State profile · Below median Poor share

Mississippi bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Mississippi.

16,739
Public bridges
55.1%
Good condition
6.0%
Poor condition

Mississippi holds 16,739 public highway bridges (#14 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.03% Poor share (#26 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 6.0% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 27 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,739

Public highway bridges in Mississippi

Good Condition

55.1%

9,228 bridges rated 7-9

5.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.0%

1,009 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.5pp vs national avg 7.5%

Mississippi vs national bridge condition

Mississippi - Good condition share 55.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Mississippi - Poor-condition share 20.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Mississippi in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Mississippi has 16,739 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Mississippi has 16,739 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Mississippi vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,739 14th of 54 higher than 40 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Mississippi

The highlighted point is Mississippi: 16,739 bridges and 6.03% in Poor condition, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Mississippi on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • California: 25,848 bridges · 5.91% Poor
  • New Jersey: 6,827 bridges · 6.01% Poor
  • Mississippi: 16,739 bridges · 6.03% Poor
  • South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor
  • Wyoming: 3,136 bridges · 6.51% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Mississippi

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,739 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Mississippi’s inventory

State agency holds 34.8% of the 16,739 public highway bridges filed under Mississippi in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Mississippi’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 4.9% of the 16,739 bridges with a recorded original year in Mississippi. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Mississippi55.1%38.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Mississippi (FHWA NBI)

Counties (82)

Adams 100 Alcorn 213 Amite 210 Attala 228 Benton 103 Bolivar 272 Calhoun 213 Carroll 225 Chickasaw 247 Choctaw 164 Claiborne 136 Clarke 224 Clay 154 Coahoma 115 Copiah 266 Covington 164 DeSoto 266 Forrest 283 Franklin 157 George 115 Greene 171 Grenada 163 Hancock 104 Harrison 301 Hinds 663 Holmes 212 Humphreys 94 Issaquena 20 Itawamba 229 Jackson 268 Jasper 193 Jefferson 100 Jefferson Davis 142 Jones 329 Kemper 211 Lafayette 259 Lamar 150 Lauderdale 481 Lawrence 134 Leake 199 Lee 385 Leflore 139 Lincoln 380 Lowndes 248 Madison 311 Marion 201 Marshall 255 Monroe 290 Montgomery 170 Neshoba 199 Newton 243 Noxubee 201 Oktibbeha 226 Panola 231 Pearl River 232 Perry 162 Pike 211 Pontotoc 166 Prentiss 205 Quitman 106 Rankin 374 Scott 199 Sharkey 61 Simpson 200 Smith 175 Stone 125 Sunflower 169 Tallahatchie 155 Tate 139 Tippah 139 Tishomingo 144 Tunica 81 Union 202 Walthall 154 Warren 175 Washington 317 Wayne 214 Webster 178 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.

CA

California

5.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$25,848

NJ

New Jersey

6.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,827
Selected

MS

Mississippi

6.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,739

SC

South Carolina

6.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$9,490

WY

Wyoming

6.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,136

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.

US 11

Poor

Over: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK

0.3 MI S SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS

Built 1948 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15,000

SR 145

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.6 MI S SR 18, Clarke, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 810

US 51

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 480

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

2.9 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

3.0 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: PEACHAHALA CREEK

3.3 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

All Bridges in Mississippi

ORANGE GROVE RD

Fair

Over: BAYOU BERNARD BRANCH

SEC 8 T 7S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 2004 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,000

COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: HANGING MOSS CR

SEC 5 T 6N R 1E B, Hinds, MS

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,400

JOE COKER RD

Fair

Over: BCH LIMEKILN CR

SEC 2 T 7N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1991 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 400

COATS ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK CREEK

SEC 36 T15N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 1980 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 150

FAIRVIEW-BANNER RD

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

SEC 20 T 8S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1984 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 480

SHILOH ROAD

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

SEC 11 T 9S R 7E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 874

COTTON GIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BULL MNTN CRK

SEC 30 T 9S R11E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2000 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 265

YELLOW JACKET BLVD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE TO BAYOU TALLA

SEC 16 T 7S R 8W, Jackson, MS

Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,500

ERNEST APPLEWHITE

Fair

Over: GRAVELINE BAY

SEC 6 T 8S R 7W, Jackson, MS

Built 2004 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 6,000

JOHN HOLDER ROAD

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

SEC 26 T 4S R 5W, Jackson, MS

Built 2018 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 520

JASPER CO. 35

Fair

Over: BOGUE HOMO CREEK

SEC 4 T10N R10W B, Jasper, MS

Built 1998 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 720

JASPER CO. 31

Fair

Over: TALLAHATTAH CREEK

SEC 3 T10N R11W B, Jasper, MS

Built 1998 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 280

SANDHILL LOOP

Fair

Over: MARTIN CREEK

SEC 28 T 8N R13W, Jones, MS

Built 1992 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 100

CHIP PICKERING DR

Fair

Over: PONTA CREEK

SEC 13 T 8N R16E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2005 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 570

