State profile · Below median Poor share

Mississippi bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Mississippi.

16,739
Public bridges
55.1%
Good condition
6.0%
Poor condition

Mississippi holds 16,739 public highway bridges (#14 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.03% Poor share (#26 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 6.0% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 27 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,739

Public highway bridges in Mississippi

Good Condition

55.1%

9,228 bridges rated 7-9

5.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.0%

1,009 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.5pp vs national avg 7.5%

Mississippi vs national bridge condition

Mississippi - Good condition share 55.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Mississippi - Poor-condition share 20.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Mississippi in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Mississippi has 16,739 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Mississippi has 16,739 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Mississippi vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,739 14th of 54 higher than 40 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Mississippi

The highlighted point is Mississippi: 16,739 bridges and 6.03% in Poor condition, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Mississippi on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • California: 25,848 bridges · 5.91% Poor
  • New Jersey: 6,827 bridges · 6.01% Poor
  • Mississippi: 16,739 bridges · 6.03% Poor
  • South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor
  • Wyoming: 3,136 bridges · 6.51% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Mississippi

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,739 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Mississippi’s inventory

State agency holds 34.8% of the 16,739 public highway bridges filed under Mississippi in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Mississippi’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 4.9% of the 16,739 bridges with a recorded original year in Mississippi. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Mississippi55.1%38.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Mississippi (FHWA NBI)

Counties (82)

Adams 100 Alcorn 213 Amite 210 Attala 228 Benton 103 Bolivar 272 Calhoun 213 Carroll 225 Chickasaw 247 Choctaw 164 Claiborne 136 Clarke 224 Clay 154 Coahoma 115 Copiah 266 Covington 164 DeSoto 266 Forrest 283 Franklin 157 George 115 Greene 171 Grenada 163 Hancock 104 Harrison 301 Hinds 663 Holmes 212 Humphreys 94 Issaquena 20 Itawamba 229 Jackson 268 Jasper 193 Jefferson 100 Jefferson Davis 142 Jones 329 Kemper 211 Lafayette 259 Lamar 150 Lauderdale 481 Lawrence 134 Leake 199 Lee 385 Leflore 139 Lincoln 380 Lowndes 248 Madison 311 Marion 201 Marshall 255 Monroe 290 Montgomery 170 Neshoba 199 Newton 243 Noxubee 201 Oktibbeha 226 Panola 231 Pearl River 232 Perry 162 Pike 211 Pontotoc 166 Prentiss 205 Quitman 106 Rankin 374 Scott 199 Sharkey 61 Simpson 200 Smith 175 Stone 125 Sunflower 169 Tallahatchie 155 Tate 139 Tippah 139 Tishomingo 144 Tunica 81 Union 202 Walthall 154 Warren 175 Washington 317 Wayne 214 Webster 178 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.

CA

California

5.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$25,848

NJ

New Jersey

6.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,827
Selected

MS

Mississippi

6.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,739

SC

South Carolina

6.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$9,490

WY

Wyoming

6.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,136

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.

US 11

Poor

Over: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK

0.3 MI S SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS

Built 1948 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15,000

SR 145

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.6 MI S SR 18, Clarke, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 810

US 51

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 480

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

2.9 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

3.0 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: PEACHAHALA CREEK

3.3 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

All Bridges in Mississippi

SR 35

Good

Over: STREAM

2.8 MI N GRENADA CL, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1956 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,100

SR 145

Good

Over: OSBORNE CREEK

1.5 MI S SR 30, Prentiss, MS

Built 2019 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,900

SR 309

Good

Over: COLDWATER RIVER

4.9 MI N SR 178, Marshall, MS

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,900

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

3.5 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1960 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 920

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

3O PROJECT SECTION., Madison, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 210

WILKINSON ROAD

Good

Over: DAYS CREEK

SEC 12 T 3N R 3E, Amite, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

OLD 24-COMPRIMISE

Good

Over: EAST FORK WAGONER CREEK

SEC 22 T 3N R 3E, Amite, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

N. NEWMAN ROAD

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

SEC 21 T 3N R 5E, Amite, MS

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

MIDDLE GLADING R.

