Total Bridges
16,823
Public highway bridges in Mississippi
State profile · Below median Poor share
Mississippi bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Mississippi, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 16,823
- Public bridges
- 52.3%
- Good condition
- 5.9%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
52.3%
8,797 bridges rated 7-9
2.3pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
5.9%
996 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-1.1pp vs national avg 7.0%
Mississippi vs national bridge condition
Mississippi - Good condition share 52.3%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Mississippi - Poor-condition share 19.7%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (82)
Adams 104 Alcorn 213 Amite 210 Attala 229 Benton 103 Bolivar 272 Calhoun 213 Carroll 225 Chickasaw 251 Choctaw 165 Claiborne 138 Clarke 224 Clay 155 Coahoma 116 Copiah 266 Covington 164 DeSoto 269 Forrest 287 Franklin 157 George 116 Greene 171 Grenada 163 Hancock 104 Harrison 306 Hinds 667 Holmes 212 Humphreys 94 Issaquena 20 Itawamba 230 Jackson 268 Jasper 194 Jefferson 102 Jefferson Davis 142 Jones 330 Kemper 211 Lafayette 259 Lamar 154 Lauderdale 484 Lawrence 134 Leake 200 Lee 393 Leflore 139 Lincoln 380 Lowndes 250 Madison 314 Marion 201 Marshall 256 Monroe 291 Montgomery 170 Neshoba 200 Newton 244 Noxubee 201 Oktibbeha 227 Panola 231 Pearl River 234 Perry 162 Pike 211 Pontotoc 169 Prentiss 205 Quitman 106 Rankin 376 Scott 199 Sharkey 61 Simpson 201 Smith 175 Stone 125 Sunflower 169 Tallahatchie 155 Tate 139 Tippah 140 Tishomingo 149 Tunica 81 Union 207 Walthall 154 Warren 175 Washington 317 Wayne 214 Webster 181 Wilkinson 94 Winston 176 Yalobusha 158 Yazoo 271
Mississippi vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Mississippi on the same metric.
WY
Wyoming
5.41% top marginal rate
ID
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
MS
Mississippi
5.92% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Mississippi
Six lowest-condition bridges in Mississippi, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
FELLOWSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: BROCK CREEK
SEC 28 T 8S R 6E, Lee, MS
Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80
LEEAUBRE LANE
PoorOver: TURKEYFOOT BRANCH
SEC 24 T 9N R 3W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1965 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 10
CO RD 125
PoorOver: AIKENS CREEK
SEC 8 T20N R 3E, Carroll, MS
Built 1958 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40
BUCK REED ROAD
PoorOver: BRANCH OF BAKERS CREEK
SEC 26 T 6N R 4W, Hinds, MS
Built 1997 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 80
OFC THOMAS CATCHIN
PoorOver: LYNCH CR
SEC 31 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS
Built 1985 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 4,000
WARREN TOWN ROAD
PoorOver: PARKER CREEK
SEC 24 T10N R16E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1967 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 110
All Bridges in Mississippi
US 61
UnknownOver: US 61/DEVEREUX RD.
3.2 MI S US 84E, Adams, MS
Built 2013 ADT: 5,500
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: US 61
0.7 MI N SR 554, Adams, MS
Built 1987 ADT: 3,500
CNIC RR
UnknownOver: US 84
0.1 MI E LA ST LINE, Adams, MS
Built 1987 ADT: 12,000
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: US 84
0.3 MI E US 61, Adams, MS
Built 1992 ADT: 3,350
CNIC RR
UnknownOver: HOMOCHITTO STREET
0.2 MI N US 84, Adams, MS
Built 1940 ADT: 8,800
US 72
UnknownOver: US 45
US 72 OVER US 45, Alcorn, MS
Built 1972 ADT: 5,500
SR 2
UnknownOver: US 45
SR 2 OVER US 45, Alcorn, MS
Built 1984 ADT: 6,000
HARPER ROAD
UnknownOver: US 45
10.8 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS
Built 1972 ADT: 5,500
BELL SCHOOL ROAD
UnknownOver: US 45
11.8 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS
