Smith Co 538 - B over Davis Creek

Smith County, Mississippi · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• Smith Co 538 - B over Davis Creek in Smith County, Mississippi, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 0 (failed condition, out of service) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 80 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 7 of the 175 inventoried bridges in Smith County rated poor (4.0%); 7 (4.0%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, temporary structure in place to carry legal loads while the original structure is closed awaiting replacement or rehabilitation (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2024, on a 12-month routine inspection cycle.
• A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

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

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