COUNTY ROAD 149

Fair

Over: BEASHA CREEK BRANCH

SEC 3 T10N R10E, Neshoba, MS

Built 2008 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROAD 753

Fair

Over: OWL CREEK

SEC 15 T11N R13E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1998 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 210

HICKORY-LITTLE RCK

Fair

Over: OKAHATTA CREEK

SEC 24 T 6N R12E B, Newton, MS

Built 1981 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 360

CONEHATTA PROSPECT

Fair

Over: BOLLYBUSHA CREEK

SEC 32 T 8N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,000

MCNEIL STEEP HOLLW

Fair

Over: CATAHOULA CREEK

SEC 29 T 4S R15W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 560

HOLLIMON ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 6 T 5N R10W, Perry, MS

Built 2011 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 80

OLD BROOKHAVEN RD.

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

SEC 10 T 4N R 7E B, Pike, MS

Built 1983 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,700

C.D. RAYBORN ROAD

Fair

Over: DOG RIVER

SEC 21 T 4N R 9E B, Pike, MS

Built 1983 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 650

CR 5260

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SEC 21 T 6S R 8E B, Prentiss, MS

Built 1989 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 166

DARLING ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR LAKE

SEC 30 T 8S R10W B, Quitman, MS

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 210

HOLLYBUSH ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLYBUSH CREEK

SEC 31 T 7N R 5E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1997 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,250

MIDWAY RD

Fair

Over: FANNEGUSLA CREEK RELIEF

SEC 29 T 8N R 5E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1991 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 220

MIDWAY RD

Fair

Over: FANNEGUSLA CREEK RELIEF

SEC 29 T 8N R 5E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1991 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 220

BOYCE-THOMPSON RD

Fair

Over: TERRAPIN SKIN CR.

SEC 19 T 5N R 3E, Rankin, MS

Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 800

SHIVERS ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST PRONG SILVER CREEK

SEC 35 T10N R20W B, Simpson, MS

Built 1995 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 240

SMITHTOWN RD

Fair

Over: KIRBY CREEK

SEC 35 T 2S R13W B, Stone, MS

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 250

TEN MILE RD

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

SEC 24 T 3S R12W B, Stone, MS

Built 1990 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 330

OLD HWY 26

Fair

Over: BR OF KIRBY CREEK

SEC 1 T 3S R13W B, Stone, MS

Built 2000 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 820

CR864

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK CREEK

SEC 17 T 7S R10E B, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1995 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,100

JACK VERNER ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKS LAKE BAYOU

SEC 25 T 4S R11W, Tunica, MS

Built 1999 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 70

DUNDEE-CRENSHAW RD

Fair

Over: OLD COLDWATER RIVER

SEC 1 T 7S R11W B, Tunica, MS

Built 1988 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 290

I 22

Fair

Over: HELL CREEK

1.9 MI W SR 30, Union, MS

Built 1972 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 11,500

I 22

Fair

Over: HELL CREEK

1.9 MI W SR 30, Union, MS

Built 1972 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 11,500

US 82

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK RELIEF

6.2 MI W WEBSTER CL, Montgomery, MS

Built 1988 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,200

US 84

Fair

Over: LADDS CREEK

10.6 MI W LINCOLN CL, Franklin, MS

Built 1980 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,300

SR 15

Fair

Over: OLD FIELD CREEK

2.7 MI S CHICKASAW CL, Webster, MS

Built 1972 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,800

SR 448

Fair

Over: PORTERS BAYOU

2.7 MI S SR 442, Sunflower, MS

Built 1983 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,500

I 22

Fair

Over: TALLAHATCHIE RIVER

1.3 MI W SR 15, Union, MS

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 27,000

SR 25

Fair

Over: PEARL RIVER RELIEF

1.6 MI N I 55, Hinds, MS

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 23,000

SR 25

Fair

Over: PEARL RIVER RELIEF

1.6 MI N I 55, Hinds, MS

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 23,000

SR 481

Fair

Over: CANEY CREEK

1.5 MI S SCOTT CL, Smith, MS

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 430

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROAD & STREAM

12.1 MILES SOUTH OF MS RO, Leake, MS

Built 1949 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 545

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Fair

Over: STREAM

7.6 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. R, Choctaw, MS

Built 1956 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 533

I 55

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1.6 MI N SR 35, Carroll, MS

Built 1964 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 6,500

I 59

Fair

Over: US 49

I 59 OVER US 49, Forrest, MS

Built 1960 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 24,000

US 45

Fair

Over: OLD 45 MARION ROAD

INT OF OLD NEW US 45, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1973 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 7,100

Showing 5,251-5,300 of 16,739 bridges

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