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 269

Good

Over: TCHULAHOMA ROAD

2.2 MI N I 55, DeSoto, MS

Built 2016 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 14,500

SR 528

Good

Over: TALLOHOMA CREEK

4.3 MI E SR 15, Jasper, MS

Built 1975 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,900

US 80

Good

Over: CREEK

3.3 MI E SR 475, Rankin, MS

Built 1981 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 22,000

SR 32

Good

Over: ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR

3.9 MI E US 49E, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 2018 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 950

SR 305

Good

Over: WHITES CREEK

2.0 MI N SR 4, Tate, MS

Built 2013 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 1,600

SR 433

Good

Over: LITTLE MOUND CREEK

0.1 MI N US 49, Yazoo, MS

Built 1984 Load: 40.7 t ADT: 690

CR 372

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 26 T22N R 9E B, Calhoun, MS

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 150

BOLLIS-TOMNOLEN

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 31 T19N R 9E B, Choctaw, MS

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300

MADDOX ROAD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 34 T19N R10E, Choctaw, MS

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40

US 51

Good

Over: MARTIN CREEK

2.0 MI N SR 332, Grenada, MS

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,500

NESTER ROAD

Good

Over: CALLIE BRANCH

SEC 12 T11N R15E, Kemper, MS

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300

INDIAN BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN BRANCH

SEC 24 T12N R15E, Kemper, MS

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30

BINNSVILLE RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 26 T12N R18E B, Kemper, MS

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300

US 11

Good

Over: RELIEF

6.4 MI N CLARKE CL, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,300

PINE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: HODGE BRANCH

SEC 2 T 8N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 180

SR 15

Good

Over: PEARL RIVER

2.7 MI N SR 19, Neshoba, MS

Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,200

COWHEAD RD

Good

Over: BROKEN PUMPKIN CK

SEC 5 T16N R18E, Noxubee, MS

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 65

OSYKA PROGRESS RD.

Good

Over: RELIEF TANGIPAHOA RIVER

SEC 36 T 1N R 7E B, Pike, MS

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,100

US 72

Good

Over: TUSCUMBIA RELIEF

3.1 MI W US 45, Alcorn, MS

Built 1996 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 5,500

FENN ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 17 T 4N R 5E B, Amite, MS

Built 1970 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 140

SR 448

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

5.4 MI E SR 1, Bolivar, MS

Built 2018 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 290

SHAW-SKENE ROAD

Good

Over: KNOX BAYOU

SEC 35 T21N R 6W B, Bolivar, MS

Built 2005 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 450

OLD 57 NORTH

Good

Over: ELLEN CAL BRANCH

SEC 30 T 3N R 5W B, Greene, MS

Built 1975 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 1,400

WATER MILL ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY BRANCH

SEC 11 T 9N R12W B, Jones, MS

Built 2001 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 80

CR 1057

Good

Over: TULIP CREEK MIDDLE

SEC 14 T 9S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 2001 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 83

CR 598

Good

Over: CARMICHAEL CREEK

SEC 36 T10S R 6E B, Lee, MS

Built 1999 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 100

SUMMIT DR. SW

Good

Over: SASSERS MILL CREEK

SEC 13 T 5N R 6E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1961 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 360

MALLALIEU DR SE

Good

Over: WEST TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 28 T 6N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1959 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 380

AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 27 T 4N R18W B, Marion, MS

Built 1983 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 800

SR 309

Good

Over: BYHALIA CREEK

0.5 MI S I 22, Marshall, MS

Built 2017 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 7,500

BUCHANAN ROAD

Good

Over: DEVILS DEN CREEK

SEC 18 T12S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 102

SR 4

Good

Over: EAST CANAL

0.9 MI E I 55, Tate, MS

Built 1974 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 6,500

SOUTH AIRPORT ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 3 T 5S R11W, Tunica, MS

Built 2003 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 750

SR 12

Good

Over: DITCH # 3

2.2 MI W HUMPHREYS CL, Washington, MS

Built 2005 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 2,200

BUFFALO ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BUFFALO RIVER

SEC 19 T 3N R 1W B, Wilkinson, MS

Built 1955 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 510

CARTER ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 14 T14N R10E, Winston, MS

Built 1998 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 60

BROOKSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB OF YELLOW CREEK

SEC 4 T15N R14E B, Winston, MS

Built 2002 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 340

LOAKFOMA ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK

SEC 28 T16N R14E, Winston, MS

Built 2005 Load: 40.9 t ADT: 100

US 51

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 2011 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 480

SR 46

Good

Over: STANDING REED RELIEF

8.3 MI E WEBSTER CL, Clay, MS

Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,000

SR 46

Good

Over: STANDING REED RELIEF

8.5 MI E WEBSTER CL, Clay, MS

Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,000

SR 46

Good

Over: STANDING REED RELIEF

8.7 MI E WEBSTER CL, Clay, MS

Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,000

SR 46

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK RELIEF

10.6 MI E WEBSTER CL, Clay, MS

Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 730

RAYMOND ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO MILL CREEK

SEC 36 T 1N R 3W B, Copiah, MS

Built 1956 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 120

SR 57

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

10.6 MI N SR 63, Greene, MS

Built 2012 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 600

SR 15

Good

Over: BOGUE FALEMA CREEK

0.2 MI N SR 504, Newton, MS

Built 1970 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,500

SR 569

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK RELIEF

0.7 MI N LA STATE LINE, Amite, MS

Built 2002 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 780

SR 569

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

5.5 MI N LA STATE LINE, Amite, MS

Built 2002 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,300

CO. ROAD 3047

Good

Over: APOOKTA CREEK

SEC 5 T14N R 7E, Attala, MS

Built 1999 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 10

CR 282

Good

Over: OTOUCALOFA CREEK

SEC 9 T11S R 2W, Calhoun, MS

Built 2001 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 40

Showing 13,701-13,750 of 16,823 bridges

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