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

I 55

Fair

Over: CLINE ROAD

5.4 MI N LINCOLN CL, Copiah, MS

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 11,500

I 55

Fair

Over: I 220E TO I 55 NORTH

0.8 MI N HINDS CL, Madison, MS

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 52,000

I 220

Fair

Over: LYNCH CREEK

1.8 MI N I 20, Hinds, MS

Built 1978 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 27,500

I 220

Fair

Over: LYNCH CREEK

1.8 MI N I 20, Hinds, MS

Built 1978 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 27,500

SR 354

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.0 MI E SR 15, Tippah, MS

Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 990

CR 435

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 28 T 3S R 8E, Alcorn, MS

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 105

CR 334

Fair

Over: HOLLY BRANCH

SEC 21 T 3S R 8E, Alcorn, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 75

CR 4

Fair

Over: HUCKLEBERRY CREEK

SEC 18 T12S R 2E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 42

WHITMIRE ROAD

Fair

Over: LOBUTCHA CREEK

SEC 26 T15N R10E, Choctaw, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

MAGEE-THOMPSON RD

Fair

Over: TIBBY CREEK

SEC 19 T16N R11E B, Choctaw, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70

MERT DAVIS RD

Fair

Over: BCH LITTLE BAYOU PIERRE

SEC 19 T11N R 5E, Claiborne, MS

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 75

CO RD 630

Fair

Over: BUCATUNNA RELIEF

SEC 13 T 1N R17E B, Clarke, MS

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 340

CO RD 423

Fair

Over: GREASY CREEK

SEC 2 T 3N R17E, Clarke, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

CO RD 110

Fair

Over: ARCHUSA CREEK WATER PARK

SEC 7 T 2N R16E B, Clarke, MS

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200

LEEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF LEAF RIVER

SEC 2 T 5N R13W, Forrest, MS

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 260

GLOSTER ROAD

Fair

Over: GRISHAM BRANCH

SEC 29 T 5N R 3E B, Franklin, MS

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 350

LAMEY LN

Fair

Over: LAMEY CREEK

SEC 18 T 6S R 9W, Harrison, MS

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 250

OLD POPPS FERRY RD

Fair

Over: BILOXI BAY

SEC 22 T 7S R10W, Harrison, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 300

MILL STREET

Fair

Over: BRICKYARD BAYOU

SEC 25 T 7S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,000

DAUGHTERY RD

Fair

Over: CANAL NO 2

SEC 3 T 8S R12W, Harrison, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,000

ESPY AVENUE

Fair

Over: CANAL NO 2

SEC 8 T 8S R12W, Harrison, MS

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,800

BEAT LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAL NO 2

SEC 10 T 8S R12W B, Harrison, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,000

FIVE OAKS DR

Fair

Over: BERNARD CREEK

SEC 5 T 7S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200

BROWN LOAM EXP RD

Fair

Over: HAMILTON CREEK

SEC 4 T 4N R 3W, Hinds, MS

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20

FRANK SNELL RD

Fair

Over: CUNNINGHAM BRANCH

SEC 10 T 5S R 5W B, Jackson, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,100

ONEAL ROAD

Fair

Over: LIVE STREAM

SEC 5 T 5S R 8W, Jackson, MS

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 280

OLD BILOXI RD

Fair

Over: BLUFF CREEK

SEC 1 T 5S R 9W, Jackson, MS

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 750

OLD BILOXI RD

Fair

Over: BAYOU BILLIE

SEC 34 T 5S R 9W, Jackson, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,300

OLD BILOXI ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BANG BR

SEC 3 T 6S R 9W, Jackson, MS

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,300

LEMOYNE BLVD.

Fair

Over: BAYOU PORTEAUX

SEC 12 T 7S R 9W, Jackson, MS

Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,800

GIBBS ROAD

Fair

Over: LARGE DRAIN

SEC_46_T10N_R 1E, Jefferson, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10

VINEYARD LOOP

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 2 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

SHILOH CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 3 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

MCLEMORE RD

Fair

Over: PROVIDENCE CREEK

SEC 36 T 6N R14W, Jones, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 110

EVILLE-TURNER RD

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

SEC 5 T 7N R12W B, Jones, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

RIVER RD

Fair

Over: SNOWS CREEK

SEC 20 T 7N R13W B, Jones, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

PGROVE-SVILLE RD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 8 T 9N R10W B, Jones, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,000

CO.ROAD 245

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 18 T 7S R 1W, Lafayette, MS

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

RANKIN RD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 16 T 1N R16W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

MCGRAW-EDISON ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

SEC 1 T 1S R15W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 250

COTTON GIN RD

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 11 T 7N R16E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,400

OLD HIGHWAY # 6

Fair

Over: WEAVER CREEK RELIEF

SEC 2 T13S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 211

BECKER BOTTOM ROAD

Fair

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

SEC 34 T13S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 133

OLD COLUMBUS RD

Fair

Over: STONEWALL CREEK

SEC 18 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 68

BINFORD RD

Fair

Over: HANG KETTLE CREEK

SEC 29 T15S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

ROSE ROAD

Fair

Over: OKAHATTA CREEK

SEC 24 T 6N R12E, Newton, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

HUEY ROAD

Fair

Over: CHUNKY CREEK

SEC 10 T 7N R12E, Newton, MS

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

BETHESDA ROAD

Fair

Over: BCHOF ROCKY BOTTOM CREEK

SEC 25 T17N R15E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

BURNT BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: RELIEF

SEC 7 T 6S R17W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 940

VAN NORMAN CURVE

Fair

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 16 T 3N R 8E, Pike, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 300

Showing 5,901-5,950 of 16,739 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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