State profile · Below median Poor share

Mississippi bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Mississippi.

16,739
Public bridges
55.1%
Good condition
6.0%
Poor condition

Mississippi holds 16,739 public highway bridges (#14 of 52 by inventory) with a 6.03% Poor share (#26 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 6.0% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 27 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

16,739

Public highway bridges in Mississippi

Good Condition

55.1%

9,228 bridges rated 7-9

5.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.0%

1,009 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.5pp vs national avg 7.5%

Mississippi vs national bridge condition

Mississippi - Good condition share 55.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Mississippi - Poor-condition share 20.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Mississippi in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Mississippi has 16,739 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Mississippi has 16,739 bridges and a 6.0% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Mississippi vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

16,739 14th of 54 higher than 40 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Mississippi

The highlighted point is Mississippi: 16,739 bridges and 6.03% in Poor condition, rank #27 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Mississippi on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • California: 25,848 bridges · 5.91% Poor
  • New Jersey: 6,827 bridges · 6.01% Poor
  • Mississippi: 16,739 bridges · 6.03% Poor
  • South Carolina: 9,490 bridges · 6.17% Poor
  • Wyoming: 3,136 bridges · 6.51% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Mississippi

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 16,739 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Mississippi’s inventory

State agency holds 34.8% of the 16,739 public highway bridges filed under Mississippi in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Mississippi’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 4.9% of the 16,739 bridges with a recorded original year in Mississippi. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Mississippi55.1%38.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Mississippi (FHWA NBI)

Counties (82)

Adams 100 Alcorn 213 Amite 210 Attala 228 Benton 103 Bolivar 272 Calhoun 213 Carroll 225 Chickasaw 247 Choctaw 164 Claiborne 136 Clarke 224 Clay 154 Coahoma 115 Copiah 266 Covington 164 DeSoto 266 Forrest 283 Franklin 157 George 115 Greene 171 Grenada 163 Hancock 104 Harrison 301 Hinds 663 Holmes 212 Humphreys 94 Issaquena 20 Itawamba 229 Jackson 268 Jasper 193 Jefferson 100 Jefferson Davis 142 Jones 329 Kemper 211 Lafayette 259 Lamar 150 Lauderdale 481 Lawrence 134 Leake 199 Lee 385 Leflore 139 Lincoln 380 Lowndes 248 Madison 311 Marion 201 Marshall 255 Monroe 290 Montgomery 170 Neshoba 199 Newton 243 Noxubee 201 Oktibbeha 226 Panola 231 Pearl River 232 Perry 162 Pike 211 Pontotoc 166 Prentiss 205 Quitman 106 Rankin 374 Scott 199 Sharkey 61 Simpson 200 Smith 175 Stone 125 Sunflower 169 Tallahatchie 155 Tate 139 Tippah 139 Tishomingo 144 Tunica 81 Union 202 Walthall 154 Warren 175 Washington 317 Wayne 214 Webster 178 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.

CA

California

5.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$25,848

NJ

New Jersey

6.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,827
Selected

MS

Mississippi

6.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,739

SC

South Carolina

6.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$9,490

WY

Wyoming

6.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,136

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.

US 11

Poor

Over: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK

0.3 MI S SR 43 NORTH, Pearl River, MS

Built 1948 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15,000

SR 145

Poor

Over: BLACK CREEK

2.6 MI S SR 18, Clarke, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 810

US 51

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 480

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

2.9 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: RELIEF OPENING

3.0 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

US 51

Poor

Over: PEACHAHALA CREEK

3.3 MI N HOLMES CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1937 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 460

All Bridges in Mississippi

CO RD 135

Poor

Over: BCH OF SAND CREEK

SEC 8 T19N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 70

Poor

Over: BCH OF LITTLE SAND CK

SEC 26 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1

CO RD 64

Poor

Over: LITTLE SAND CREEK

SEC 34 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

CO RD 64

Poor

Over: BCH OF LITTLE SAND CREEK

SEC 36 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1958 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

CO RD 176

Poor

Over: RELEIF FOR MARSH LAND

SEC 23 T18N R 1E, Carroll, MS

Built 2000 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

CO RD 302

Poor

Over: RELEIF FOR LAKE

SEC 4 T17N R 2E, Carroll, MS

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 210

CO RD 369

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SEC 20 T19N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1978 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 3

Poor

Over: BCH OF HAYS CREEK

SEC 33 T17N R 6E, Carroll, MS

Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

CR 193

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

SEC 2 T20N R 2E, Carroll, MS

Built 1985 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 75

CR 105

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

SEC 19 T21N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1987 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

CO RD 21

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 27 T18N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1995 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

T&P RTE 150

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF MATUBBY CK

SEC 33 T13S R 5E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1993 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 48

PITTSBORO/H.THORN

Poor

Over: CHICO CREEK

SEC 5 T14S R 3E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1972 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 980

DULANEY ST.

