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

SR 2

Good

Over: HATCHIE RIVER RELIEF

1.7 MI E TIPPAH CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1989 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,300

SR 18

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

1.6 MI W SR 501, Smith, MS

Built 1970 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,300

SR 21

Good

Over: PINTER CREEK TRIBUTARY

2.9 MI N NEWTON CL, Neshoba, MS

Built 1984 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,100

SR 63

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

0.9 MI N GEORGE CL, Greene, MS

Built 2011 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,800

SR 63

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

0.9 MI N GEORGE CL, Greene, MS

Built 2011 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,800

SR 198

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

2.0 MI W SR 63 SOUTH, George, MS

Built 2012 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 2,200

GREENSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

SEC 6 T 3N R 6E, Amite, MS

Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 240

THOMPSON ROAD

Good

Over: EAST FORK AMITE RIVER

SEC 6 T 3N R 6E B, Amite, MS

Built 1970 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 640

ROLLINSON ROAD

Good

Over: WEST FORK AMITE RIVER

SEC 24 T 4N R 4E B, Amite, MS

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 550

CO. ROAD 5217

Good

Over: BCH YOCKANOOKANY RIVER

SEC 12 T14N R 8E, Attala, MS

Built 2005 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 60

CR 401

Good

Over: BCH OF ANDERSON CREEK

SEC 26 T13S R 1W, Calhoun, MS

Built 2001 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 40

CO RD 73

Good

Over: TEOC CREEK

SEC 23 T20N R 2E B, Carroll, MS

Built 2007 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 780

CR 190

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

SEC 35 T14S R 4E B, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 165

WAVERLY RD

Good

Over: MCGEE CREEK

SEC 20 T17S R 7E B, Clay, MS

Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 870

MARSON TRIGG RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

SEC 21 T 6N R15W B, Covington, MS

Built 1980 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 120

SEMINRY-SUMRALL RD

Good

Over: BOWIE CREEK

SEC 12 T 6N R16W B, Covington, MS

Built 1970 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 310

WILLIAMS RD

Good

Over: OAKEY WOODS CREEK

SEC 21 T 8N R14W B, Covington, MS

Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 140

SELLERS RD

Good

Over: BLAKELY CREEK

SEC 23 T 9N R16W B, Covington, MS

Built 1977 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 60

HWY 301

Good

Over: CUB LAKE BAYOU

SEC 33 T 3S R 9W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 1986 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 680

OLD RAWLS SPRGS RD

Good

Over: MINERAL CREEK

SEC 23 T 5N R14W, Forrest, MS

Built 2010 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 320

W. L. WALLACE ROAD

Good

Over: CANE MILL BRANCH

SEC 12 T 5N R 4E, Franklin, MS

Built 2020 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 50

BUTLER ROAD

Good

Over: PUMPKIN PATCH CREEK

SEC 36 T 5N R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 2020 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 50

LUCIAN ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 11 T 6N R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 2020 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 50

PROBY ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 25 T 6N R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 2017 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 50

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 21 T 2S R 7W B, George, MS

Built 1969 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 310

TOM WHITE RD

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

SEC 23 T 2N R 7W B, Greene, MS

Built 1975 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 100

OLD AVERA RD

Good

Over: MORGAN MILL CREEK

SEC 11 T 4N R 6W B, Greene, MS

Built 1971 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 400

NEWPORT ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 1 T13N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1979 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 180

NEWPORT ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 5 T13N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1979 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 180

STATE PARK ROAD

Good

Over: BOX CREEK

SEC 31 T14N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 210

PILGRIM REST RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

SEC 7 T15N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1982 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 160

OLD WILSON ROAD

Good

Over: JORDAN CREEK

SEC 5 T15N R 5E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1977 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 180

PILGRIM REST RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LITTLE BLACK

SEC 32 T16N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1982 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 160

SPRUILL EAGLE LK R

Good

Over: GRASSY LAKE

SEC 11 T15N R 2W B, Humphreys, MS

Built 1971 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 120

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: 693 OVER DITCH LOW BAYOU

SEC 26 T15N R 5W B, Humphreys, MS

Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 160

LUCKY HOLLOW ROAD

Good

Over: BLUE GOOSE CREEK

SEC 18 T 9N R 3E, Jefferson, MS

Built 2014 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 50

OLD HWY 84

Good

Over: WHITE SAND CREEK

SEC 30 T 8N R18W B, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 1980 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 210

OAK GROVE CH ROAD

Good

Over: HOOKER HOLLOW CREEK

SEC 32 T 8N R19W B, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 130

ZION HILL CHURCH R

Good

Over: EAST PRONG SILVER CREEK

SEC 12 T 8N R20W B, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 170

OLD HIGHWAY 15

Good

Over: REEDY BRANCH

SEC 11 T 9N R12W B, Jones, MS

Built 1979 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 100

SUN OIL ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 6 T 1N R16W B, Lamar, MS

Built 1987 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 450

GULF CAMP RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 8 T 1N R16W B, Lamar, MS

Built 1977 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 480

T K CULPEPPER RD

Good

Over: ALAMUCHA CREEK

SEC 13 T 6N R18E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 100

HOLMESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: EAST TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 30 T 5N R10E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 650

GIVENS ROAD

Good

Over: TILTON CREEK

SEC 23 T 5N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1972 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 220

OLD HWY 27 NORTH

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 30 T 8N R11E, Lawrence, MS

Built 1974 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 40

RAY CLIBURN ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

SEC 5 T 8N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1976 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 70

EAST GRANGE ROAD

Good

Over: WEST PRONG SILVER CREEK

SEC 11 T 8N R20W B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1978 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 170

PLEASANT HILL RD

Good

Over: CREAL FIELD BRANCH

SEC 34 T10N R 7E B, Leake, MS

Built 1975 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 580

CR 2788

Good

Over: CAMPBELLTOWN CREEK BR

SEC 12 T 7S R 6E B, Lee, MS

Built 1965 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 680

Showing 7,701-7,750 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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