State profile · Below median Poor share

Mississippi bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Mississippi, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

16,823
Public bridges
52.3%
Good condition
5.9%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 19.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Mississippi55%38.8%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

WY

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

ID

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742
Selected

MS

Mississippi

5.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,823

SC

South Carolina

6.10% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

WI

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

FELLOWSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: BROCK CREEK

SEC 28 T 8S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80

LEEAUBRE LANE

Poor

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

Poor

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 16

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

2.5 MI W NESHOBA CL, Leake, MS

Built 2004 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 4,700

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

SR 69

Good

Over: KINCAIDE CREEK

0.7 MI N ALA ST LINE, Lowndes, MS

Built 1990 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,400

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

CAVANAUGH ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HOLIDAY CREEK

SEC 6 T 5N R17W, Marion, MS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

ALBERT RAYBORN RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 19 T 5N R17W, Marion, MS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 70

I-269/SR 304

Good

Over: NONCONNAH CREEK

0.4 MI S TN STATE LINE, Marshall, MS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 8,500

I-269/SR 304

Good

Over: NONCONNAH CREEK

0.4 MI S TN STATE LINE, Marshall, MS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 8,500

OLD WREN ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 6 T13S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 2010 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 242

HATLEY-DETROIT RD

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

SEC 22 T12S R 9E B, Monroe, MS

Built 2016 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 320

RILEY ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BOGUE CREEK

SEC 24 T21N R 5E, Montgomery, MS

Built 1998 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

SR 15

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR CANAL

0.1 MI N SR 16 EAST, Neshoba, MS

Built 1975 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 9,500

CHUNKY DUFFEE RD

Good

Over: TALLAHATTA CREEK

SEC 2 T 8N R13E B, Newton, MS

Built 2011 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 500

NEWTON CALHOUN RD

Good

Over: BETHEL CREEK

SEC 9 T 5N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 210

NEWTON-CONEHATTA R

Good

Over: BCH OF POTTERCHITTO CK

SEC 28 T 6N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2016 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,260

WYATT ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF OKAHATTA CREEK

SEC_1_T7N_R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100

BILL WILLIS ROAD

Good

Over: CONEHATTA CREEK

SEC 17 T 8N R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2013 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

PETE FREEMAN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF CONEHATTA CREEK

SEC_19_T8N_R11E, Newton, MS

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

MAHORNER

Good

Over: NOXUBEE RIVER RELIEF

SEC 5 T13N R18E B, Noxubee, MS

Built 1981 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100

RED COTTON ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 12 T14N R16E, Noxubee, MS

Built 2007 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 80

CONNER

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 19 T13N R15E, Noxubee, MS

Built 2005 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 30

SR 25

Good

Over: PARKER SLOUGH

0.6 MI N WINSTON CL, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2004 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,500

BLOCKER ROAD

Good

Over: SHAN CREEK

SEC 24 T17N R14E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2001 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

HAWKINS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIM LANE CREEK

SEC 30 T19N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2007 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 20

HARRELL ROAD

Good

Over: BIBA WILA CREEK

SEC 12 T19N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2023 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100

SHILO ROAD

Good

Over: HURT CREEK

SEC 34 T 9S R 7W B, Panola, MS

Built 1991 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150

OLD PANOLA ROAD

Good

Over: MCIVOR CREEK

SEC 19 T 7S R 7W, Panola, MS

Built 2014 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 200

HOMER LANDER ROAD

Good

Over: WHITESAND CREEK

SEC 6 T 3S R16W, Pearl River, MS

Built 1985 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 110

SPRINGHILL ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN

SEC 5 T 1S R15W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2017 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 110

TROY DEDEAUX ROAD

Good

Over: POPLAR SPRINGS BR

SEC 27 T 2S R 1W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 40

E. T. POOLE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN

SEC 23 T 3S R16W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2015 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 60

MCNL STPHLW RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 35 T 4S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 630

ANCHOR LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 18 T 5S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2019 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,100

US 98

Good

Over: CARAWAY CREEK

1.1 MI E FORREST CL, Perry, MS

Built 1991 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,500

US 98

Good

Over: DENHAM CREEK

2.6 MI W SR 29, Perry, MS

Built 1991 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 5,500

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

SEC 31 T 5N R10W B, Perry, MS

Built 2001 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 740

PIKE ROAD 93 S.

Good

Over: FOREST BRANCH

SEC 17 T 1N R 8E B, Pike, MS

Built 2007 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 390

CR 3231

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 27 T 5S R 8E, Prentiss, MS

Built 2021 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 51

CR 5091

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 29 T 6S R 8E, Prentiss, MS

Built 2016 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 49

HOOD ROAD

Good

Over: MARKS CUTOFF

SEC 6 T27N R 1E B, Quitman, MS

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 270

HARRELL RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 28 T 7N R 5E B, Rankin, MS

Built 2020 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 210

OLD HWY 80

Good

Over: CROOKED WOODS CK

SEC 3 T 6N R 9E B, Scott, MS

Built 2003 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 810

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