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

US 45

Good

Over: HINKLE CREEK RELIEF

1.1 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1991 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 9,000

US 45

Good

Over: PARMICHA CREEK RELIEF

4.1 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1991 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 7,500

US 45

Good

Over: PARMICHA CREEK RELIEF

4.1 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1991 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 7,500

SR 24

Good

Over: W FORK WAGGONER CREEK

4.8 MI E SR 33, Amite, MS

Built 1940 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,700

SR 12

Good

Over: LONG CREEK TRIBUTARY 1

0.4 MI W SR 429, Attala, MS

Built 2016 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,000

US 49

Good

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH CREEK

0.9 MI S SR 589, Covington, MS

Built 1959 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 10,000

US 49

Good

Over: LEONARDS MILL CREEK

0.8 MI S SR 35, Covington, MS

Built 2001 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 9,500

SR 590

Good

Over: CURRY CREEK

3.7 MI E US 49, Covington, MS

Built 2017 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,900

US 49

Good

Over: WALLS CREEK

10.4 MI N SR 13, Forrest, MS

Built 1959 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 6,500

US 49

Good

Over: MORRIS BRANCH

14.9 MI N SR 13, Forrest, MS

Built 1959 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 8,000

US 90

Good

Over: BAYOU PHILLIP

4.4 MI W SR 43, Hancock, MS

Built 1965 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 6,000

I 20

Good

Over: CNIC RR

0.2 MI E I 55, Hinds, MS

Built 1966 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 57,500

SR 23

Good

Over: RELIEF

11.3 MI N US 78, Itawamba, MS

Built 1987 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,200

SR 178

Good

Over: HICKORY CREEK

0.9 MI W SR 23 N, Itawamba, MS

Built 2018 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,200

US 11

Good

Over: WATERFALL CREEK

2.2 MI N FORREST CL, Jones, MS

Built 2014 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 4,700

US 11

Good

Over: TALLAHALA CREEK RELIEF

0.5 MI S I 59, Jones, MS

Built 1994 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,700

SR 16

Good

Over: SHY HAMMOCK CREEK

4.0 MI E US 45, Kemper, MS

Built 1988 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,900

US 11

Good

Over: BOGGY HOLLOW CREEK

4.0 MI S SR 589, Lamar, MS

Built 2014 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 4,100

US 11

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

2.0 MI S SR 589, Lamar, MS

Built 2014 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 4,100

SR 19

Good

Over: HARPER CREEK

6.4 MI N I 59, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1991 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 7,000

MEEHAN SAVOY S

Good

Over: COW CREEK

SEC 33 T 6N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2000 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 370

SR 184

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.2 MI E SR 43 NORTH, Lawrence, MS

Built 1975 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,500

SR 35

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

5.0 MI N LA STATE LINE, Marion, MS

Built 1957 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,100

SR 35

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

6.6 MI N LA STATE LINE, Marion, MS

Built 1957 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,100

SR 35

Good

Over: RELIEF

7.8 MI N LA STATE LINE, Marion, MS

Built 1957 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,100

SR 35

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

5.0 MI S US 98, Marion, MS

Built 1957 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,100

SR 35

Good

Over: MAYS CREEK

3.0 MI S US 98, Marion, MS

Built 1957 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 4,700

LONGVIEW-ADATON RD

Good

Over: TRIM CANE CREEK

SEC 4 T18N R13E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2021 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 160

US 49

Good

Over: GOODWATER CREEK

1.5 MI S SR 28, Simpson, MS

Built 1965 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 10,000

SR 540

Good

Over: HARPER CREEK

3.4 MI E SR 469, Simpson, MS

Built 2006 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,200

SMITH CO. 106

Good

Over: OAKOHAY CREEK

SEC 9 T 1N R 7E B, Smith, MS

Built 1999 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 100

SMITH CO. 504

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER RELIEF

SEC 36 T 4N R 8E B, Smith, MS

Built 2000 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 330

SR 14

Good

Over: MURPHY CREEK TRIB

9.9 MI E SR 15, Winston, MS

Built 1998 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,000

SR 15

Good

Over: STREAM

1.0 MI N SR 490, Winston, MS

Built 1964 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 4,700

SR 16

Good

Over: BURG CREEK

5.0 MI W MADISON CL, Yazoo, MS

Built 1977 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,700

SEDGEFIELD RD

Good

Over: WADE'S BAYOU

SEC 33 T 8N R 2W, Adams, MS

Built 1990 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 100

MATHIS STORE ROAD

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

SEC 5 T 2S R 5E B, Alcorn, MS

Built 1999 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 582

CR 550

Good

Over: HATCHIE RIVER

SEC 36 T 3S R 5E, Alcorn, MS

Built 2002 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 80

CO. ROAD 4101

Good

Over: TRIB BIG BLACK RIVER

SEC 1 T13N R 4E B, Attala, MS

Built 1991 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 40

CO. ROAD 5001

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR LOBUTCHA CK

SEC 12 T13N R 9E B, Attala, MS

Built 2009 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 90

CO. ROAD 5001

Good

Over: LOBUTCHA CREEK

SEC 12 T13N R 9E B, Attala, MS

Built 2009 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 90

CO. ROAD 5015

Good

Over: ARCHIE CREEK

SEC 17 T13N R 9E B, Attala, MS

Built 1996 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 70

PISGAH ROAD

Good

Over: CHILLI CREEK

SEC 28 T 4S R 1E, Benton, MS

Built 2001 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 110

WEIR-STEWART RD

Good

Over: BYWY CANAL

SEC 14 T18N R 8E B, Choctaw, MS

Built 1994 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 280

JACK FOSTER ROAD

Good

Over: FOSTER CREEK

SEC 19 T16S R 3E, Clay, MS

Built 2005 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 50

DEANS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BUCK CREEK

SEC 8 T16S R 4E B, Clay, MS

Built 2003 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 50

SILOAM GRIFFIN RD

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

SEC 33 T16S R 5E B, Clay, MS

Built 1975 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 50

MILLER ST

Good

Over: ICGRR

SEC 10 T10N R 8E, Copiah, MS

Built 2005 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 700

HOLLY SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: OLD SHORT FORK CREEK

SEC 25 T 3S R 7W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 2022 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,300

SR 26

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

2.5 MI E STONE CL, George, MS

Built 1948 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,400

Showing 13,051-13,100 of 16,823 bridges

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