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Old Hickory Road over Branch of Okatoma Creek

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

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

Old Hickory Road over Branch of Okatoma Creek in Simpson 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 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 64 of the 198 inventoried bridges in Simpson County rated fair (32.3%); 9 (4.5%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 49 over Sellers Creek	1965	25,000	Fair
US 49 over Gravel Pit Creek	1965	25,000	Fair
US 49 over Bear Creek	1965	25,000	Good
US 49 over Unnamed Stream	1961	21,000	Fair
US 49 over SR 149 & Cnic RR	1965	12,500	Good
US 49 over SR 149 & Cnic RR	1965	12,500	Good