Good

Over: HOMINY CREEK

SEC 28 T 3N R 6E, Amite, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 120

FARMER ROAD

Good

Over: COTTON CREEK

SEC 11 T 4N R 4E, Amite, MS

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 110

FAS 1910

Good

Over: WOLF RIVER

SEC 15 T 2S R 2E B, Benton, MS

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 322

FAS 1910

Good

Over: MILLER CREEK

SEC 22 T 2S R 2E B, Benton, MS

Built 2011 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 320

CR 8

Good

Over: HOULKA CREEK

SEC 12 T12S R 2E B, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 131

CR 43

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

SEC 26 T13S R 2E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 133

CR 98

Good

Over: TRIB OF HOULKA CK

SEC 12 T14S R 3E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 155

MAGEE-THOMPSON RD

Good

Over: RELIEF FOR TIBBY CREEK

SEC 19 T16N R11E B, Choctaw, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70

OLD HWY 18 NO 4

Good

Over: CHICAGO BRANCH

SEC 6 T11N R 4E, Claiborne, MS

Built 1991 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 470

CO RD 632

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

SEC 3 T 1N R17E, Clarke, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

CO RD 624

Good

Over: BOLINGCHESSA CREEK

SEC 27 T 1N R17E, Clarke, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

CO RD 295

Good

Over: SHUBUTA CREEK

SEC 30 T 2N R14E, Clarke, MS

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10

CO RD 643

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

SEC 36 T 2N R17E, Clarke, MS

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

CO RD 432

Good

Over: RELIEF BUCATUNNA CREEK

SEC 5 T 4N R17E, Clarke, MS

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

YOKOHAMA ROAD

Good

Over: KCS RR

SEC 35 T16S R 6E B, Clay, MS

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,000

SUNFLOWER RIVER RD

Good

Over: FISHING BAYOU

SEC 36 T26N R 4W, Coahoma, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20

COUNTY FARM RD

Good

Over: CURRY CREEK

SEC 13 T 7N R15W, Covington, MS

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

BOB BOLER RD

Good

Over: OAKEY WOODS CREEK

SEC 17 T 8N R14W, Covington, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

SPEED RD

Good

Over: OAKEY WOODS CREEK

SEC 12 T 8N R15W, Covington, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

TISDALE CUTOFF

Good

Over: STATION CREEK

SEC 16 T 8N R15W, Covington, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

WEST OAKVALE RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 33 T 9N R17W, Covington, MS

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

CALHOUN ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF OKATOMA CREEK

SEC 12 T 9N R17W, Covington, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 110

NELSON CORNER ROAD

Good

Over: BAYOU CREEK

SEC 16 T 5N R 1E, Franklin, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

COLDWATER CHURCH

Good

Over: PORTER CREEK

SEC 22 T 5N R 4E, Franklin, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

COWART ROAD

Good

Over: MCGEEHEE CREEK

SEC 12 T 5N R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

MT. GILEAD ROAD

Good

Over: MCGEEHEE CREEK

SEC 13 T 5N R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

NEIL HILL ROAD

Good

Over: HARAM BRANCH

SEC 19 T 6N R 1E, Franklin, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

BEACH ROAD

Good

Over: WELLS CREEK

SEC 21 T 6N R 1E, Franklin, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 105

BEDFORD-TILLMAN RD

Good

Over: TOM BRANCH

SEC_ 5_T 6N_R 3E, Franklin, MS

Built 2006 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

HORSE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LARGE CREEK

SEC_28_T 6N_R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

BEDFORD-TILLMAN RD

Good

Over: BOOKER BRANCH

SEC_32_T 7N_R 3E, Franklin, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

TURNER ROAD

Good

Over: LIVE STREAM

SEC 6 T 1S R 4W, George, MS

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

DEPOT ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 28 T 1S R 6W, George, MS

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,200

VARDAMAN GRAVES RD

Good

Over: LITTLE SWEETWATER CREEK

SEC 25 T 2S R 9W, George, MS

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

COOT TANNER ROAD

Good

Over: LIVE STREAM

SEC 28 T 3S R 5W, George, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

ALLEN RD

Good

Over: SKINNER CREEK

SEC 31 T 1N R 6W, Greene, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

MOODY CHAPEL ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 5 T 1N R 8W, Greene, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

STEER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SEC 11 T 2N R 7W, Greene, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

BROWNLEE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE GAINES CREEK

SEC 9 T 4N R 8W, Greene, MS

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

MT ZION ROAD

Good

Over: BEETREE CREEK

SEC 27 T 5N R 8W, Greene, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

JOES BAYOU ROAD

Good

Over: JOES BAYOU

SEC 38 T 8S R14W B, Hancock, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

DUCKWORTH RD

Good

Over: FLAT BRANCH

SEC 33 T 6S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,000

Showing 14,301-14,350 of 16,739 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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