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Old Port Gibson over Big Sand Creek

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

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

Old Port Gibson over Big Sand Creek in Claiborne 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 1981, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 280 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 99 of the 136 inventoried bridges in Claiborne County rated fair (72.8%); 4 (2.9%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 160 ft
Location	Sec 4 T13N R 4E B
NBI structure number	SA1100000000075
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 61 over Little Bayou Pierre	1947	10,000	Fair
US 61 over Big Bayou Pierre	1996	3,350	Fair
US 61 over Big Bayou Pierre	1996	3,350	Fair
US 61 over Barnes Creek	2007	2,900	Good
US 61 over Barnes Creek	2004	2,900	Fair
US 61 over Bakers Creek Trib	2007	2,900	Fair