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

WHITFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

SEC 6 T 5N R10W B, Perry, MS

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 270

GATORWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

SEC 15 T 5N R10W B, Perry, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

LEONARD CLARK ROAD

Good

Over: HARPER BRANCH

SEC 28 T 5N R10W B, Perry, MS

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

CENTERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TAN CREEK

SEC 36 T 2N R 7E B, Pike, MS

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

N CASTON STREET

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

SEC 1 T 3N R 7E, Pike, MS

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

PEARL RIVER AVENUE

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

SEC 12 T 3N R 7E, Pike, MS

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,940

AIRPORT-FERNWOOD

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

SEC 27 T 3N R 7E B, Pike, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,140

BERTHADALE ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 19 T 3N R 8E, Pike, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 125

MICHIGAN AVE.

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 1 T 3N R 7E, Pike, MS

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 460

CATO RD

Good

Over: BCH OF CAMPBELLS CREEK

SEC 28 T 3N R 4E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 380

LEESBURG RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 3 T 6N R 5E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

LOCKWOOD RD

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

SEC 28 T 6N R 5E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 750

MONTEREY ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF DRY CREEK

SEC 13 T 4N R 2E, Rankin, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,100

MORTON-MARATHON RD

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR STRONG RIVER

SEC 13 T 5N R 6E B, Scott, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 670

MORTON MARATHON RD

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR STRONG RIVER

SEC 18 T 5N R 7E B, Scott, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 590

MORTON MARATHON RD

Good

Over: BCH OF ROBINSON CREEK

SEC 18 T 5N R 7E B, Scott, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 670

CLIFTON HILLSBORO

Good

Over: BIBALUCTA CREEK

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

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

HAYS-SOUTH ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF TUSCOLAMETA CK

SEC 25 T 8N R 9E B, Scott, MS

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

MONTROSE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 25 T 6N R 9E, Scott, MS

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

GOODHOPE ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

SEC_10_T 6N_R 9E B, Scott, MS

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF RILES CREEK

SEC 1 T10N R19W B, Simpson, MS

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

SARATOGA-SHARON RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF OKATOMA CREEK

SEC 24 T10N R17W B, Simpson, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 560

SMITH CO. 68

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH

SEC 3 T10N R15W, Smith, MS

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

EAST MCHENRY RD

Good

Over: MCHENRY BRANCH

SEC 7 T 4S R11W B, Stone, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

EAST MCHENRY RD

Good

Over: WEST RATTLESNAKE BRANCH

SEC 16 T 4S R11W B, Stone, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

BIG FOUR ROAD

Good

Over: SCHOOL HOUSE BRANCH

SEC 22 T 2S R11W B, Stone, MS

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 370

WEST SIDE AVENUE

Good

Over: INDIAN BAYOU

SEC 31 T19N R 4W, Sunflower, MS

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,500

CR 745

Good

Over: HALL CREEK

SEC 34 T 5S R 4E, Tippah, MS

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

CR 638

Good

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

SEC 23 T 5S R 5E B, Tippah, MS

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

INT. TERRY & BAIL

Good

Over: PHYFER CREEK

SEC 14 T 4S R 3E, Tippah, MS

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 58

CR 223

Good

Over: DODD CREEK

SEC 24 T 2S R 4E, Tippah, MS

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65

COOPER ST (419)

Good

Over: PHYFER CREEK

SEC 14 T 4S R 3E B, Tippah, MS

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600

CR 825

Good

Over: HELL CREEK

SEC 26 T 5S R 2E B, Tippah, MS

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 121

CR 363

Good

Over: COLD MILL CREEK

SEC 6 T 2S R10E, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 65

CR26

Good

Over: JOURDAN CREEK

SEC 17 T 6S R10E B, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

CR29

Good

Over: PERRY BRANCH

SEC 21 T 6S R10E, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

CR 255

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

SEC 34 T 3S R11E, Tishomingo, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

HAMBRICK ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 34 T 3S R11W, Tunica, MS

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

OLD AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 34 T 4S R11W, Tunica, MS

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

JOSEPHINE ROAD

Good

Over: WHITE OAK BAYOU

SEC 3 T 5S R11W, Tunica, MS

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

HARVEYTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MAGEE CREEK

SEC 2 T 3N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

DINAN-SALEM ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE VARNELL CREEK

SEC 12 T 3N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

HARVEYTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: UNION CREEK

SEC 36 T 3N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

MANNINGS CROSSING

Good

Over: MAGEE CREEK

SEC 25 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

JAYESS ROAD

Good

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

SEC 28 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

MANNINGS CROSSING

Good

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

SEC 33 T 4N R10E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

LOG CABIN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF MCGEE CREEK

SEC 32 T 4N R11E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MCGEE CREEK

SEC 24 T 4N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MAGEES CREEK

SEC 13 T 4N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

BOWMAR STREET

Good

Over: STOUTS BAYOU

SEC 29 T16N R 3E, Warren, MS

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,025

Showing 9,601-9,650 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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