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

BEAVER DAM ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

SEC 21 T 1S R 6W B, George, MS

Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,500

PIAVE PLAZA RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 17 T 5N R 7W B, Greene, MS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 140

NECAISE-ANNA ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 18 T 5S R14W B, Hancock, MS

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150

ROCKY HILL DEDEAUX

Good

Over: LETERRE TRIB

SEC_27_T 6S_R14W B, Hancock, MS

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,400

FLAT TOP ROAD

Good

Over: EVERETT BRANCH

SEC 34 T 6S R16W B, Hancock, MS

Built 2018 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 70

WASHINGTON ROAD

Good

Over: EDWARDS BAYOU

SEC 27 T 8S R14W B, Hancock, MS

Built 2017 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 400

OAKLEY RD

Good

Over: FOURTEEN MILE CREEK

SEC 33 T 5N R 3W, Hinds, MS

Built 2007 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 220

FRANK HALL ROAD

Good

Over: BCH BOGUE FALIA CREEK

SEC 2 T 7N R 3W, Hinds, MS

Built 2011 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 80

OWENS RD

Good

Over: RHODES CREEK

SEC 13 T 4N R 2W B, Hinds, MS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 480

COLONIAL CIRCLE

Good

Over: PURPLE CREEK

SEC 8 T 6N R 2E, Hinds, MS

Built 2023 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 6,400

HOWARD ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK CREEK

SEC 27 T15N R 2E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1989 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 460

RAYNER ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

SEC 21 T15N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 30

KELSO ROAD

Good

Over: NATURAL SLOUGH

SEC 11 T 9N R 7W, Issaquena, MS

Built 2018 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 90

VESTRY ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LITTLE RED CRK

SEC 3 T 4S R 8W B, Jackson, MS

Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 140

ISAAC WILLIAMS

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BAYOU PORTEAUX

SEC 12 T 7S R 9W, Jackson, MS

Built 2018 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

OLLIE VICE

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 32 T 6S R 5W, Jackson, MS

Built 2018 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 260

JUNIPER DRIVE

Good

Over: WATERS CREEK

SEC 29 T 5S R 7W, Jackson, MS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 500

LAKE MARS AVENUE

Good

Over: CANAL

SEC 11 T 8S R 8W, Jackson, MS

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100

FRANK SNELL ROAD

Good

Over: RELIEF

SEC 11 T 5S R 5W B, Jackson, MS

Built 2016 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,100

HOLDER ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH TO ESCATAWPA RIVE

SEC 12 T 5S R 5W, Jackson, MS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

JASPER CO. 1519

Good

Over: TALLAHOMO CREEK BRANCH

SEC 14 T 2N R10E, Jasper, MS

Built 2001 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 180

WILLIAMSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: BOUIE RIVER

SEC 19 T 7N R16W B, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 1972 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 770

SAM GRAHAM ROAD

Good

Over: BOUIE RIVER RELIEF

SEC 15 T 7N R17W, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 2023 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100

INDIAN SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: TALLAHOMA RELIEF

SEC 15 T 8N R12W B, Jones, MS

Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 800

OLD HWY 45 RD

Good

Over: WAHALAK CREEK

SEC 9 T12N R18E B, Kemper, MS

Built 1979 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 170

BINNSVILLE RD 541

Good

Over: SHY HAMMACK CREEK

SEC 34 T12N R18E B, Kemper, MS

Built 1977 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 380

SUNFLOWER ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 24 T12N R18E B, Kemper, MS

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100

CR 244

Good

Over: RELIEF

SEC_13_T 7S_R 1W B, Lafayette, MS

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150

CR 244

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

SEC_13_T 7S_R 1W B, Lafayette, MS

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150

CR 244

Good

Over: RELIEF

SEC 14 T 7S R 1W B, Lafayette, MS

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150

CO.ROAD 100

Good

Over: TOBY TUBBY

SEC 3 T 8S R 4W, Lafayette, MS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 510

CO.ROAD 100

Good

Over: TOBY TUBY CREEK

SEC 4 T 8S R 4W, Lafayette, MS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 510

CO.ROAD 352

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

SEC 35 T 9S R 5W, Lafayette, MS

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

TALOWAH ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM BRANCH

SEC 17 T 2N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 2011 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 120

PINE BURR ROAD

Good

Over: PITMAN CREEK

SEC_ 7_T 2N_R16W B, Lamar, MS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 460

SIMMS ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 13 T 5N R15W, Lamar, MS

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

NE INDUSTRIAL PARK

Good

Over: SOWASHEE CREEK

SEC 34 T 7N R16E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1975 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 7,200

SUQUALENA-GRAHAM

Good

Over: COW CREEK

SEC 14 T 6N R14E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2010 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 80

WOODS ROAD

Good

Over: HARPER CREEK

SEC 19 T 7N R15E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 220

SYCAMORE CREEK DR.

Good

Over: BAILEY BRANCH

SEC 12 T 7N R15E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2017 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

WILLIAMS ST

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

SEC 1 T10N R 7E, Leake, MS

Built 2010 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 480

FRANKLIN STREET

Good

Over: POLLARD CREEK

SEC 6 T10N R 8E, Leake, MS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 240

MADDEN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF STANDING PINE CK

SEC 21 T10N R 9E, Leake, MS

Built 2016 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

CR 185

Good

Over: CHIWAPA CREEK S. FORK

SEC 4 T11S R 5E, Lee, MS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 262

ARLINGTON DR SW

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR BIG CREEK

SEC 30 T 6N R 7E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 520

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: JAMES CREEK

SEC 35 T17N R16E, Lowndes, MS

Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

HUGHES ROAD

Good

Over: GREEN CREEK

SEC 12 T19S R18W, Lowndes, MS

Built 1997 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150

SIMPSON ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF SPRING BRANCH

SEC 36 T11N R 3E, Madison, MS

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 20

LAMPTON-HILLTOP RD

Good

Over: GRAVES CREEK

SEC 4 T 3N R17W B, Marion, MS

Built 1975 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 570

COLUMBIA-PURVIS RD

Good

Over: BALLS MILL CREEK

SEC 10 T 3N R18W B, Marion, MS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,300

Showing 10,701-10,750 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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