over US 51 & Cnic RR	1985	47,000	Fair
I 55 over I 220E to I 55 North	1979	47,000	Fair
I 55 over I 220E to I 55 North	1979	47,000	Fair
I 220 over Ditch	1977	47,000	Good