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John Owens Road over Big Creek

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

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

John Owens Road over Big Creek in Simpson 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 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 120 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 125 of the 198 inventoried bridges in Simpson County rated good (63.1%); 9 (4.5%) 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 120 ft
Location	Sec 13 T 2N R 2E B
NBI structure number	SA6400000000058
Condition class	Good

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