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

OLD HWY 27 NORTH

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 16 T 7N R11E B, Lawrence, MS

Built 1970 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 530

N. DUMMY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

SEC 25 T 8N R21W, Lawrence, MS

Built 2001 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 170

POTTS ROAD

Good

Over: MAGOWAH CREEK

SEC 13 T17N R16E, Lowndes, MS

Built 2014 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 50

SHARON ROAD

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

SEC 25 T 9N R 3E B, Madison, MS

Built 2001 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 80

CHEYENNE LN

Good

Over: BCH OF CULLEY CK

SEC 21 T 7N R 2E, Madison, MS

Built 1998 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 120

GUS GREEN ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 29 T 8N R 1E, Madison, MS

Built 2014 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 50

SUMRALL ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 4 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 2003 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,500

R A JOHNSON DRIVE

Good

Over: JINGLING CREEK

SEC 4 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 2003 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 700

CALEDONIA ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR GROVE CK

SEC 26 T15S R18W B, Monroe, MS

Built 1990 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 870

SR 16

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR CANAL

0.2 MI E SR 15, Neshoba, MS

Built 1976 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 10,000

SR 16

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR CANAL

0.2 MI E SR 15, Neshoba, MS

Built 1976 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 10,000

CHUNKY DUFFEE RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF TONACANA CREEK

SEC 14 T 6N R13E B, Newton, MS

Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 800

PRAIRIE POINT RD

Good

Over: DITCH

SEC 22 T15N R18E B, Noxubee, MS

Built 1966 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 670

HINES RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO JOE'S CREEK

SEC 18 T16N R17E, Noxubee, MS

Built 2002 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 55

BARTH ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 24 T 4S R14W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1975 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 440

MUDDY SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 16 T 2N R 7E B, Pike, MS

Built 2004 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 430

CAPPEY ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 25 T27N R 2W B, Quitman, MS

Built 1994 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 120

SR 540

Good

Over: CREEK

3.0 MI W SR 149, Simpson, MS

Built 2006 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,200

OLD GRAVEL 49

Good

Over: BRANCH OF SELLERS CREEK

SEC 12 T 1N R 4E, Simpson, MS

Built 2010 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 50

US 49

Good

Over: TERRELL CREEK

6.1 MI S SR 26, Stone, MS

Built 1992 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 12,500

US 49

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

5.8 MI S SR 26, Stone, MS

Built 1991 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 12,500

PARAMOUNT CHRCH RD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 33 T 2S R10W B, Stone, MS

Built 1975 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 150

EAST MCHENRY RD

Good

Over: RATTLE SNAKE BRANCH WEST

SEC 15 T 4S R11W B, Stone, MS

Built 2009 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 200

US 72

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

0.8 MI W SR 15, Tippah, MS

Built 1999 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 13,000

CR 611

Good

Over: BURTON BRANCH

SEC 2 T 5S R 4E B, Tippah, MS

Built 1995 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 80

CR 745

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SEC 34 T 5S R 4E, Tippah, MS

Built 2004 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 30

CR 131

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 23 T 4S R 9E B, Tishomingo, MS

Built 2002 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 147

I 22

Good

Over: CENTRAL AVE/PED-BICYCLE

1.0 MI W SR 15, Union, MS

Built 1965 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 13,500

SOUTH PATTEN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF PUSHEPATAPA CREEK

SEC 12 T 1N R12E, Walthall, MS

Built 2010 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 90

CO RD 156

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR BIG BLACK RIV

SEC 34 T21N R11E, Webster, MS

Built 2004 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 50

US 45

Good

Over: BYNUM CREEK

2.7 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1991 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 9,000

US 45

Good

Over: BYNUM CREEK

2.7 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1991 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 9,000

US 45

Good

Over: MAYS CREEK RELIEF

6.6 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1991 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 8,000

US 45

Good

Over: MAYS CREEK RELIEF

6.6 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1990 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 8,000

SR 309

Good

Over: PIGEON ROOST CREEK

7.5 MI S I 22, Marshall, MS

Built 2021 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 1,500

SR 309

Good

Over: PIGEON ROOST CRK RELIEF

7.3 MI S I 22, Marshall, MS

Built 2021 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 1,500

US 51

Good

Over: TALLAHATCHIE RELIEF

3.4 MI N SR 6, Panola, MS

Built 1999 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 4,100

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S SR 6, Panola, MS

Built 1959 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 3,600

I 59

Good

Over: CANAL STREET

I 59 OVER OLD SR 43, Pearl River, MS

Built 1963 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 16,500

SR 24

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.1 MI W I 55, Pike, MS

Built 1939 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 13,000

SR 364

Good

Over: HARDEN BRANCH RELIEF

4.1 MI E SR 30, Prentiss, MS

Built 1981 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 1,200

US 278/SR 6

Good

Over: ASHLOG BAYOU

5.1 MI E SR 3, Quitman, MS

Built 2017 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 4,500

SR 18

Good

Over: COON CREEK

9.0 MI W SR 35, Smith, MS

Built 1972 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 2,300

SR 4

Good

Over: ARKABUTLA CREEK

3.7 MI W US 51, Tate, MS

Built 2013 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 5,000

SR 15

Good

Over: LITTLE TALLAHATCHIE REL

1.6 MI N SR 178, Union, MS

Built 2013 Load: 40.3 t ADT: 3,650

SR 8/SR 25

Good

Over: CREEK

SR 8/SR 25 UNDER 45, Monroe, MS

Built 1997 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 1,600

HUNTER LANE

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 4 T 3N R 3E, Amite, MS

Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20

LOGAN ROAD

Good

Over: STOKES BOGUE CK

SEC 19 T22N R 7W, Bolivar, MS

Built 2004 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20

WYANDOTTE ST.

Good

Over: MOUND BAYOU

SEC 19 T24N R 5W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1999 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 350

PINE BLUFF ROAD

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

SEC 9 T16S R 3E, Clay, MS

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 50

Showing 13,601-13,650 of 16,823 bridges

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