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 42

Good

Over: CHICKASAWHAY RELIEF

4.6 MI W SR 57, Greene, MS

Built 1968 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 540

SR 57

Good

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

13.8 MI N SR 63, Greene, MS

Built 1986 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 600

OLD HWY 49

Good

Over: FLAT BRANCH

SEC 32 T 6S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 2001 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,000

SR 42

Good

Over: WHITE SAND CREEK

0.4 MI E US 84, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,900

W. WHITE SANDS RD

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH

SEC 32 T 9N R19W B, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 1963 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 300

CO.ROAD 323

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

SEC 26 T 9S R 4W, Lafayette, MS

Built 2006 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 60

OLD HWY 24

Good

Over: BIG BLACK CREEK

SEC 27 T 4N R15W B, Lamar, MS

Built 1993 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 350

JC RILEY ROAD

Good

Over: UPPER LITTLE CREEK

SEC 18 T 4N R16W B, Lamar, MS

Built 2003 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 430

OLD HWY 27 NORTH

Good

Over: SADDLEBAGS CREEK

SEC 19 T 8N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 2001 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 40

RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 11 T17S R18W B, Lowndes, MS

Built 2005 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 410

STOUT ROAD

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

SEC 7 T 8N R 2E, Madison, MS

Built 2004 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 50

PATRICK ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

SEC 32 T10N R 2E B, Madison, MS

Built 1977 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 80

LODI ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC 3 T19N R 7E B, Montgomery, MS

Built 1990 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 240

ENNIS ROAD

Good

Over: BCH CHINCHAHOMA CREEK

SEC 34 T18N R13E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2007 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 60

POOR HOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: GLEN CREEK

SEC 28 T18N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2010 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 200

BEN SONES ROAD

Good

Over: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK

SEC 36 T 3S R17W, Pearl River, MS

Built 1998 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 110

MCNEIL STEEP HOL.

Good

Over: DRAIN

SEC 30 T 4S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1960 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,400

HENLEYFIELD-MCNEIL

Good

Over: HOBOLOCHITTO RELIEF

SEC 27 T 4S R17W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1985 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,300

BRASSFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: CHERRY CREEK

SEC 31 T 8S R 3E B, Pontotoc, MS

Built 2006 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 100

SR 3

Good

Over: STREAM

2.4 MI S SR 6, Quitman, MS

Built 1946 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,800

SR 468

Good

Over: TERRAPIN SKIN CREEK

0.7 MI E SR 475, Rankin, MS

Built 2012 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 10,000

OLD JACKSON RD

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR HONTOKALO CK

SEC 33 T 8N R 9E B, Scott, MS

Built 2009 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 180

BAY LAKE KINLOCK

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SEC 21 T17N R 5W B, Sunflower, MS

Built 1994 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 240

SR 4

Good

Over: SMITH DITCH

4.3 MI W US 51, Tate, MS

Built 2013 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 5,000

CR 626

Good

Over: HATCHIE RIVER

SEC 16 T 5S R 5E, Tippah, MS

Built 2000 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD 278

Good

Over: BURLINGTON & NORTHERN RR

SEC 22 T 7S R 3E B, Union, MS

Built 2000 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 250

MCKAY ROAD

Good

Over: BOGUE PHALIA-1162

SEC 15 T16N R 6W B, Washington, MS

Built 1989 Load: 38.6 t

WILMOT ROAD

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

SEC 23 T17N R 7W B, Washington, MS

Built 1984 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 75

MOUNT CARMEL ROAD

Good

Over: BR. OF LITTLE BUFFALO R.

SEC 26 T 3N R 1E, Wilkinson, MS

Built 1998 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 50

US 45

Good

Over: MAYS CREEK

6.5 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1991 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 8,000

US 45

Good

Over: MAYS CREEK

6.5 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1990 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 8,000

US 45

Good

Over: RELIEF

8.1 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1991 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 8,000

US 45

Good

Over: RELIEF

8.1 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1990 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 8,000

SR 12

Good

Over: MUNSON CREEK

1.4 MI E SR 35 SOUTH, Attala, MS

Built 2013 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 3,800

SR 12

Good

Over: LEFLORE CREEK

6.9 MI E SR 35 SOUTH, Attala, MS

Built 2013 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 2,000

SR 12

Good

Over: COLE CREEK

10.1 MI E SR 35 SOUTH, Attala, MS

Built 2013 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 1,700

SR 12

Good

Over: YOCKANOOKANY RIVER TRIB

6.9 MI W CHOCTAW CL, Attala, MS

Built 2013 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 1,700

SR 32

Good

Over: LUCKNUCK CREEK RELIEF

7.2 MI E SR 9, Calhoun, MS

Built 1988 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 1,300

US 49NB TO US 84WB

Good

Over: UNAMED STREAM

US 49/US 84 INTCHG, Covington, MS

Built 2009 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 500

SR 23

Good

Over: BULL MOUNTAIN RELIEF

3.3 MI N US 78, Itawamba, MS

Built 1987 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 3,200

US 45

Good

Over: DITCH

5.8 MI N SR 498, Kemper, MS

Built 1986 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 5,400

SR 494

Good

Over: DITCH

1.0 MI E NEWTON CL, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1956 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 1,300

SR 492

Good

Over: TUSCOLAMETA TRIBUTARY

1.0 MI E SR 35, Leake, MS

Built 1992 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 930

US 82

Good

Over: CANAL

2.1 MI E SUNFLOWER CL, Leflore, MS

Built 1980 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 6,400

SR 407

Good

Over: DAVIDSON CREEK

1.5 MI N CHOCTAW CL, Montgomery, MS

Built 1982 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 540

I 20

Good

Over: CREEK

7.8 MI E SR 501, Scott, MS

Built 1966 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 10,500

SR 7

Good

Over: WOLF RIVER

3.1 MI N US 72, Benton, MS

Built 2016 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,100

LITTLE ZION CALVER

Good

Over: HOUSTON CREEK

SEC 27 T 9N R14E, Kemper, MS

Built 2009 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 100

FAS546 LYNVILLE RD

Good

Over: COW CREEK

SEC 1 T11N R14E B, Kemper, MS

Built 1989 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 220

MARK COBB RD

Good

Over: BURKE BRANCH

SEC 13 T11N R16E, Kemper, MS

Built 2001 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 50

Showing 13,101-13,150 of 16,823 bridges

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