Poor

Over: CHICO CREEK

SEC 5 T14S R 3E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1992 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 409

FENT-PANHANDLE RD

Poor

Over: TIBBY CREEK

SEC 23 T16N R10E B, Choctaw, MS

Built 1966 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 140

TALLEY ROAD

Poor

Over: EBENEZER BRANCH

SEC 13 T18N R 8E, Choctaw, MS

Built 1958 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

RUFF ROAD

Poor

Over: JENKINS CREEK

SEC 24 T18N R 9E, Choctaw, MS

Built 1997 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

CROW CROSSING RD

Poor

Over: BIG BYWY DITCH

SEC 5 T18N R10E, Choctaw, MS

Built 1995 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

SALEM-BYWY RD

Poor

Over: MIDDLE BYWY CREEK

SEC 21 T18N R10E B, Choctaw, MS

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

E.CLEAR SPRINGS RD

Poor

Over: LITTLE BYWY CREEK

SEC 29 T18N R10E, Choctaw, MS

Built 1997 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

SHAIFER HOUSE RD

Poor

Over: WIDOWS CREEK

SEC 16 T11N R 2E, Claiborne, MS

Built 1917 Load: 0.0 t

CO RD 610

Poor

Over: HANGING MOSS CREEK

SEC 13 T 1N R16E B, Clarke, MS

Built 1973 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 290

CO RD 620

Poor

Over: HANGING MOSS CREEK

SEC 26 T 1N R17E B, Clarke, MS

Built 1976 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

CO RD 120

Poor

Over: GORDON CREEK

SEC 7 T 2N R15E B, Clarke, MS

Built 1971 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

NORTH ST-RIVER RD

Poor

Over: WEIR CREEK

SEC 24 T 4N R14E, Clarke, MS

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

BILL DEXTER ROAD

Poor

Over: CHUQUATONCHEE CREEK

SEC 36 T15S R 5E, Clay, MS

Built 1950 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 250

MOON LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: YAZOO PASS

SEC 27 T30N R 3W B, Coahoma, MS

Built 1974 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 620

LOFTIN RD

Poor

Over: RELIEF FOR DRY CREEK

SEC 29 T 8N R17W, Covington, MS

Built 1948 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

THREE NOTCH RD

Poor

Over: COLBERT BRANCH

SEC_ 3_T 7N_R17W B, Covington, MS

Built 2006 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

GEORGE STREET

Poor

Over: MATTHEWS BRANCH

SEC 2 T 4N R13W, Forrest, MS

Built 1985 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,100

COUNTY LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 3 T 5N R 1E, Franklin, MS

Built 1992 Load: 0.0 t

COUNTY LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: LARGE CREEK

SEC 3 T 5N R 1E, Franklin, MS

Built 1987 Load: 0.0 t

OLD HWY 33

Poor

Over: WELLS CREEK

SEC 34 T 6N R 1E B, Franklin, MS

Built 1948 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

MONROE ROAD

Poor

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 20 T 6N R 4E B, Franklin, MS

Built 1984 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 75

LUCIAN ROAD

Poor

Over: MCCALL CREEK

SEC_ 1_T 6N_R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 1938 Load: 0.0 t

LOWWATER BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: MCGEEHEE CREEK

SEC 30 T 6N R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 1994 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

LUCIAN ROAD SOUTH

Poor

Over: LARGE DRAIN

SEC_ 7_T 6N_R 6E, Franklin, MS

Built 1991 Load: 0.0 t

BONDS ROAD

Poor

Over: MORGAN FORK CREEK

SEC 19 T 7N R 2E, Franklin, MS

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t

WACTOR ROAD

Poor

Over: CAMERON CREEK

SEC 21 T 7N R 3E, Franklin, MS

Built 1969 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

WRIGHT ROAD

Poor

Over: HOMOCHITTO RIVER

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

Built 1903 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1

BARFOOT CIRCLE

Poor

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 24 T 7N R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 1993 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 75

EDDICETON CIRCLE

Poor

Over: SMALL CREEK

SEC 10 T 6N R 5E, Franklin, MS

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

GP MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF WELLS CREEK

SEC 50 T 6N R 1E, Franklin, MS

Built 1945 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

BOWEN ST

Poor

Over: BAY BAYOU

SEC 33 T 7S R 9W, Harrison, MS

Built 1987 Load: 0.0 t

BIG CREEK RD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

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

Built 1989 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 350

OLD BYRAM RD

Poor

Over: TRAHOM CREEK

SEC 18 T 4N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1959 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 400

TERRY RD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 23 T 4N R 1W B, Hinds, MS

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 4,100

FAIRCHILDS RD

Poor

Over: BITTER CREEK

SEC 6 T 4N R 3W, Hinds, MS

Built 1971 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

ALYCE ST

Poor

Over: CANEY CREEK

SEC 14 T 5N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1977 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 250

GREENWOOD AVE

Poor

Over: HARDY CR

SEC 20 T 5N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1985 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 780

Showing 15,801-15,850 of 16,739 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.

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