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Short Cut Rd. over Branch

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

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

Short Cut Rd. over Branch in Noxubee County, Mississippi, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2022, making it 3 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 97 of the 201 inventoried bridges in Noxubee County rated good (48.3%); 14 (7.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated November 2022, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	8	Very good condition


Structure	Steel culvert
Length	about 42 ft
Location	Sec 36 T16N R18E
NBI structure number	SA5200000000163
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	November 2022
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 45 over Clear Creek	1975	9,100	Good
US 45 over Shuqualak Creek	1996	5,500	Fair
US 45 over Creek	1996	5,500	Fair
US 45 over Ditch	1996	5,500	Good
US 45 over Ditch	1996	5,500	Good
US 45 over Relief	1996	5,500	Good