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

BAXTER ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

SEC 19 T 1N R15W, Lamar, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 90

TATUM SALT DOME

Good

Over: LOWER LITTLE RIVER

SEC 3 T 2N R16W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 300

OLD RICHBURG RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

SEC 4 T 2N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

BEAVER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

SEC 12 T 2N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 180

JOHN ANDERSON ROAD

Good

Over: DANIEL REED BRAKE

SEC 18 T 2N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70

TALOWAH ROAD

Good

Over: BOGGY HOLLOW CREEK

SEC 32 T 2N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: MYERS BAY CREEK

SEC 35 T 2N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 140

COURTNEY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

SEC 33 T 2N R15W, Lamar, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 120

D. S. ROUSE ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

SEC 32 T 2N R16W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

JAKE JOHNSON RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 8 T 3N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 330

HAROLD TUCKER ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK TOM CREEK

SEC 36 T 3N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

BOUNDS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

SEC 3 T 3N R15W, Lamar, MS

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 130

LITTLE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SEC 3 T 3N R15W, Lamar, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

PROSPRES RIDGE RD

Good

Over: JACKS CREEK

SEC 32 T 3N R16W, Lamar, MS

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 130

OLOH ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

SEC 2 T 4N R16W B, Lamar, MS

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 450

HICKORY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

SEC 7 T 5N R16W B, Lamar, MS

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 125

FOSTER ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR BAY CREEK

SEC 21 T 5N R16W, Lamar, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 90

SHELTON SHELBY RD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 3 T 6N R18E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

LIBERTY CHURCH

Good

Over: ALAMUCHA CREEK

SEC 22 T 6N R18E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70

EXCELL BOYD ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 20 T 5N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 170

HOLMES ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TILTON CREEK

SEC 36 T 5N R11E, Lawrence, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 220

CR 2500

Good

Over: EUCLAUTUBBA CREEK BRANCH

SEC 30 T 7S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 111

FREEMAN RD SW

Good

Over: TAYLORS CREEK

SEC 34 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

REEVES RD SE

Good

Over: TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 8 T 5N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

FALVEY RD NW

Good

Over: BAYOU PIERRE CREEK

SEC 18 T 8N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 140

BARTON FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: STINSON CREEK

SEC 7 T17S R18W, Lowndes, MS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

NEILSON ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 12 T17S R18W, Lowndes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

3O PROJECT SECTION., Madison, MS

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 210

DAVIS ROAD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 4 T 1N R13E, Marion, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 55

SELLERS ROAD

Good

Over: ANDERSON BRANCH

SEC 25 T 2N R13E, Marion, MS

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

RICHLAND CREEK RD

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

SEC 1 T 3N R12E, Marion, MS

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

WAGLEY ROAD

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

SEC 23 T 5N R19W, Marion, MS

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

ROGERS ROAD

Good

Over: PIERCE CREEK

SEC 34 T 5N R19W, Marion, MS

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70

SR 309

Good

Over: COLDWATER RIVER

4.9 MI N SR 178, Marshall, MS

Built 2015 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,900

PINE GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: TUBBALUBBA CRK

SEC 32 T11S R 6E, Monroe, MS

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 52

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: TALLABINNELA CREEK

SEC 7 T12S R 6E, Monroe, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 84

SAWYER ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

SEC 21 T12S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 105

JONES ROAD

Good

Over: SPLUNGE CREEK

SEC 13 T12S R17W, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

THORNTON ROAD

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

SEC 34 T12S R17W, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

COWDEN ROAD

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

SEC 14 T12S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 82

WHATLEY ROAD

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

SEC 13 T13S R 6E, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 118

MIZE ROAD

Good

Over: HALFWAY CREEK

SEC 19 T13S R17W, Monroe, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 128

WOLFE ROAD

Good

Over: ALSUP CK

SEC 35 T14S R17W B, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 348

SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: NICHOLS CREEK

SEC 8 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

BEEKS ROAD

Good

Over: NICHOLS CREEK

SEC 9 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

OLD COLUMBUS RD

Good

Over: NICHOLS CREEK

SEC 18 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 75

DAN TAYLOR ROAD

Good

Over: NICHOLS CREEK

SEC 19 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 75

DARROCOTT ACCESS

Good

Over: JAMES CREEK TRIBUTARY

SEC 2 T15S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,000

INDUSTRIAL ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 6 T11S R 9E, Monroe, MS

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

SALEM ROAD

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

SEC 10 T19N R 7E, Montgomery, MS

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

Showing 14,551-14,600 of 16,823 bridges

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