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

Total Bridges

16,823

Public highway bridges in Mississippi

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

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

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

ID

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742
Selected

MS

Mississippi

5.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,823

SC

South Carolina

6.10% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

WI

Wisconsin

6.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,851

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

Poor

Over: BROCK CREEK

SEC 28 T 8S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80

LEEAUBRE LANE

Poor

Over: TURKEYFOOT BRANCH

SEC 24 T 9N R 3W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1965 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 10

CO RD 125

Poor

Over: AIKENS CREEK

SEC 8 T20N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1958 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40

BUCK REED ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BAKERS CREEK

SEC 26 T 6N R 4W, Hinds, MS

Built 1997 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 80

OFC THOMAS CATCHIN

Poor

Over: LYNCH CR

SEC 31 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1985 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 4,000

WARREN TOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: PARKER CREEK

SEC 24 T10N R16E B, Kemper, MS

Built 1967 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 110

All Bridges in Mississippi

DUCK POND ROAD

Good

Over: NATURAL SLOUGH

NO DATA ENTERED, Sharkey, MS

Built 1993 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50

DUCK POND ROAD

Good

Over: NATURAL SLOUGH

NO DATA ENTERED, Sharkey, MS

Built 1993 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50

BOAT RAMP ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 36 T 7S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2021 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 45

SR 25

Good

Over: TALKING WARRIOR CREEK

6.1 MI N WINSTON CL, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2003 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 3,500

US 49 TO I 55 NB

Good

Over: OLD US 49/KCS RR

0.6 MI W US 49, Rankin, MS

Built 2006 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 11,000

MS ROUTE 35

Good

Over: NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

5.8 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Attala, MS

Built 1949 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 545

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: MS ROUTE 145 AND STREAM

0.6 MILES NORTH OF U.S. R, Lee, MS

Built 1975 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 2,830

SR 25

Good

Over: TALKING WARRIOR CREEK

6.1 MI N WINSTON CL, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2003 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 3,500

SR 908

Good

Over: CNIC RR

0.2 MI E US 51, Pike, MS

Built 1999 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 4,800

456B

Good

Over: MCHENRY BRANCH

SEC 19 T4S R 11W, Stone, MS

Built 1999 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50

ARLINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: GAINES CREEK

SEC 25 T 3N R 9W B, Perry, MS

Built 1965 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 360

FAS618FEATHERFARM

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 28 T19N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 1957 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 160

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD & STREAM

8.9 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Leake, MS

Built 1949 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 545

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: PELUCIA CREEK

SEC 23 T19N R 2E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1987 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 360

ST.PAUL ROAD

Good

Over: HOMOCHITTO RIVER

SEC 34 T 9N R 5E B, Copiah, MS

Built 1985 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 140

OLD HIGHWAY 49

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

SEC 15 T 1N R12W B, Forrest, MS

Built 1994 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 740

MORMON CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: RICHARDSON CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Franklin, MS

Built 2006 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

TALLYS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TALLYS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Franklin, MS

Built 2008 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: MCGHEE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Franklin, MS

Built 2008 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

FDR 112

Good

Over: MOLLS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Franklin, MS

Built 2009 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

STRICKLAND ROAD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS

Built 2002 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 60

STRICKLAND ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE TIGER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS

Built 2002 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 60

BOUTWELL ROAD

Good

Over: EAST TIGER CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Jones, MS

Built 2004 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

SR 489

Good

Over: STREAM

IN UNION AT RAILROAD, Newton, MS

Built 1991 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 670

LOUISVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

SEC 16 T17N R12E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1987 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 810

FIGG ROAD

Good

Over: O'BRIEN CREEK

SEC 32 T 9S R 8W B, Panola, MS

Built 1990 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 60

EXPERIMENT STA RD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

SEC 10 T18N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 1967 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 550

STRICKLAND ROAD

Good

Over: HOLLIS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Wayne, MS

Built 2005 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

BOUTWELL ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

NO DATA ENTERED, Wayne, MS

Built 2003 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 90

PINE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: HOLLIS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Wayne, MS

Built 2002 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

BOUTWELL ROAD

Good

Over: BYRD CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Wayne, MS

Built 2004 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

CO RD 253

Good

Over: BIG BLACK RIVER CANAL

SEC 32 T19N R 9E B, Webster, MS

Built 1988 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 300

PIGEON ROOST ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

S19 T16N R12E, Winston, MS

Built 2007 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 40

CARSON ROAD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 5 T12N R 1W, Yazoo, MS

Built 2012 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 90

GLENDALE AVENUE

Good

Over: BAY CREEK

SEC 28 T 5N R13W B, Forrest, MS

Built 1965 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,600

N 38TH AVENUE

Good

Over: LONG LEAF TRAIL

SEC 6 T 4N R13W, Forrest, MS

Built 2001 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 9,700

ST ANNES DRIVE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF PRIESTS CREEK

SEC 32 T 4N R13W, Forrest, MS

Built 2021 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 50

RYAN ROAD

Good

Over: MYERS CREEK

SEC 15 T 3N R13W, Forrest, MS

Built 2022 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 200

OLD HWY 49 E

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK CREEK

SEC 10 T 1N R12W B, Forrest, MS

Built 2023 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 540

RED CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: RED CREEK

SEC 34 T 3S R 8W B, George, MS

Built 1989 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 300

COMMERCE STREET

Good

Over: PASCAGOULA STREET

SEC 10 T 5N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1970 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 250

DONIVAN ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 28 T 7S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2004 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 440

SESSUMS ROAD

Good

Over: CATALPA CREEK

SEC 18 T18N R16E B, Lowndes, MS

Built 2004 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 390

CALDWELL ROAD

Good

Over: CALDWELL CREEK

SEC 12 T12S R 8E, Monroe, MS

Built 1991 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 102

PHILLIPS SCH HOUSE

Good

Over: UNNAMED BR

SEC 20 T12S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1989 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 453

SR 489

Good

Over: CREEK

16.8 MI N US 80, Newton, MS

Built 1991 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 970

SCHOOL STREET

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

SEC 14 T 3N R 7E, Pike, MS

Built 2018 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 65

OLD HWY 49

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 11 T 4N R 1E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1982 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 5,650

CR 200

Good

Over: LITTLE HATCHIE RIVER

SEC 17 T 3S R 5E, Tippah, MS

Built 1994 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 80

SR 43

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.7 MI N US 84, Lawrence, MS

Built 1952 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,700

Showing 7,151-7,200 of 16,823 bridges

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