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Natchez Trace Park over U.S. Route 78

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

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

Natchez Trace Park over U.S. Route 78 in Lee County, Mississippi, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
It is one of 121 of the 389 inventoried bridges in Lee County rated fair (31.1%); 18 (4.6%) 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 365 ft
Location	2.65 Miles South of U.S.
NBI structure number	5570290P0000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 45 over Old Town Creek Relief	1983	37,000	Good
I 22 over Ditch	1982	34,000	Good
I 22 over Boguefala Creek	1982	34,000	Good
I 22 over Ditch	1983	33,000	Good
I 22 over West Tulip Creek	1983	31,000	Good
I 22 over Middle Tulip Creek	1983	31,000	Good