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Vance Road over Opossum Bayou

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

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

Vance Road over Opossum Bayou in Quitman 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 120 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 58 of the 105 inventoried bridges in Quitman County rated good (55.2%); 6 (5.7%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 200 ft
Location	Sec 34 T26N R 1W B
NBI structure number	SA6000000000037
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 278/SR 6 over Ashlog Bayou	2017	5,300	Good
US 278/SR 6 over Bobo Bayou	2017	5,300	Good
US 278 over Relief Opening	1940	5,300	Fair
US 278/SR 6 over Onemile Bayou	2017	4,500	Good
US 278/SR 6 over Quitman-panola Ditch	2017	4,500	Good
US 278 over Canal	1940	4,500	Fair