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SR 494 over Tallasher Creek Relief

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

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

SR 494 over Tallasher Creek Relief in Newton 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 109 of the 242 inventoried bridges in Newton County rated good (45.0%); 12 (5.0%) 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 102 ft
Location	8.5 Mi E SR 15
NBI structure number	310049405100920
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 20 over Stream	1966	20,000	Good
I 20 over Slough	1966	20,000	Good
I 20 over Stream	1966	20,000	Good
I 20 over Potterchitto Creek	1966	20,000	Fair
I 20 over Oakahatta Creek	1961	12,000	Fair
I 20 over Oakahatta Creek	1961	12,000	Fair