State profile · Below national median SD

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%.

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.

All Bridges in Mississippi

NEW HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 32 T 2N R13E B, Marion, MS

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 180

OLD HWY 35 S

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 32 T 2N R14E, Marion, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 30

LAMPTON-HILLTOP RD

Good

Over: COOKS CREEK

SEC 12 T 3N R18W B, Marion, MS

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 340

GRAVES CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: GRAVES CREEK

SEC 28 T 4N R17W, Marion, MS

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 80

BLACK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

SEC 1 T 5N R17W, Marion, MS

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100

WILLIAMSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: HOLIDAYS CREEK

SEC 6 T 5N R17W B, Marion, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 810

WILLIAMSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: HOLIDAYS CREEK

SEC 23 T 5N R18W B, Marion, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 810

OLD RIVER ROAD S

Good

Over: DILLON CREEK

SEC 2 T 2N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 2019 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 300

RED BANKS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE COLDWATER CREEK

SEC 1 T 2S R 4W B, Marshall, MS

Built 1991 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,100

CAYCE ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF COLDWATER RIVER

SEC 15 T 2S R 4W B, Marshall, MS

Built 1985 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 3,600

CALLICUT RD EAST

Good

Over: BIG SPRING CREEK

SEC 17 T 6S R 2W, Marshall, MS

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 85

CALLICUTT RD EAST

Good

Over: BIG SPRING CREEK

SEC 17 T 6S R 2W, Marshall, MS

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 85

VALENTINE ROAD

Good

Over: STOUT CREEK

SEC 25 T 1S R 3W, Marshall, MS

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 80

BEAVER DAM RD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

SEC 28 T 5S R 2W, Marshall, MS

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

RITTER ROAD

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

SEC 6 T13S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1998 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100

OLD COLUMBUS ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

SEC 18 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 62

DEER RD

Good

Over: CHIEF WATERWAY

SEC 14 T14S R19W, Monroe, MS

Built 2023 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 43

US 82

Good

Over: EAST FORK LEWIS CREEK

6.9 MI E US 51, Montgomery, MS

Built 1995 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,900

SR 19

Good

Over: TALLASHUA CREEK

2.7 MI N NEWTON CL, Neshoba, MS

Built 2011 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,850

SR 19

Good

Over: TALLASHUA CREEK

2.7 MI N NEWTON CL, Neshoba, MS

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,850

COUNTY ROAD 505

Good

Over: CYPRESS BRANCH

SEC 1 T10N R11E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1989 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,500

COUNTY ROAD 561

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 18 T11N R12E, Neshoba, MS

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 4,700

ST FRANCIS DRIVE

Good

Over: CYPRESS BRANCH

SEC 31 T11N R12E, Neshoba, MS

Built 2021 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,650

COUNTY ROAD 624

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

SEC 26 T12N R12E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 120

MCDONALD ROAD

Good

Over: BOX CREEK

SEC 17 T 7N R10E, Newton, MS

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 110

JESS EZELL ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CONEHATTA CK

SEC 31 T 8N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2001 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

W W ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKEDWOOD CREEK

SEC 30 T 7N R10E, Newton, MS

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

ROBERTS CO LINE RD

Good

Over: QUARTERLIAH CREEK

SEC 35 T 5N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 210

JAMES EVERETT ROAD

Good

Over: DUNNAGIN CREEK

SEC 17 T 6N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60

VANCE ROAD

Good

Over: DUNNAGIN CREEK

SEC 17 T 6N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

NEWTON-CONEHATTA R

Good

Over: POTTERCHITTO CREEK

SEC 28 T 6N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2016 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,260

MCELHENNEY ROAD

Good

Over: OKAHATTA CREEK

SEC 1 T 7N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 120

ERIN-LUCERN ROAD

Good

Over: CONEHATTA CREEK

SEC_30_T 8N_R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 240

JACK SPANN RD

Good

Over: WOODARD CREEK RELIEF

SEC 33 T14N R19E B, Noxubee, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 80

HARRISON ROAD

Good

Over: WET WATER CREEK

SEC 36 T16N R16E, Noxubee, MS

Built 2019 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 55

ROBINSON ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF ROCKY BOTTOM CK

SEC 2 T17N R15E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1997 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100

SILVER RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 6 T17N R13E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2020 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100

SUN CREEK RD.

Good

Over: BCH OF SUN CREEK

SEC 31 T20N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2022 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 200

CURTIS ROAD

Good

Over: SAND BAYOU

SEC 6 T 9S R 9W B, Panola, MS

Built 1986 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 150

BELL ROAD

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

SEC 8 T10S R 6W B, Panola, MS

Built 2003 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 190

MCNEELY ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

SEC 3 T10S R 7W, Panola, MS

Built 2003 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 180

MELROSE ROAD

Good

Over: FLOYD CREEK

SEC 28 T 7S R 8W, Panola, MS

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 130

BEACH ROAD

Good

Over: WHITESAND CREEK

SEC 23 T 2S R16W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2010 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 220

HOLDEN ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC_31_T 2S_R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2011 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 250

JACKSON LANDING

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 33 T 6S R17W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2012 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,000

HUMPHREY ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 1 T 3S R18W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2013 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 150

HICKORY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: PARKER CREEK

SEC 11 T 1S R14W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60

SPRINGHILL ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN

SEC 7 T 1S R15W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 110

SPRINGHILL ROAD

Good

Over: BOGGY BRANCH

SEC 12 T 1S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2017 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 500

COUNTY FARM ROAD

Good

Over: MURDER CREEK

SEC 15 T 2S R14W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2023 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 70

Showing 10,501-10,550 of 16,823 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.