Total Bridges
16,823
Public highway bridges in Mississippi
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
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
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
ID
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
MS
Mississippi
5.92% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: BROCK CREEK
SEC 28 T 8S R 6E, Lee, MS
Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80
LEEAUBRE LANE
PoorOver: TURKEYFOOT BRANCH
SEC 24 T 9N R 3W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1965 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 10
CO RD 125
PoorOver: AIKENS CREEK
SEC 8 T20N R 3E, Carroll, MS
Built 1958 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40
BUCK REED ROAD
PoorOver: BRANCH OF BAKERS CREEK
SEC 26 T 6N R 4W, Hinds, MS
Built 1997 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 80
OFC THOMAS CATCHIN
PoorOver: LYNCH CR
SEC 31 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS
Built 1985 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 4,000
WARREN TOWN ROAD
PoorOver: PARKER CREEK
SEC 24 T10N R16E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1967 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 110
All Bridges in Mississippi
SMITH AND JONES RD
GoodOver: HEMBY BRANCH
SEC 7 T 9N R18W, Jefferson Davis, MS
Built 2003 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 60
SR 15
GoodOver: RELIEF
1.6 MI S JASPER CL, Jones, MS
Built 1970 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,200
SR 588
GoodOver: STREAM
4.1 MI E COVINGTON CL, Jones, MS
Built 1984 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,700
SOSO-BIG CREEK RD
GoodOver: DEEP BRANCH
SEC 3 T 8N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1999 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 340
SHARON-S'VILLE RD
GoodOver: TALLAHALA CREEK
SEC 35 T10N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,600
SHARON-S'VILLE RD
GoodOver: TALLAHALA RELIEF
SEC 35 T10N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 1997 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,600
WILL YOUNG RD
GoodOver: WILDCAT CREEK
SEC 6 T 6N R10W, Jones, MS
Built 2015 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 40
BLACKWATER 493 RD
GoodOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
SEC 18 T 9N R16E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1972 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 300
DOZIER RD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 11 T11N R18E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1985 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 80
MCDONALD ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 20 T12N R14E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 140
MCDONALD ROAD
GoodOver: BRANCH
SEC 18 T12N R14E B, Kemper, MS
Built 2005 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 90
OLD HIGHWAY 11
GoodOver: CARTERS REED BRAKE
SEC 32 T 1N R14W B, Lamar, MS
Built 1993 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 450
EPLEY ROAD
GoodOver: UNNAMED BR
SEC 12 T 5N R15W B, Lamar, MS
Built 1993 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 175
I 20/I 59
GoodOver: RELIEF
0.8 MI E JCT I 20/I 59, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2008 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 18,000
I 20/I 59
GoodOver: RELIEF
0.9 MI E JCT I 59/I 20, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2008 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 18,000
SR 19
GoodOver: BUCKATUNNA CREEK
3.7 MI S SR 496, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,900
35TH AVE
GoodOver: GALLAGHER CREEK
SEC 36 T 7N R15E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1975 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,000
VALLEY ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 26 T 5N R15E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1971 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 420
AYCOCK ROAD
GoodOver: LONG CREEK
SEC 10 T 5N R16E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 420
WINDSOR ROAD
GoodOver: BAILEY BRANCH
SEC 14 T 7N R15E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,000
CUBA ROAD
GoodOver: SUCATOLBA CREEK
SEC 10 T 7N R18E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1972 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 170
PRISOCK ROAD
GoodOver: SUCATOLBA CREEK
SEC 17 T 7N R18E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1976 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 120
J O THOMAS RD
GoodOver: CREEK
SEC 21 T 7N R18E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1975 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 80
KEWANEE ROAD
GoodOver: TOOMSUBA CREEK
SEC 22 T 7N R18E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100
TOWNSEND BYRD RD
GoodOver: RELIEF
SEC 1 T 8N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 70
TOWNSEND BYRD RD
GoodOver: RELIEF
SEC 1 T 8N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 70
BYRD DOENER ROAD
GoodOver: HODGE BRANCH
SEC 1 T 8N R14E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1975 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 130
BLIND BROWN ROAD
GoodOver: ROGERS CREEK
SEC 35 T 8N R15E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100
RABBIT RD
GoodOver: BRANCH
SEC 7 T 8N R17E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1962 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 600
MEEHAN SAVOY S
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
SEC 33 T 6N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 2000 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 160
US 84
GoodOver: SILVER CREEK
0.2 MI E SR 43, Lawrence, MS
Built 2007 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,100
US 84
GoodOver: SILVER CREEK
0.2 MI E SR 43, Lawrence, MS
Built 2007 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,100
TOPEKA-JAYESS ROAD
GoodOver: EAST TOPISAW CREEK
SEC 15 T 5N R10E B, Lawrence, MS
Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 380
CARMEL-NEW HOPE RD
GoodOver: KINGS CREEK
SEC 11 T 6N R10E B, Lawrence, MS
Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 260
CARMEL-NEW HOPE RD
GoodOver: BRANCH
SEC 36 T 7N R10E B, Lawrence, MS
Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,400
SR 487
GoodOver: DITCH
10.2 MI E SR 35, Leake, MS
Built 1973 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,700
SR 488
GoodOver: POTTOCK CREEK
1.6 MI E SR 35, Leake, MS
Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,600
SISTRUNK ROAD
GoodOver: SHACHALO CREEK
SEC 23 T 9N R 8E, Leake, MS
Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 80
WRIGHT ROAD
GoodOver: STANDING PINE CREEK
SEC 25 T10N R 8E B, Leake, MS
Built 2004 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 770
BARNETT ROAD
GoodOver: POTTOCK CREEK
SEC 28 T10N R 8E, Leake, MS
Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 70
RED DOG ROAD
GoodOver: SHAUI KOLI CREEK
SEC 24 T11N R 6E B, Leake, MS
Built 1974 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 160
CR 261
GoodOver: COONEWAH CREEK
SEC 9 T10S R 5E B, Lee, MS
Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 930
CR 814
GoodOver: UNNAMED CREEK
SEC 20 T10S R 6E B, Lee, MS
Built 1994 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 216
CR 814
GoodOver: BOGUEFALA CREEK
SEC 28 T10S R 7E B, Lee, MS
Built 1981 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,100
CR 300
GoodOver: UNNAMED CREEK
SEC 14 T11S R 5E B, Lee, MS
Built 1985 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,876
CO RD 255
GoodOver: RELIEF DITCH
SEC 15 T18N R 1W, Leflore, MS
Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 50
CO RD 281
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
SEC 12 T18N R 2W, Leflore, MS
Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5
CO RD 513
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
SEC 24 T18N R 2W B, Leflore, MS
Built 2009 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 180
CO RD 537
GoodOver: RELIEF DITCH
SEC 12 T19N R 2W B, Leflore, MS
Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 40
CO RD 523
GoodOver: PECAN BAYOU
SEC 4 T20N R 2W B, Leflore, MS
Built 2010 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 80
Showing 11,551-11,600 of 16,823 bridges
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