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Bridge conditions in Walthall County, Mississippi

157 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Walthall County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 157 inventoried bridges (1.3%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 157 bridges in Walthall County, Mississippi, are rated in poor condition (1.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
128 bridges (81.5%) are rated good and 27 (17.2%) fair.
The median Walthall County bridge was built in 1988.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Robey Jefferson Rd over Branch of Magees Creek (built 1970), carrying about 100 vehicles a day.

Good 81.5% · Fair 17.2% · Poor 1.3% of 157 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Robey Jefferson Rd over Branch of Magees Creek	1970	100	Poor
Sunlight Road over Branch	1960	60	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 98 over Sweetwater Creek	1938	8,100	Good
US 98 over Sweetwater Creek	1938	8,100	Good
US 98 over Unnamed Stream	1938	7,700	Good
SR 48 over Magee Creek	1939	6,300	Fair
SR 27 over Unnamed Stream	1948	5,700	Good
SR 27 over Unnamed Stream	1976	4,800	Good
SR 27 over Unnamed Stream	1976	3,400	Fair
US 98 over Magees Creek Tributary	2002	2,950	Good
US 98 over Magees Creek Tributary	2000	2,950	Good
US 98 over Magees Creek	1984	2,900	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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