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

CALVARY CHURCH DR

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BIG CREEK

SEC 35 T 6N R 7E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

WELLMAN DR

Good

Over: BOONE CREEK

SEC 24 T 6N R 8E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

WEST CHICKASAW ST

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY GUY LEE BRANCH

SEC 13 T 7N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,600

NOLA ROAD NE

Good

Over: TRIB TO LITTLE FAIR RIV

SEC 6 T 7N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 570

NATIONS LN SE

Good

Over: KEES CREEK

SEC 30 T 7N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

OLD RED STAR DR NW

Good

Over: TRIB TO BAYOU PIERRE

SEC 17 T 8N R 7E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

OLD RED STAR DR NW

Good

Over: TRIB TO BOGUE CHITTO RIV

SEC 27 T 8N R 7E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

NEW SIGHT DR NE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BAYOU PIERRE

SEC 6 T 8N R 8E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

HEUCKS RETREAT NE

Good

Over: TRIB TO LITTLE BAHALA CK

SEC 29 T 8N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 430

TAMPA TRAIL NW

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

SEC 23 T 8N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

PIPELINE LANE NE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF BEAR CREEK

SEC 25 T 8N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

STANCIL LANE

Good

Over: AMITE RIVER

SEC 15 T 5N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

MOAKS CREEK RD

Good

Over: MOAKS CREEK

SEC 30 T 5N R 8E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

JACK WIGGINS ROAD

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

SEC 22 T16S R17W, Lowndes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

STINSON CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: STINSON CREEK

SEC 7 T17S R18W, Lowndes, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

WOLF ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 13 T17S R18W B, Lowndes, MS

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,500

HOLLY HILLS ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 32 T17S R18W B, Lowndes, MS

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

ARTESIA ROAD

Good

Over: GILMER CREEK

SEC 14 T18N R16E B, Lowndes, MS

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

FIFTH ST. NORTH

Good

Over: MOORES CREEK

SEC 16 T18N R18W, Lowndes, MS

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,140

OLD HIGHWAY 12

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 25 T17S R18W, Lowndes, MS

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,800

WHISPERING PINE

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 29 T17N R17E B, Lowndes, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC_34_T16S_R18W B, Lowndes, MS

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 410

RANSON ROAD

Good

Over: MOTLEY CREEK

SEC 5 T18N R17E B, Lowndes, MS

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

BRANDON BAY ROAD

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

SEC 9 T 2N R12E B, Marion, MS

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

PARK AVE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 4 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,100

PEARL STREET

Good

Over: JINGLING CREEK

SEC 4 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

WEST AVE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 5 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600

EAGLE DAY AVENUE

Good

Over: JINGLING CREEK

SEC 8 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,800

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

SEC 21 T 4N R18W B, Marion, MS

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 700

BRYANT ROAD

Good

Over: HOLIDAY CREEK

SEC 2 T 5N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

POTTS CAMP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SPRING CREEK

SEC 22 T 5S R 2W B, Marshall, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

HATLEY-SMITHVILLE

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

SEC 15 T12S R18W B, Monroe, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,011

OLD HIGHWAY 25

Good

Over: TADPOLE CREEK

SEC 7 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220

COUNTY ROAD 765

Good

Over: COFFADELIAH CREEK

SEC 10 T11N R13E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140

BEAVER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF DUNNAGIN CREEK

SEC 8 T 6N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

SCOTT ROAD

Good

Over: BOUGHENIA CREEK

SEC 18 T17N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

HICKORY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 13 T 1S R14W, Pearl River, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

REDMOND ROAD

Good

Over: HICORY CREEK

SEC 21 T 1S R14W, Pearl River, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170

HILT FORNEA ROAD

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

SEC 22 T 2S R17W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 230

SOUTH VALLEY RD

Good

Over: KENNEDY CREEK

SEC 28 T 3S R17W, Pearl River, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220

BARTH ROAD

Good

Over: PEN BRANCH

SEC 24 T 4S R14W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 440

LEAN. MELTON SMITH

Good

Over: CATAHOULA CREEK

SEC 10 T 4S R15W, Pearl River, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

MCNEIL STEEP H. RD

Good

Over: DRAIN

SEC 34 T 4S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,400

HARRY SONES ROAD

Good

Over: KENNEDY CREEK

SEC 12 T 4S R17W, Pearl River, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

E. BOLEY ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 3 T 5S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

ANCHOR LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR STANFIELD CK

SEC 10 T 5S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550

SYCAMORE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 33 T 5S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600

WILLOW BEND MHP

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 34 T 6S R17W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 110

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: GUM BRANCH

SEC 31 T 4N R10W B, Perry, MS

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 320

DELTA PINE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

SEC 32 T 3N R 9W, Perry, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

Showing 9,551-9,600 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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