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

SNOWDEN ROAD

Poor

Over: HOUSE CREEK

SEC 2 T 8N R14E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1991 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

LEEVILLE ROAD

Poor

Over: GIN CREEK

SEC 5 T 8N R14E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

MAYATT ROAD

Poor

Over: GIN CREEK

SEC 8 T 8N R14E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

OLD HWY 39

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 16 T 8N R16E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1946 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 243

ROSSIE SMITH ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 28 T 6N R16E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1999 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

CHANDLER CHURCH R.

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 10 T 7N R17E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15

CR 1213

Poor

Over: TWENTY MILE CREEK

SEC 19 T 7S R 7E, Lee, MS

Built 1966 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

FRANCES RD.

Poor

Over: BCH OF AMITE RIVER

SEC 32 T 5N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1955 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

HOMESVILLE RD SE

Poor

Over: TRIB SASSERS MILL CREEK

SEC 8 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 70

BIG CREEK DR SW

Poor

Over: SAW DUST BRANCH

SEC 10 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 120

FOX ROAD

Poor

Over: LAZY CREEK

SEC 15 T 5N R 8E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1966 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 340

PRIMITIVE CH DR SE

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY TOPISAW CREEK

SEC 27 T 5N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1966 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

BUTLER LN SW

Poor

Over: TRIB HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 16 T 6N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1972 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

BUTLER LN SW

Poor

Over: TRIB HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 16 T 6N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1973 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

GENE RD SW

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY PANTHER CREEK

SEC 36 T 6N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

LONDON DR SW

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY PANTHER CREEK

SEC 36 T 6N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 80

RICHARDSON LN SW

Poor

Over: TRIB BOGUE CHITTO RIVER

SEC 10 T 6N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

REDWOOD LN SE

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY RICHEY CREEK

SEC 8 T 6N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

CALIFORNIA CAMP RD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY SHAWS CREEK

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

Built 1984 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 210

DENTON TR NW

Poor

Over: TRIB W BOGUE CHITTO RIV

SEC 27 T 7N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1990 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

OLD MALCUM RD NE

Poor

Over: LITTLE FAIR RIVER TRIB

SEC 9 T 7N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1959 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 190

TOM TR NE

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY KEES CREEK

SEC 20 T 7N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 70

RUTLAND LANE NE

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY FORDS CREEK

SEC 12 T 8N R 8E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1990 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

BEESON ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE FAIR RIVER

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

Built 1972 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 160

MOUND ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY LITTLE BAHALA

SEC 3 T 8N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1990 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 70

BAHALIA RD NE

Poor

Over: TRIB LITTLE BAHALA CREEK

SEC 4 T 8N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

GARY TRACE NE

Poor

Over: TRIB TO LITTLE BAHALA CK

SEC 15 T 8N R 9E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1989 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 180

MISSION HILL RD NE

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY BAHALA CREEK

SEC 17 T 8N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1989 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 90

MARTIN LANE

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY FAIR RIVER

SEC 36 T 8N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1990 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

PALOMINO LOOP

Poor

Over: TRIB OF SHAWS CREEK

SEC 31 T 8N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1980 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

VIENNA TRAIL NW

Poor

Over: TRIB TO SHAWS CREEK

SEC 18 T 7N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1991 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

MT PLEASANT CH LN

Poor

Over: BCH OF ALBRITTON CK

SEC 26 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 250

OLD MACON ROAD

Poor

Over: GILMER CREEK

SEC 32 T18N R18E B, Lowndes, MS

Built 1989 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

CANAL ROAD

Poor

Over: SAND CREEK

SEC 12 T18N R15E, Lowndes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

KING RANCH ROAD

Poor

Over: BATCHELOR CREEK

SEC 11 T 9N R 2E, Madison, MS

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

DEWEY STREET

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 5 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1969 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 300

SPELL DRIVE

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 10 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1988 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

ROBERT BAGGETT RD

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 11 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1987 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

OLD SEBE WATTS RD

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SEC 5 T 4N R17W, Marion, MS

Built 1955 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

OLD PLACE ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SEC 20 T 4N R17W, Marion, MS

Built 1984 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

FRIENDSHIP CHURCH

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SEC 2 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1969 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

BETHLEHEM ROAD

Poor

Over: TIPPAH RIVER

SEC 12 T 6S R 2W B, Marshall, MS

Built 1957 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 200

BIGBEE ROAD

Poor

Over: UNNAMED LOCAL BRANCH

SEC 22 T12S R 7E B, Monroe, MS

Built 1971 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 378

LUKFAPA CREEK

Poor

Over: CR 167

SEC 9 T12N R10E, Neshoba, MS

Built 2005 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

PINE RIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: TUSCOLAMETA CREEK

SEC 22 T 6N R10E, Newton, MS

Built 1962 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 110

GRIFFIS FOUNTAIN

Poor

Over: CHUNKY RIVER

SEC 35 T 6N R13E, Newton, MS

Built 1922 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 135

CONNER RD

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 27 T13N R15E, Noxubee, MS

Built 1952 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 40

CONCORD RD

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SEC 13 T14N R16E B, Noxubee, MS

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 90

EAST NORTH ST

Poor

Over: DITCH

SEC_34_T15N_R17E, Noxubee, MS

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 520

ALEXANDER RD

Poor

Over: NOXUBEE RIVER

SEC 12 T16N R15E B, Noxubee, MS

Built 1979 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

Showing 15,901-15,950 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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Mississippi Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.