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
FAS 619 TRIBBETT
FairOver: CANAL
SEC 15 T17N R 6W B, Washington, MS
Built 1958 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 130
GREEN LAKE ROAD
FairOver: SWIFTWATER BAYOU
SEC 32 T17N R 7W, Washington, MS
Built 1986 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50
MAIN EXTENDED
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
SEC 25 T17N R 8W B, Washington, MS
Built 1964 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50
D O BAKER ROAD
FairOver: SIX MILE BAYOU
SEC 10 T18N R 6W, Washington, MS
Built 1950 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 300
DITCH BANK ROAD
FairOver: CANAL
SEC 17 T19N R 9W, Washington, MS
Built 2015 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50
CO RD 3
FairOver: LINDSAY CREEK
SEC 3 T21N R 8E B, Webster, MS
Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50
CO RD 229
FairOver: CLEAR SPRINGS CREEK
SEC 35 T24N R 6E B, Yalobusha, MS
Built 1974 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 40
MARTIN STREET
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
SEC 4 T11S R 4W, Yalobusha, MS
Built 1982 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 200
PEPPER WILSON ROAD
FairOver: ELLISON CREEK
SEC 6 T11N R 2E, Yazoo, MS
Built 2012 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100
US 72
FairOver: TENA CREEK
0.5 MI E MARSHALL CL, Benton, MS
Built 1999 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 4,950
US 72
FairOver: WOLF RIVER
5.6 MI E SR 7, Benton, MS
Built 1995 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 3,900
I 10
FairOver: EAST PEARL RIVER
MISS/LA STATE LINE, Hancock, MS
Built 1966 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 47,000
US 90
FairOver: WHITES BAYOU
1.7 MI E LA STATE LINE, Hancock, MS
Built 2009 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,600
I 220
FairOver: LIVINGSTON ROAD
2.6 MI N US 49, Hinds, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 23,500
I 220
FairOver: BEASLEY ROAD
2.8 MI N US 49, Hinds, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 23,500
I 220
FairOver: BEASLEY ROAD
2.8 MI N US 49, Hinds, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 23,500
US 61
FairOver: SOUTH BR SHANKSTOWN CR
3.0 MI S SR 552, Jefferson, MS
Built 2004 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,050
US 278
FairOver: MCGLAWIN CREEK
14.6 MI E SR 7, Lafayette, MS
Built 1993 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 4,800
US 45
FairOver: BUTTAHATCHIE RELIEF
0.6 MI N LOWNDES CL, Monroe, MS
Built 1996 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 4,250
SR 15
FairOver: KCS RR
3.9 MI N NEWTON CL, Neshoba, MS
Built 1981 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 4,500
US 278
FairOver: RELIEF OPENING
5.5 MI E SR 3, Quitman, MS
Built 1940 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 4,500
I 20
FairOver: CREEK
5.1 MI E US 80 E EXIT, Rankin, MS
Built 1966 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 15,500
US 49
FairOver: GRAVEL PIT CREEK
3.1 MI S SR 540, Simpson, MS
Built 1965 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 24,000
SR 448
FairOver: BEAVER DAM BAYOU
1.0 MI W US 82, Sunflower, MS
Built 1983 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 2,900
SR 4
FairOver: SENATOBIA CREEK
0.6 MI E I 55, Tate, MS
Built 1974 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 6,500
US 72
FairOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
1.2 MI E ALCORN CL, Tishomingo, MS
Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 6,000
US 72
FairOver: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK
1.2 MI E ALCORN CL, Tishomingo, MS
Built 1989 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 6,000
SR 25
FairOver: TENN TOM WATERWAY
9.7 MI N US 72, Tishomingo, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 5,200
I 22
FairOver: KING CREEK
0.8 MI E SR 15, Union, MS
Built 1968 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 14,000
US 72
FairOver: GROGG CREEK
2.6 MI W TIPPAH CL, Benton, MS
Built 2000 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 3,600
US 61
FairOver: MS DELTA RR/COUNTY RDS
0.1 MI S US 49, Coahoma, MS
Built 2003 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 2,000
I 20
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
HINDS/RANKIN CL, Hinds, MS
Built 1965 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 53,000
SR 18
FairOver: SNAKE CREEK
16.2 MI E SR 27, Hinds, MS
Built 1971 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 4,250
JIMMY WILLIAMS RD
FairOver: BCH OF STRAIGHT FENCE CR
SEC 34 T 7N R 2W B, Hinds, MS
Built 1964 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 230
US 278
FairOver: MCGLAWIN CREEK
14.6 MI E SR 7, Lafayette, MS
Built 1997 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 4,800
CO RD 371
FairOver: GLOVER LAKE CANAL
SEC 24 T19N R 1E, Leflore, MS
Built 2003 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 50
SR 364
FairOver: STREAM
6.1 MI E SR 30, Prentiss, MS
Built 1981 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 1,200
SR 3
FairOver: DRAINAGE CANAL
7.1 MI S PANOLA CL, Quitman, MS
Built 1949 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 1,500
SR 15
FairOver: TIPPAH RIVER
4.2 MI S SR 4, Tippah, MS
Built 1973 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 11,000
PALESTINE RD
FairOver: BR OF SANDY CREEK
SEC 14 T 5N R 1W B, Adams, MS
Built 1983 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 50
SR 2
FairOver: TUSCUMBIA RELIEF
15.0 MI E TIPPAH CL, Alcorn, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,700
SR 2
FairOver: TUSCUMBIA RIVER RELIEF
15.1 MI E TIPPAH CL, Alcorn, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,700
HAMP LEE ROAD
FairOver: TICKFAW RIVER
SEC 23 T 2N R 6E B, Amite, MS
Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 630
OXFORD-MEADVILLE
FairOver: CASTON CREEK
SEC 5 T 4N R 3E B, Amite, MS
Built 2009 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 280
SR 446
FairOver: ICY BOGUE
10.0 MI E SR 1, Bolivar, MS
Built 1948 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 670
SANDPIT ROAD
FairOver: BCH OF PORTER BAYOU
SEC 27 T21N R 5W, Bolivar, MS
Built 1979 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 180
QUINN ROAD
FairOver: WEST BOGUE HASTY CREEK
SEC 17 T21N R 6W, Bolivar, MS
Built 1973 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 20
LITTON ROAD
FairOver: BEAR PEN CREEK
SEC 22 T21N R 6W B, Bolivar, MS
Built 1971 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 250
LITTON ROAD
FairOver: PECAN BAYOU
SEC 23 T21N R 6W B, Bolivar, MS
Built 1972 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 300
CROSBY ROAD
FairOver: BCH OF EAST BOGUE HASTY
SEC 19 T22N R 5W B, Bolivar, MS
Built 2001 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 200
Showing 5,051-5,100 of 16,823 bridges
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