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

CRISLER ROAD

Good

Over: ELDA HILL CREEK

SEC 3 T 3N R 2W, Hinds, MS

Built 2021 Load: 72.7 t ADT: 140

CR 418

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

SEC 26 T22N R10E, Calhoun, MS

Built 1995 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 30

I 55

Good

Over: DITCH

3.8 MI N SR 12, Holmes, MS

Built 1970 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 15,000

US 84

Good

Over: STREAM

2.1 MI W SR 15, Jones, MS

Built 1986 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 18,000

US 82

Good

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB

3.8 MI W LOWDES CL, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1976 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 22,000

US 49

Good

Over: SURSING CREEK

8.2 MI S SR 26, Stone, MS

Built 1977 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 10,000

US 49

Good

Over: SURSING CREEK

8.2 MI S SR 26, Stone, MS

Built 1959 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 10,000

CR 102

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 24 T 1S R 3E B, Tippah, MS

Built 2020 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 172

SHORT CUT RD.

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 36 T16N R18E, Noxubee, MS

Built 2022 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 40

SR 430

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5 MI S US 82, Leflore, MS

Built 1992 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 9,500

SR 857

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI N SR 859, Madison, MS

Built 2008 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 7,600

SR 245

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

0.1 MI N US 45A, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1996 Load: 73.6 t ADT: 2,000

SR 505

Good

Over: DITCH

5.4 MI S US 80, Newton, MS

Built 1976 Load: 73.6 t ADT: 220

SR 35

Good

Over: DITCH

5.5 MI N SR 25, Leake, MS

Built 1938 Load: 73.7 t ADT: 5,700

US 49

Good

Over: CREEK

0.6 MI N SR 433, Yazoo, MS

Built 1978 Load: 73.8 t ADT: 11,000

SR 57

Good

Over: NICHOLS BRANCH

5.6 MI N SR 63, Greene, MS

Built 2011 Load: 74.0 t ADT: 1,200

JASPER CO. 16

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TALLAHALA CK

SEC 8 T 2N R12E B, Jasper, MS

Built 2007 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 380

US 98

Good

Over: STREAM

2.8 MI W SR 589, Lamar, MS

Built 1941 Load: 74.7 t ADT: 13,000

SR 15

Good

Over: CHICO CREEK

1.5 MI S SR 8, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1992 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 2,000

CO RD 100

Good

Over: TRIB OF SABOUGLA CK

SEC 24 T21N R09E B, Webster, MS

Built 2020 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 60

SR 9

Good

Over: STREAM

4.5 MI N WEBSTER CL, Calhoun, MS

Built 1949 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 1,300

WOLFE ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 12 T17S R18W B, Lowndes, MS

Built 2021 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 2,500

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: PALESTINE ROAD

2.2 miles From south end, Adams, MS

Built 2004 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 266

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

4.0 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Attala, MS

Built 1964 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,140

I 20

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI E SR 13, Scott, MS

Built 1966 Load: 75.6 t ADT: 12,000

SCOTT SENTER RD

Good

Over: CUMMINGS CREEK

SEC 33 T 8S R 9E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2020 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 49

CO RD 286

Good

Over: SALEM CREEK

SEC 35 T21N R 4E B, Carroll, MS

Built 2018 Load: 76.1 t ADT: 150

SR 854

Good

Over: WRIGHT CREEK TRIB

2.3 MI E SR 39, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1962 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,250

SR 76

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI NE SR 25, Itawamba, MS

Built 2022 Load: 76.4 t ADT: 2,200

SR 15

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

7.9 MI N SR 4, Tippah, MS

Built 1973 Load: 76.6 t ADT: 6,200

TRADITIONS PKWY

Good

Over: TIGER CREEK

SEC 35 T 5S R11W B, Harrison, MS

Built 2004 Load: 76.7 t ADT: 500

TROTTER ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF BOGUE FALIA CREEK

SEC 7 T 7N R 2W B, Hinds, MS

Built 2010 Load: 76.8 t ADT: 160

LAKE DR

Good

Over: SPILLWAY MILL CREEK

SEC 9 T 8N R12W, Jones, MS

Built 1998 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 140

CR 420

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 10 T 3S R 7E, Alcorn, MS

Built 2020 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 324

PARKHILL LN SE

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY BIG CREEK

SEC 26 T 6N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2002 Load: 77.4 t ADT: 60

PETREE ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK TRIBUTARY

2.6 MI E, Itawamba, MS

Built 2019 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 430

SR 29

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER RELIEF

1.3 MI N US 98, Perry, MS

Built 1970 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 3,300

SR 29

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER RELIEF

1.5 MI N US 98, Perry, MS

Built 1970 Load: 77.8 t ADT: 3,300

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

4.5 MILES FROM U.S. ROUTE, Madison, MS

Built 1968 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 2,500

SR 15

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK TRIB

3.5 MI S SR 42 WEST, Perry, MS

Built 2012 Load: 78.7 t ADT: 1,800

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD

2.9 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Attala, MS

Built 1963 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 545

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: RICE ROAD

9.99 MILES FROM MS ROUTE, Madison, MS

Built 1968 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 2,500

NATCHEZ TRACE PARK

Good

Over: ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR R

6.2 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 4, Madison, MS

Built 1968 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 2,500

ROLLINS DR NW

Good

Over: DOOLITTLE CREEK

SEC 28 T 7N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 2019 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 50

US 84

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

3.0 MI E SR 37, Covington, MS

Built 1983 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 2,600

US 84

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

3.0 MI E SR 37, Covington, MS

Built 1980 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 2,600

US 45/SR 8 SW RAMP

Good

Over: DITCH

0.1 MI S SR 8, Monroe, MS

Built 2002 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 360

SR 6

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI W LEE CL, Pontotoc, MS

Built 2015 Load: 79.5 t ADT: 8,300

MS ROUTE 18

Good

Over: NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

25.5 MILES SOUTH OF MS RO, Claiborne, MS

Built 1966 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 440

SR 57

Good

Over: STREAM

7.4 MI N SR 63, Greene, MS

Built 2011 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 1,200

Showing 15,501-15,550 of 16,823 bridges

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