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

I 10 RAMP

Good

Over: KCS RR

AT JCT OF US 49 I 10, Harrison, MS

Built 1969 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 5,300

SR 184

Good

Over: EAST BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

2.8 MI W US 84, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 3,300

SR 9

Good

Over: COONEWAH BOTTOM

6.5 MI N SR 6_, Pontotoc, MS

Built 2012 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 3,450

SR 9

Good

Over: COONEWAH BOTTOM

6.5 MI N SR 6, Pontotoc, MS

Built 2012 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 3,450

SR 16

Good

Over: LITTLE SUNFLOWER RIVER

4.9 MI E US 61, Sharkey, MS

Built 2018 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 230

SR 30

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

1.5 MI W SR 25, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1955 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 2,100

SR 450

Good

Over: DITCH

13.7 MI E SR 1, Bolivar, MS

Built 1991 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 640

OLD VINTON ROAD

Good

Over: VINTON CREEK

SEC 24 T16S R 6E B, Clay, MS

Built 1997 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 340

SR 613

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

2.7 MI N I 10, Jackson, MS

Built 1984 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 4,100

SR 613

Good

Over: STREAM

5.0 MI N I 10, Jackson, MS

Built 1984 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 2,700

SR 613

Good

Over: STREAM

5.2 MI N I 10, Jackson, MS

Built 1984 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 2,700

SR 613

Good

Over: STREAM

5.7 MI N I 10, Jackson, MS

Built 1984 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 2,700

VARDAMAN ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 29 T11N R14E B, Kemper, MS

Built 2003 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 180

US 45A

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK TRIB

0.4 MI S SR 41, Monroe, MS

Built 1996 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 10,000

BUGGS FERRY RD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 1 T15N R18E, Noxubee, MS

Built 2004 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 90

US 11

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

1.3 MI N SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS

Built 1993 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 8,600

US 11

Good

Over: HICKORY CREEK

4.0 MI N SR 26, Pearl River, MS

Built 1993 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 1,600

SR 28

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

1.4 MI E SR 37, Smith, MS

Built 1973 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 6,000

SMITH CO. 581

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SEC 26 T 3N R 8E B, Smith, MS

Built 1954 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 200

JONES BAYOU ROAD

Good

Over: JONES BAYOU

SEC 16 T21N R 5W B, Bolivar, MS

Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 900

BROOKS AVENUE

Good

Over: JONES BAYOU

SEC 32 T22N R 5W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1999 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,500

SR 15

Good

Over: BLYTHA CREEK

5.3 MI S WEBSTER CL, Choctaw, MS

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,700

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: U.S. ROUTE 61

1.6 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Claiborne, MS

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 440

CO RD 370

Good

Over: KIDD BRANCH

SEC 11 T 4N R14E B, Clarke, MS

Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 600

SILOAM GRIFFIN RD

Good

Over: GRIFFIN CREEK

SEC 33 T16S R 5E B, Clay, MS

Built 1979 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

TVA STATION ROAD

Good

Over: TVA CREEK

SEC 34 T`1S R 6E, Clay, MS

Built 2017 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

NAIL ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH NO 10

SEC 3 T 2S R 9W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,400

OLD HWY 49 SOUTH

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

SEC_ 4_T 1S_R12W, Forrest, MS

Built 2004 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

SR 15

Good

Over: RAMSEY BRANCH

17.4 MI N US 90, Harrison, MS

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 980

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: RELIEF

6.7 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 4, Hinds, MS

Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 650

AZTEC DR

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

SEC 19 T 6N R 2E, Hinds, MS

Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 370

STOCKYARD ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF BIG BLACK RIVER

SEC 27 T13N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1973 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

TAY PARKER ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 8 T14N R 4W, Humphreys, MS

Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 60

REICH ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 8 T 9S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 80

SR 528

Good

Over: RELIEF

4.2 MI E SR 15, Jasper, MS

Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,900

JASPER CO. 1537

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TALLAHOMA CK

SEC 11 T 2N R10E, Jasper, MS

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

US 45

Good

Over: RELIEF

5.3 MI N SR 498, Kemper, MS

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,200

SR 328

Good

Over: SPLINTER CREEK

5.3 MI E SR 315, Lafayette, MS

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,100

RUTLAND ROAD

Good

Over: TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 7 T 5N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 170

LINDSEY FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: MCGOWER CREEK

SEC 1 T17N R17E, Lowndes, MS

Built 2019 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

VIRILLA ROAD

Good

Over: HANGING MOSS CREEK

SEC 17 T 9N R 1E B, Madison, MS

Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 120

POUNDS ROAD

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

SEC 9 T 2N R13E, Marion, MS

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 180

ROCKY BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: GULLY CREEK

SEC 14 T 4N R17W B, Marion, MS

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150

OLD SEBE WATTS RD

Good

Over: GRAVES CREEK

SEC 32 T 5N R17W, Marion, MS

Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 60

CENTERHILL ROAD

Good

Over: BUCKINGHAM CREEK

SEC 8 T15S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 280

COUNTY ROAD 339

Good

Over: LUNELUAH CREEK

SEC 30 T11N R10E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1999 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

LAWRENCE-CONEHATTA

Good

Over: BCH OF TUSCOLAMETA CREEK

SEC 15 T 6N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 200

PROSPECT-CEDAR LN

Good

Over: BCH OF SIPSEY CREEK

SEC 1 T 8N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 200

MCCOMB-HOLMESVILLE

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 13 T 3N R 8E B, Pike, MS

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 310

OLD HWY 24

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 36 T 3N R 8E B, Pike, MS

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 710

Showing 13,501-13,550 of 16,823 bridges

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