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Mississippi bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Mississippi — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

16,823
Public bridges
52.3%
Good condition
5.9%
Poor condition
5.9%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

5.9%

996 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 19.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Mississippi (FHWA NBI)

Mississippi52.29150567675207%36.94347024906378%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Mississippi on the same metric.

56

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

16

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742
Selected

28

Mississippi

5.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,823

45

South Carolina

6.10% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

55

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

FELLOWSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: BROCK CREEK

SEC 28 T 8S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80

LEEAUBRE LANE

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

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

SR 43

Good

Over: DITCH

5.2 MI N SR 429, Leake, MS

Built 1993 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 720

FIGG ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC_10_T27N_R 2E B, Panola, MS

Built 2000 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 60

CO RD 121

Good

Over: GORDON BRANCH

SEC 7 T11S R 3W B, Yalobusha, MS

Built 2007 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 60

US 72

Good

Over: STREAM

2.4 MI W TIPPAH CL, Benton, MS

Built 1999 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 3,600

US 61

Good

Over: CANAL

0.1 MI N TUNICA CL, DeSoto, MS

Built 1985 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 6,900

US 49

Good

Over: DITCH

7.4 MI N NATCHEZ TRACE, Hinds, MS

Built 1958 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 12,000

SR 6

Good

Over: LEEPER CREEK

10.3 MI S SR 178, Lee, MS

Built 1955 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 2,200

UNION CHURCH RD SE

Good

Over: WALKERS CREEK

SEC 3 T 6N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2003 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 100

SR 346

Good

Over: DITCH

5.8 MI W SR 15, Pontotoc, MS

Built 1986 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 2,100

FOX HALL ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF NEELY CREEK

SEC 10 T 5N R 2E, Rankin, MS

Built 2008 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 2,300

US 72

Good

Over: STREAM

2.4 MI W TIPPAH CL, Benton, MS

Built 2000 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 3,600

I 55

Good

Over: STREAM

3.8 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1971 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 7,500

SR 16

Good

Over: OLD CREEK

0.5 MI W US 45, Kemper, MS

Built 1968 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 1,800

SR 12

Good

Over: CHINCHAHOMA CREEK

10.6 MI E CHOCTAW CL, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1947 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 3,900

SR 48

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

3.2 MI E SR 198, Walthall, MS

Built 1947 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 1,800

I 59

Good

Over: STEELE ROAD

5.0 MI S LAMAR CL, Forrest, MS

Built 1961 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 10,500

SR 43

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

8.4 MI N US 84, Lawrence, MS

Built 1980 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 540

US 98

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER TRIBUTARY

1.7 MI W SR 15, Perry, MS

Built 1992 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 2,900

US 98

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER TRIBUTARY

1.7 MI W SR 15, Perry, MS

Built 1992 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 2,900

SR 32

Good

Over: RELIEF OPENING

4.8 MI W SR 35, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 2018 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 1,900

CR 418

Good

Over: RELIEF

SEC 26 T14S R 1W, Calhoun, MS

Built 2013 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 810

OLD HWY 430

Good

Over: BR OF ABOTCAPUTA CR

SEC 17 T18N R 2E, Carroll, MS

Built 2015 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 3,000

GREEN RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: DITCH NO 16

SEC 35 T 2S R10W, DeSoto, MS

Built 1996 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 800

SAM HURT RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 7 T 6N R18E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1993 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 80

PEARLIE DR NW

Good

Over: BAYOU PIERRE TRIB

SEC 14 T 8N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2008 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 100

SMITH CO. 82A

Good

Over: BRANCH OF LEAF RIVER

SEC 3 T 1N R 8E, Smith, MS

Built 2006 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 50

CR 343

Good

Over: MUDDY BRANCH

SEC 2 T 3S R 3E, Tippah, MS

Built 2006 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 113

FORDSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: DAVO CREEK

SEC 28 T 2N R11E B, Walthall, MS

Built 1992 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 240

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: STREAM

4.9 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,785

N JACKSON STREET

Good

Over: HOULKA CREEK RELIEF

SEC 20 T13S R 3E B, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 9,150

US 51

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI S SR 302, DeSoto, MS

Built 1981 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 17,000

SR 487

Good

Over: RELIEF

1.2 MI N SR 500, Leake, MS

Built 2023 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 550

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

3O PROJECT SECTION, Monroe, MS

Built 1998 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 210

SR 28

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.4 MI W SR 37, Smith, MS

Built 1973 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,200

PROVIDENCE ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 23 T 6N R 2E B, Franklin, MS

Built 2017 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 50

CR 308

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 20 T23N R 9E B, Calhoun, MS

Built 2009 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 50

CO RD 145

Good

Over: COILA CREEK

SEC 27 T18N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 2011 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 20

CAMP STREET

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 24 T 2N R 2W, Copiah, MS

Built 2006 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 500

JOHN I HAY ROAD

Good

Over: HOMOCHITTO RIVER BCH

SEC 33 T 9N R 6E, Copiah, MS

Built 2021 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 120

JOHN I HAY ROAD

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

SEC 33 T 9N R 6E, Copiah, MS

Built 2019 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 120

MIDDLETON CREEK RD

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 34 T 5N R 3E B, Franklin, MS

Built 2017 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 50

SR 23

Good

Over: STREAM

11.4 MI N MONROE CL, Itawamba, MS

Built 1967 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 760

SR 16

Good

Over: RELIEF

2.7 MI E US 45, Kemper, MS

Built 1988 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,900

SR 498

Good

Over: DITCH

0.5 MI E US 45, Kemper, MS

Built 1991 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 340

COTTON PLANT ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

SEC 30 T 9S R 6W, Panola, MS

Built 2010 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 80

CO RD 40

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 26 T20N R 8E, Webster, MS

Built 2011 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 50

SR 50

Good

Over: SUN CREEK

8.1 MI E WEBSTER CL, Clay, MS

Built 1984 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 820

SR 19

Good

Over: PEARL RIVER RELIEF

2.5 MI N SR 15, Neshoba, MS

Built 1981 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 3,000

SR 43

Good

Over: STREAM

10.4 MI N SR 26, Pearl River, MS

Built 1996 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 320

RANKIN RD

Good

Over: BCH OF EUTACUTACHEE

SEC 23 T 5N R 4E, Rankin, MS

Built 2003 Load: 48.4 t ADT: 100

Showing 14,851-14,900 of 16,823 bridges

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