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J.m. Tatum Ind. Dr over Priests Creek

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

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

J.m. Tatum Ind. Dr over Priests Creek in Forrest 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1975, making it 50 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 137 of the 283 inventoried bridges in Forrest County rated fair (48.4%); 11 (3.9%) 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 199 ft
Location	Sec 35 T 4N R13W B
NBI structure number	SA1800000000173
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 49 over Mixons Creek	1995	29,000	Good
US 49 over Gordons Creek	1946	27,000	Fair
I 59 over US 49	1960	24,500	Fair
I 59 over US 49	1960	24,500	Fair
US 49 over Gordons Creek	1941	24,000	Good
US 49 over US 11	1946	24,000	Fair