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

MARTIN L. KING

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 36 T11S R 6E, Monroe, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 152

FOLTZ ROAD

Good

Over: CANEY CREEK

SEC 11 T18N R 5E, Montgomery, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

GREENSBORO STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC 25 T19N R 5E B, Montgomery, MS

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,250

MINERVA ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE MULBERRY CREEK

SEC 17 T19N R 7E B, Montgomery, MS

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250

FISHERS CROSSING R

Good

Over: WORSHAM CREEK

SEC 16 T20N R 6E B, Montgomery, MS

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 170

LODI ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

SEC 36 T20N R 7E B, Montgomery, MS

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

HARMONY ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC 22 T21N R 7E, Montgomery, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

HENDERSON ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC 21 T17N R 8E, Montgomery, MS

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

THOMAS ROAD

Good

Over: DAVIDSON CREEK

SEC 29 T17N R 8E, Montgomery, MS

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 210

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 6 T 9N R10E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 320

COUNTY ROAD 117

Good

Over: BRANCH OF PINTER CREEK

SEC 17 T 9N R10E, Neshoba, MS

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 224

Good

Over: LITTLE SIPSEY CREEK

SEC 35 T 9N R10E, Neshoba, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 529

Good

Over: CUSHTUSIA CREEK RELIEF

SEC 24 T10N R12E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROAD 763

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 4 T11N R13E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140

COUNTY ROAD 769

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

SEC 7 T11N R13E, Neshoba, MS

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROAD 836

Good

Over: PINISHOOK CREEK RELIEF

SEC 26 T12N R11E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD 375

Good

Over: KENTAWKA BRANCH

SEC 35 T11N R11E, Neshoba, MS

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,500

BETHEL ROBERTS RD

Good

Over: BCH OF TARLOW CREEK

SEC 10 T 5N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

DECATUR-CONEHATTA

Good

Over: CONEHATTA CREEK

SEC 13 T 7N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 680

GOODHOPE ROAD

Good

Over: CHUNKY CREEK

SEC 14 T 7N R12E B, Newton, MS

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

MOUNT OLIVE ROAD

Good

Over: SKINNER CREEK

SEC 2 T17N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1961 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 860

SKINNER ROAD

Good

Over: BROWNING CREEK

SEC 28 T17N R15E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

OKTOC ROAD

Good

Over: CATALPA CREEK

SEC 25 T18N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,700

POOR HOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: TOBACCO JUICE CREEK

SEC 29 T18N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

HICKORY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

SEC 11 T18N R15E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 290

ARTESIA ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF CATALPA CREEK

SEC 16 T18N R15E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,600

DOUGLAS TOWN ROAD

Good

Over: BY WY CREEK

SEC 11 T19N R12E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220

DOUGLAS TOWN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF BIBA WILA CREEK

SEC 11 T19N R12E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220

TURNER ROAD

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

SEC 22 T19N R12E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220

MCCOOL ROAD

Good

Over: TRIM LANE CREEK

SEC 29 T19N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

STURGIS MABEN ROAD

Good

Over: TRIM CANE CREEK

SEC 32 T19N R12E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 440

PAT STATION ROAD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

SEC 20 T19N R15E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

GRAY ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY TO BIG CREEK

SEC 14 T18N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

OLD HIGHWAY 25

Good

Over: KING WARRIOR CREEK

SEC 31 T18N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,800

OLD HIGHWAY 25

Good

Over: TOBACCO JUICE CK TRIB

SEC 32 T18N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,800

OLD HIGHWAY 25

Good

Over: TOBACCO JUICE CREEK

SEC 29 T18N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,000

OLD HIGHWAY 25

Good

Over: GLEN CREEK

SEC 16 T18N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,000

MCHANN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF BIG CREEK

SEC 26 T18N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

COUNTRY CLUB RD

Good

Over: BATES CREEK

SEC 16 T 9S R 7W, Panola, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 700

OLD PANOLA ROAD

Good

Over: BCH LITTLE TATAHATCHIE R

SEC 32 T 8S R 7W B, Panola, MS

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,900

WARD ROAD

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

SEC 6 T 8S R 8W, Panola, MS

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

PROGRESS ROAD

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK

SEC 14 T 3S R14W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 690

LIBERTY ROAD

Good

Over: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK

SEC 27 T 5S R17W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250

HARVEY BURKS ROAD

Good

Over: LOTTS CREEK

SEC 25 T 5S R18W, Pearl River, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

ARLINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: HUBBARD BRANCH

SEC 27 T 3N R 9W B, Perry, MS

Built 1966 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 190

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: GRAPEVINE BRANCH

SEC 6 T 4N R10W B, Perry, MS

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 740

PUMPING STATION RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

SEC 20 T 5N R11W B, Perry, MS

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 870

COUNTY ROAD 5334

Good

Over: PLUMORCHARD CREEK

SEC 35 T 6S R 7E, Prentiss, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 142

GUM SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR TALLABOGUE CK

SEC 11 T 7N R 8E B, Scott, MS

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,000

HILLSBORO LUDLOWRD

Good

Over: COLOMBO CREEK

SEC 2 T 8N R 6E B, Scott, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 510

Showing 9,201-9,250 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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Mississippi Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.