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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 341

Good

Over: DITCH

9.7 MI N CALHOUN CL, Pontotoc, MS

Built 1983 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 1,200

US 82

Good

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB

4.8 MI W LOWNDES CL, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1976 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 22,000

LAKE ITAWAMBA RD.

Good

Over: CUMMINGS CREEK

SEC 17 T 9S R 9E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2020 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 52

PIONEER LN NW

Good

Over: TRIB TO LICK CREEK

SEC 35 T 8N R 5E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2020 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 100

SMITH CO. 71

Good

Over: LITTLE HATCHAPALOO CREEK

SEC 19 T 1N R 7E, Smith, MS

Built 2018 Load: 63.2 t ADT: 20

US 82

Good

Over: RELIEF

2.9 MI E MONTGOMERY CL, Webster, MS

Built 2004 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 5,100

HATLEY-SMITHVILLE

Good

Over: CALDWELL BRANCH

SEC 13 T12S R 8E B, Monroe, MS

Built 2003 Load: 63.4 t ADT: 1,802

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

1.1 miles from south end, Adams, MS

Built 2004 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 266

SR 2

Good

Over: MILLS CREEK

8.0 MI E TIPPAH CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1989 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,300

JASPER CO. 31

Good

Over: BCH OF PENANTLY CREEK

SEC 20 T 4N R13E B, Jones, MS

Built 2022 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 390

SR 12

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

0.3 MI S US 82, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2004 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 12,000

SR 587

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

3.5 MI N SR 586, Marion, MS

Built 1983 Load: 63.6 t ADT: 980

SR 448

Good

Over: PECAN BAYOU

3.2 MI W US 61, Bolivar, MS

Built 2018 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 430

CR 832

Good

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

SEC 2 T12N R12E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 2019 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 330

US 82

Good

Over: RELIEF

5.2 MI E MONTGOMERY CL, Webster, MS

Built 2004 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 5,100

SR 13

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

5.2 MI N US 84, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 1940 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 2,700

OLD MOBILE HWY/PAS

Good

Over: BAYOU RELIEF

SEC 6 T 8S R 5W, Jackson, MS

Built 2018 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 3,500

US 45A

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2 MI N CLAY CL, Monroe, MS

Built 1938 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 13,000

SR 178

Good

Over: OAKLIMITER CREEK

1.1 MI E SR 5, Benton, MS

Built 2021 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 230

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: OLD MS ROUTE 8

2.1 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1961 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 1,210

CR 251

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK BRANCH

SEC 16 T 8S R 5E, Lee, MS

Built 2003 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 115

TURNER ROAD

Good

Over: LARGE DRAIN

SEC 1 T 2N R 5E, Amite, MS

Built 2020 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 75

COUNTY ROAD 628

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

SEC 6 T11N R13E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 2019 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 80

DEER CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: CREEK

SEC 12 T 9S R 6W, Panola, MS

Built 1999 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 50

SR 15

Good

Over: DITCH

2.5 MI S SR 14, Winston, MS

Built 1972 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 5,900

SR 76

Good

Over: GUM CREEK TRIBUTARY

3.6 MI NE SR 25, Itawamba, MS

Built 2022 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 2,200

SR 76

Good

Over: GUM CREEK TRIBUTARY

3.6 MI NE SR 25, Itawamba, MS

Built 2022 Load: 64.6 t ADT: 2,200

I 55

Good

Over: ELLSEY BRANCH

LINCOLN/COPIAH CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1966 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 10,500

US 45

Good

Over: MOORE MILL CREEK

6.2 MI S SR 514, Clarke, MS

Built 2001 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 5,700

WALTER ANDERSON RD

Good

Over: DIXONS CREEK

SEC 5 T 2N R 1E, Wilkinson, MS

Built 2003 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 50

DUNCAN HILL RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 7 T 8N R 5W, Wayne, MS

Built 1997 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 100

SR 32

Good

Over: STREAM

2.2 MI W CALHOUN CL, Yalobusha, MS

Built 1965 Load: 65.2 t ADT: 450

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: MS ROUTE 900

0.5 Mi S of RT 6 and 278, Lee, MS

Built 2010 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,960

FIRETOWER ROAD

Good

Over: DRAIN

SEC 2 T 7S R14W B, Hancock, MS

Built 1978 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 320

US 80

Good

Over: DITCH

3.0 MI E SR 13, Scott, MS

Built 1935 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 5,000

BLAINE ROAD

Good

Over: JONES BAYOU

SEC 3 T20N R 4W B, Sunflower, MS

Built 1999 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 240

SR 341

Good

Over: RELIEF

11.5 MI N SR 8, Calhoun, MS

Built 1976 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 760

SR 302

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI W US 51, DeSoto, MS

Built 1994 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 37,000

I 10

Good

Over: OLD FORT BAYOU ROAD

3.8 MI E SR 609, Jackson, MS

Built 1970 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 31,500

I 10

Good

Over: OLD FORT BAYOU ROAD

3.8 MI E SR 609, Jackson, MS

Built 1970 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 31,500

CR 484

Good

Over: LOUISA CREEK

SEC 7 T11S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 2002 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 100

SR 342

Good

Over: DONALDSON CREEK

0.1 MI E SR 41, Pontotoc, MS

Built 2021 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 1,900

MILFORD ST

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

SEC 36 T 9S R 5E, Lee, MS

Built 1974 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 5,005

CR 220

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

SEC 17 T 2S R 8E, Alcorn, MS

Built 2020 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 222

ISOLA ROAD

Good

Over: JACKSON BAYOU

SEC 22 T16N R 3W B, Humphreys, MS

Built 2022 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 650

SR 48

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.7 MI E US 51, Pike, MS

Built 1972 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 4,300

BOWLES ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH LAKE DRAIN

SEC 13 T 8S R10W, Quitman, MS

Built 2021 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 80

SMITH CO. 559

Good

Over: OAKOHAY CREEK

SEC 24 T 4N R 7E B, Smith, MS

Built 2019 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 80

US 49

Good

Over: CONWAY SLOUGH

0.4 MI S I 20, Rankin, MS

Built 1967 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 55,000

US 49

Good

Over: WILLIS CREEK

1.1 MI S US 49W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1940 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 17,000

Showing 15,401-15,450 of 16,823 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 Editorial.

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