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

HALL ROAD

Good

Over: HAYES CREEK

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

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 640

MAC ROAD

Good

Over: BOLLYBUSHA CREEK

SEC 36 T 8N R 9E, Scott, MS

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

GATESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF TO PEARL RIVER

SEC 21 T 2N R 1E B, Simpson, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160

GATESVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF TO PEARL RIVER

SEC 21 T 2N R 1E B, Simpson, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160

HARRISVLLE-BRAXTON

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 24 T 2N R 2E B, Simpson, MS

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 510

SHORTER MAY RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SEC 30 T 2N R 3E, Simpson, MS

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

SOFA ROAD

Good

Over: BR MID PRONG SILVER CRK

SEC 27 T10N R19W, Simpson, MS

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

CLEAR CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

SEC 7 T 2S R10W, Stone, MS

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

WADDELL ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM BAYOU

SEC 25 T19N R 5W, Sunflower, MS

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

ROMINE MORGAN ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SEC 34 T20N R 3W B, Sunflower, MS

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 270

ROMINE MORGAN ROAD

Good

Over: DOUGLAS BAYOU

SEC 35 T20N R 3W B, Sunflower, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 180

LYON ROAD

Good

Over: PORTER BAYOU

SEC 20 T20N R 5W, Sunflower, MS

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

NORTH BRIDWELL R N

Good

Over: NATURAL BAYOU

SEC 19 T24N R 4W, Sunflower, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

COLLEGE AVENUE

Good

Over: INDIAN BAYOU

SEC 31 T19N R 4W, Sunflower, MS

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,000

SHELEY ROAD

Good

Over: TALLAHATCHIE RIVER

SEC 33 T25N R 1E B, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

HUNTER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: HUNTER CREEK

SEC_20_T25N_R 3E B, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

NORTH NEW HOPE RD

Good

Over: BEARTAIL CREEK

SEC 11 T 4S R 6W, Tate, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

WAKEFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: BEARTAIL CREEK

SEC 12 T 4S R 6W B, Tate, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,300

E.TATE RD

Good

Over: STEAMMILL BRANCH

SEC 14 T 5S R 7W B, Tate, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600

GRAVEL SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: GRAVEL SPRINGS CREEK

SEC 12 T 6S R 7W B, Tate, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 180

WATSON ROAD

Good

Over: PORTER CREEK

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

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

HUGH TAYLOR ROAD

Good

Over: PORTER CREEK

SEC 18 T 6S R 7W, Tate, MS

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

CR 725

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

SEC 35 T 5S R 3E, Tippah, MS

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53

COUNCE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SIX DITCH

SEC 26 T 3S R10W B, Tunica, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

FISH LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: AIRPORT DITCH

SEC 10 T 5S R11W, Tunica, MS

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

OLD HIGHWAY 304

Good

Over: LOST LAKE BAYOU

SEC 16 T 3S R10W, Tunica, MS

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,700

OLD HIGHWAY 304

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM BREAK

SEC 15 T 3S R10W, Tunica, MS

Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,200

WILLOW DRIVE

Good

Over: LOCKES CREEK

SEC 18 T 6S R 2E, Union, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500

DILLONS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BOGUE CHITTO

SEC 29 T 1N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 410

MESA-WALKERS BR RD

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

SEC 17 T 2N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 330

JAYESS ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CARTERS CREEK

SEC 16 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220

DAN HOLMES ROAD

Good

Over: BOZEMAN BRANCH

SEC 23 T 4N R11E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90

PORTER CHAPEL ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL ROAD

SEC 6 T15N R 4E B, Warren, MS

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,364

WASHINGTON ST

Good

Over: KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RR

SEC 29 T16N R 3E, Warren, MS

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,200

WILLIE VARNER RD

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

SEC 16 T 9N R 9W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

CO RD 69

Good

Over: YATES CREEK

SEC 26 T19N R 8E B, Webster, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

CO RD 80

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

SEC 11 T19N R 9E B, Webster, MS

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 300

CO RD 4

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC 7 T21N R 8E, Webster, MS

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

COLD SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: FOLLEY CREEK

SEC 35 T 4N R 2W B, Wilkinson, MS

Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

LOWER GLOSTER ROAD

Good

Over: BR. OF LITTLE BUFFALO R.

SEC 27 T 3N R 1E, Wilkinson, MS

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

L LEAKE ROAD

Good

Over: WILLIS BRANCH

SEC 30 T 3N R 1W, Wilkinson, MS

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

CO RD 225

Good

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

SEC 29 T11S R 5W B, Yalobusha, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140

CO RD 3

Good

Over: TRIB OF DAVIS CK

SEC 28 T24N R 4E, Yalobusha, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

CO RD 84

Good

Over: SIMPSON BRANCH

SEC 20 T25N R 7E, Yalobusha, MS

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

COLBY ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SEC 14 T12N R 5W, Yazoo, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

US 49W

Good

Over: LOWER AUXILIARY CHANNEL

5.8 MI N YAZOO CL, Humphreys, MS

Built 2004 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 2,800

US 51

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.8 MI S US 84, Lincoln, MS

Built 1936 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 3,100

US 51

Good

Over: MURRELL BRANCH

2.4 MI N CARROLL CL, Montgomery, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 2,100

US 61

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM BAYOU #2

10.3 MI N COAHOMA CL, Tunica, MS

Built 1987 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 4,150

US 61

Good

Over: WHITE OAK BAYOU

13.9 MI N COAHOMA CL, Tunica, MS

Built 1987 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 5,500

Showing 9,251-9,300 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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