Built 1972 ADT: 5,500
KOSSUTH ROAD
UnknownOver: US 45
12.1 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS
Built 1972 ADT: 5,500
SMITH BRIDGE ROAD
UnknownOver: US 45
0.5 MI N US 72, Alcorn, MS
Built 1965 ADT: 5,500
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: SR 12
4.4 MI E SR 35 SOUTH, Attala, MS
Built 1940 ADT: 3,700
US 78
UnknownOver: SR 178
I 22 OVER SR 178, Benton, MS
Built 1993 ADT: 1,350
US 78
UnknownOver: SR 178
I 22 OVER SR 178, Benton, MS
Built 1993 ADT: 1,350
BECK SPRINGS ROAD
UnknownOver: I 22
0.3 MI E MARSHALL CL, Benton, MS
Built 1993 ADT: 7,500
SAW MILL ROAD
UnknownOver: I 22
0.6 MI E MARSHALL CL, Benton, MS
Built 1993 ADT: 7,500
WATTS ROAD
UnknownOver: I 22
2.3 MI E MARSHALL CL, Benton, MS
Built 1993 ADT: 7,500
GADD ROAD
UnknownOver: I 22
3.6 MI E MARSHALL CL, Benton, MS
Built 1993 ADT: 7,500
PISGAH ROAD
UnknownOver: I 22
4.7 MI E MARSHALL CL, Benton, MS
Built 1993 ADT: 7,500
SR 161
UnknownOver: US 61
3.7 MI S SR 32, Bolivar, MS
Built 1998 ADT: 2,800
I 55
UnknownOver: SR 35
I 55 OVER SR 35, Carroll, MS
Built 1964 ADT: 3,700
I 55
UnknownOver: SR 35
I 55 OVER SR 35, Carroll, MS
Built 1964 ADT: 3,700
SR 404
UnknownOver: I 55
SR 404 OVER I 55, Carroll, MS
Built 1963 ADT: 7,000
COUNTY ROAD 87
UnknownOver: I 55
1.9 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS
Built 1971 ADT: 7,000
COUNTY ROAD 31
UnknownOver: I 55
1.5 MI S SR 35, Carroll, MS
Built 1971 ADT: 7,000
COUNTY ROAD 213
UnknownOver: I 55
1.2 MI S GRENADA CL, Carroll, MS
Built 1963 ADT: 7,000
COUNTY ROAD 213
UnknownOver: I 55
1.2 MI S GRENADA CL, Carroll, MS
Built 1963 ADT: 7,000
BOLTON ROAD
UnknownOver: I 55
0.2 MI S GRENADA CL, Carroll, MS
Built 1963 ADT: 7,000
KCS RR
UnknownOver: SR 8
0.7 MI W SR 15, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1940 ADT: 6,450
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: SR 8
3.7 MI E SR 15, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1948 ADT: 3,100
SR 15
UnknownOver: SR 8
SR 15 OVER SR 8, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1992 ADT: 4,150
SR 15
UnknownOver: SR 8
SR 15 OVER SR 8, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1992 ADT: 4,350
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: SR 32
NATCHEZ TRACE OVER SR 32, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1962 ADT: 3,200
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: SR 389
NATCHEZ TRACE OVER SR 389, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1948 ADT: 1,200
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: SR 9
9.5 MI N SR 12, Choctaw, MS
Built 1960 ADT: 2,200
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: US 61
4.8 MI N JEFFERSON CL, Claiborne, MS
Built 1965 ADT: 7,300
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: SR 547
1.1 MI S US 61, Claiborne, MS
Built 1965 ADT: 2,500
I 59
UnknownOver: SR 18
I 59 OVER SR 18, Clarke, MS
Built 1965 ADT: 2,300
I 59
UnknownOver: SR 18
I 59 OVER SR 18, Clarke, MS
Built 1965 ADT: 840
I 59
UnknownOver: SR 513
I 59 OVER SR 513, Clarke, MS
Built 1965 ADT: 1,000
I 59
UnknownOver: SR 513
I 59 OVER SR 513, Clarke, MS
Built 1965 ADT: 920
US 45
UnknownOver: SR 145
US 45 OVER SR 145, Clarke, MS
Built 2001 ADT: 2,700
US 45
UnknownOver: SR 145
US 45 OVER SR 145, Clarke, MS
Built 2001 ADT: 2,700
US 45
UnknownOver: SR 511
US 45 OVER SR 511, Clarke, MS
Built 2001 ADT: 1,800
US 45
UnknownOver: SR 511
US 45 OVER SR 511, Clarke, MS
Built 2001 ADT: 1,800
SR 18
UnknownOver: US 45
SR 18 OVER US 45, Clarke, MS
Built 1998 ADT: 2,300
COUNTY ROAD 140
UnknownOver: US 45
1.4 MI N SR 18, Clarke, MS
Built 2001 ADT: 2,300
COUNTY ROAD 330
UnknownOver: I 59
2.7 MI S SR 513, Clarke, MS
Built 1966 ADT: 7,000
COUNTY ROAD 371
UnknownOver: I 59
2.1 MI N SR 513, Clarke, MS
Built 1965 ADT: 6,000
NATCHEZ TRACE
UnknownOver: SR 46
NATCHEZ TRACE OVER SR 462, Clay, MS
Built 1953 ADT: 930
Showing 1-50 of 16,823 bridges
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