State profile · Below national median SD

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%.

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.

All Bridges in Mississippi

STUBBS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIB TO HARRIS CREEK

SEC 7 T 3N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 2011 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 200

OLD JACKSON RD

Good

Over: BCH RHODES CREEK

SEC 32 T 4N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1998 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 510

EASTOVER DR

Good

Over: LARGE STREAM

SEC 30 T 6N R 2E, Hinds, MS

Built 2007 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 4,100

EGYPT RD (CR12)

Good

Over: OLD YAZOO RIVER RUN

SEC 13 T17N R 1W B, Holmes, MS

Built 1992 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 30

OLD WILSON ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK CREEK

SEC 8 T15N R 4E B, Holmes, MS

Built 2019 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 100

AYCOCK ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 6 T14N R 3W, Humphreys, MS

Built 1997 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 30

SOUTH RIVEN OAKS

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 29 T14N R 3W, Humphreys, MS

Built 1997 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 40

GOODEN LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: 694 OVER ST BAYOU

SEC 4 T14N R 4W B, Humphreys, MS

Built 1994 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 140

ABRAHAM ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 12 T15N R 4W, Humphreys, MS

Built 2001 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 110

GOODEN LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: 694 OVER GOODEN LAKE

SEC 28 T15N R 4W B, Humphreys, MS

Built 1994 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 140

DURR ROAD

Good

Over: JACKSON BAYOU

SEC 8 T16N R 3W, Humphreys, MS

Built 1996 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 20

SR 76

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

4.5 MI NE SR 25, Itawamba, MS

Built 2022 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 2,200

SR 76

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

4.5 MI NE SR 25, Itawamba, MS

Built 2022 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 2,200

JOE BAT ROAD

Good

Over: BAYOU COSTAPIA

SEC 6 T 6S R 8W B, Jackson, MS

Built 1989 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 1,800

JORDAN ROAD

Good

Over: LIVE STREAM

SEC 24 T 6S R 9W, Jackson, MS

Built 2005 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 200

GREGORY STREET

Good

Over: BAYOU-RELIEF

SEC 28 T 7S R 5W, Jackson, MS

Built 1999 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 600

HALSTEAD ROAD

Good

Over: BAYOU

SEC 32 T 7S R 8W, Jackson, MS

Built 2000 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 1,600

FOUNTAINBLEU ROAD

Good

Over: HERON BAYOU

SEC 34 T 7S R 8W, Jackson, MS

Built 1994 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 8,600

BRITTANY AVENUE

Good

Over: ST MARTIN BAYOU

SEC 16 T 7S R 9W, Jackson, MS

Built 1999 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 2,400

PARSLEY AVE

Good

Over: MARKET ST. BAYOU

SEC 8 T 8S R 6W, Jackson, MS

Built 2002 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 800

PASCAGOULA STREET

Good

Over: BAYOU

SEC 1 T 8S R 6W, Jackson, MS

Built 2004 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 5,100

RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE TO BAYOU

SEC 35 T 7S R 6W, Jackson, MS

Built 2005 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 3,500

OCEAN SPRING ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN TO OLD FORT BAYOU

SEC 18 T 7S R 7W B, Jackson, MS

Built 2005 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 7,500

OCEAN SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN TO OLD FORT BAYOU

SEC 13 T 7S R 8W B, Jackson, MS

Built 2005 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 7,500

OLD BILOXI ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH-LITTLE RED CREEK

SEC 9 T 4S R 8W, Jackson, MS

Built 2005 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 360

HAWKES RD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

SEC 1 T 9N R11W B, Jones, MS

Built 1988 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 200

MITCHELL ROAD

Good

Over: DANIEL REED BRAKE

SEC 18 T 2N R14W, Lamar, MS

Built 2009 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 95

CR 1400

Good

Over: BOGUEFALA CREEK BR

SEC 28 T 9S R 7E, Lee, MS

Built 1999 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 120

DOUGLAS TR SE

Good

Over: BOONE CREEK

SEC 10 T 6N R 8E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2007 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 60

MARWOOD LOOP SE

Good

Over: DRAIN

SEC 7 T 6N R 8E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2017 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 50

LAMPTON-HILLTOP RD

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

SEC 7 T 3N R17W B, Marion, MS

Built 1994 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 440

JAKE SMITH ROAD

Good

Over: OVER BRANCH

SEC 27 T 4S R18W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2002 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 60

OLD KILN ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 14 T 6S R16W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 2008 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 1,900

BEACH ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 24 T 2S R16W, Pearl River, MS

Built 2009 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 210

TANGLEWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: BALA CHITTO CREEK

SEC 22 T 2N R 8E, Pike, MS

Built 1992 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 130

GULDE RD

Good

Over: BCH OF EUTACUTACHEE CK

SEC 7 T 5N R 5E B, Rankin, MS

Built 2002 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 280

FLORENCE BYRUM RD

Good

Over: BCH OF STEEN CREEK

SEC 10 T 4N R 2E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1998 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 4,700

RED CRK CHURCH RD

Good

Over: BR OF KIRBY CREEK

SEC 36 T 2S R13W, Stone, MS

Built 2009 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 100

SR 30

Good

Over: POLLARD MILL BRANCH

0.8 MI W SR 25, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1955 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 2,100

CR864

Good

Over: NORTH FORK CREEK

SEC 16 T 7S R10E B, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1995 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 1,105

PUSHAPATAPA ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF PUSHAPATAPA CREEK

SEC 19 T 2N R12E B, Walthall, MS

Built 2003 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 110

HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF MCGEE CREEK

SEC 7 T 4N R11E, Walthall, MS

Built 2003 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 100

HINZE CH-ROY LEACH

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 4 T13N R10E, Winston, MS

Built 2003 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 50

BETHANY EBENEZER

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 18 T15N R11E, Winston, MS

Built 2000 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 80

BOWIE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SEC 28 T12N R 5W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1996 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 30

SR 2

Good

Over: TUSCUMBIA RIVER RELIEF

15.3 MI E TIPPAH CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1978 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 3,700

MEADOWBROOK DR

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

SEC 34 T 1S R 8W, DeSoto, MS

Built 2018 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 750

SR 492

Good

Over: WINSTEAD BRANCH

5.1 MI E NEWTON CL, Neshoba, MS

Built 1988 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 2,200

COX ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF DOBBS CREEK

SEC 1 T 2N R 3E B, Simpson, MS

Built 2017 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 100

E. NEWMAN ROAD

Good

Over: SMALL DRAIN

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

Built 1998 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 60

Showing 15,151-15,200 of 16,823 bridges

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

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.