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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

SR 13

Good

Over: SUGAR BOGUE CREEK

6.3 MI N SR 481, Scott, MS

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600

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

SR 469

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

3.8 MI S RANKIN CL, Simpson, MS

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,200

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

SR 3

Good

Over: COLDWATER RIVER

5.1 MI N PANOLA CL, Tate, MS

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,900

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

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

12.0 MILES NORTH OF MS RO, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 810

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

SR 178

Good

Over: E BRANCH LOCKES CK

1.8 MI E BENTON CL, Union, MS

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 230

SR 15

Good

Over: DITCH

0.9 MI N PONTOTOC CL, Union, MS

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,300

SR 355

Good

Over: STREAM

9.8 MI N PONTOTOC CL, Union, MS

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 740

US 98

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.6 MI W SR 583, Walthall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,250

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

POLK STREET

Good

Over: STOUTS BAYOU

SEC 29 T16N R 3E, Warren, MS

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 660

REDWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: SKILLIKALIA BAYOU

SEC 9 T17N R 4E B, Warren, MS

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 495

REDWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: SKILLIKALIA BAYOU

SEC 9 T17N R 4E B, Warren, MS

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 495

OLD HWY 61

Good

Over: US 82

7.7 MI E SR 1, Washington, MS

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000

DYESS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: LANGS CREEK

SEC 4 T 8N R 6W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

Showing 9,901-9,950 of 16,823 bridges

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