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Mississippi bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Mississippi — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

16,823
Public bridges
52.3%
Good condition
5.9%
Poor condition
5.9%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

5.9%

996 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 19.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Mississippi (FHWA NBI)

Mississippi52.29150567675207%36.94347024906378%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Mississippi on the same metric.

56

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

16

Idaho

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

28

Mississippi

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

45

South Carolina

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

55

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

FELLOWSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: BROCK CREEK

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

Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80

LEEAUBRE LANE

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

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

POST ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 7 T12N R15E, Kemper, MS

Built 2004 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 75

OLD HIGHWAY 24

Good

Over: PERKINS CREEK

SEC 19 T 4N R14W B, Lamar, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,400

US 45

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.3 MI N CLARKE CL, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 5,000

VIMVILLE-CAUSEYVIL

Good

Over: BUCKATUNNA CK

SEC 33 T 6N R17E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 720

WOODS ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 30 T 7N R15E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1980 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 220

J.W. MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 18 T 5N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 60

SR 363

Good

Over: DITCH

0.7 MI E SR 145, Lee, MS

Built 1992 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,000

US 45

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

2.0 MI S LEE CL, Monroe, MS

Built 1996 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 6,000

US 45

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

2.0 MI S LEE CL, Monroe, MS

Built 1996 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 6,000

SR 26

Good

Over: PEARL RIVER RELIEF

1.3 MI E LA STATE LINE, Pearl River, MS

Built 1988 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 5,000

W.UNION ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 18 T 5S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 3,800

SR 322

Good

Over: CASSIDY BAYOU

0.6 MI E COAHOMA CL, Quitman, MS

Built 1985 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 360

SR 501

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.4 MI S SCOTT CL, Smith, MS

Built 1998 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 600

SMITH CO. 19

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LEAF RIVER

SEC 36 T 2N R 8E, Smith, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 120

SMITH CO. 120

Good

Over: BIG SHONGELO CREEK

SEC 17 T 3N R 8E, Smith, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 60

SMITH CO. 563

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

SEC 24 T 4N R 6E B, Smith, MS

Built 1996 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 160

CR 9

Good

Over: RED BUD CREEK

SEC 18 T 7S R10E, Tishomingo, MS

Built 2016 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 48

COUNTY ROAD 278

Good

Over: BURLINGTON & NORTHERN RR

SEC 4 T 8S R 4E B, Union, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 200

SR 14

Good

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

14.6 MI E SR 15, Winston, MS

Built 1998 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,200

SR 14

Good

Over: NATCHEZ TRACE

0.6 MI E SR 43, Attala, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,800

CO. ROAD 3122

Good

Over: ZILPHA CREEK

SEC 8 T16N R 8E B, Attala, MS

Built 2005 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 200

CR 400

Good

Over: TWIN CREEK

SEC 21 T13S R 1W B, Calhoun, MS

Built 1999 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 140

US 11

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

0.5 MI S SR 42 EAST, Forrest, MS

Built 1978 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 11,000

LONG CREEK RD

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

SEC 34 T23N R 3E B, Grenada, MS

Built 1975 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 100

OLD HWY. 8 NO.165

Good

Over: RELIEF DITCH

SEC 22 T23N R 7E, Grenada, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 100

SR 29

Good

Over: TALLAHALLA CREEK

13.9 MI N PERRY CL, Jones, MS

Built 1963 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,000

CO.ROAD 338

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

SEC 27 T 9S R 4W B, Lafayette, MS

Built 1981 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 370

US 11

Good

Over: RED CREEK

1.0 MI N SR 13, Lamar, MS

Built 2014 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 2,300

SR 493

Good

Over: CREEK

4.3 MI S KEMPER CL, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 630

CO RD 524

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC 3 T17N R 1E B, Leflore, MS

Built 2003 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 180

CO RD 538

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SEC_27_T20N_R 2W B, Leflore, MS

Built 1974 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 400

CO RD 318

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC_31_T20N_R 2E B, Leflore, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 150

US 82

Good

Over: 7TH ST

1.2 MI E US 45 NORTH, Lowndes, MS

Built 1977 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 11,500

I 55

Good

Over: MADISON AVENUE

2.1 MI N NATCHEZ TRACE, Madison, MS

Built 2015 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 42,500

OLD HWY 7

Good

Over: LITTLE SPRING CREEK

SEC 24 T 5S R 3W, Marshall, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 180

SR 14

Good

Over: NOXUBEE RIVER RELIEF

13.5 MI E WINSTON CL, Noxubee, MS

Built 2002 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 2,300

US 51

Good

Over: TANGIPAHOA RIVER

0.1 MI N SR 568, Pike, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,800

IRBY ROAD

Good

Over: FANNEGUSHA CREEK

SEC 30 T 7N R 6E, Scott, MS

Built 1996 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 80

OLD JACKSON RD.

Good

Over: TUSCOLAMETA CREEK

SEC 35 T 8N R 9E B, Scott, MS

Built 1974 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 180

SR 43

Good

Over: RIALS CREEK

2.7 MI S SR 13, Simpson, MS

Built 1984 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,900

SR 37

Good

Over: LYON CREEK

1.4 MI S SR 28, Smith, MS

Built 1952 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 2,800

SHEPHERDS BAYOU RD

Good

Over: DITCH NO 24

SEC 8 T18N R 5W, Sunflower, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 40

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD

Good

Over: SENATOBIA CREEK BRANCH

SEC 5 T 6S R 7W B, Tate, MS

Built 1983 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 90

SR 4

Good

Over: JOURDAN CREEK

4.2 MI E PRENTISS CL, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1955 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 420

US 61

Good

Over: MUDDY BAYOU

0.3 MI N COAHOMA CL, Tunica, MS

Built 1987 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 3,700

US 61

Good

Over: COW OAK LAKE

5.9 MI N COAHOMA CL, Tunica, MS

Built 1987 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 3,900

SR 9

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

0.2 MI N SR 182, Webster, MS

Built 1976 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 4,600

SR 330

Good

Over: CANEY CREEK

4.5 MI E SR 7 BYPASS, Yalobusha, MS

Built 1953 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 1,200

WILDWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: BURG CREEK

SEC 2 T11N R 1E B, Yazoo, MS

Built 1985 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 330

SR 2

Good

Over: HATCHIE RIVER RELIEF

1.8 MI E TIPPAH CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 1,300

Showing 9,251-9,300 of 16,823 bridges

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