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SR 438 over Canal No 9

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

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

SR 438 over Canal No 9 in Washington County, Mississippi, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 174 of the 310 inventoried bridges in Washington County rated fair (56.1%); 26 (8.4%) 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 prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 182 ft
Location	1.5 Mi E SR 1
NBI structure number	310043807600150
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 82 over Canal No 9	1954	18,000	Fair
US 82 over Black Bayou	1954	18,000	Good
US 82 over Canal No 2	1954	17,000	Good
US 82 over Deer Creek	1975	15,000	Fair
US 82 over Drainage Canal	1974	9,300	Fair
Ditch No 5 over S Colorado St	1990	8,800	Fair