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

MVILL FROST BR RD

Poor

Over: BUCATUNNA CREEK

SEC 33 T10N R 5W, Wayne, MS

Built 1974 Load: 2.5 t ADT: 200

MCLEOD STREET

Poor

Over: GORDONS CREEK

SEC 10 T 4N R13W, Forrest, MS

Built 1929 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 2,900

LUCIUS TAYLOR RD

Poor

Over: ARKABUTLA CREEK TRIB.

SEC_35_T 6S_R 8W, Panola, MS

Built 2000 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 55

CO. ROAD 5224

Poor

Over: BCH YOCKANOOKANY RIVER

SEC 7 T14N R 9E, Attala, MS

Built 1966 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 50

SUGGS ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BIG CREEK

SEC 22 T 5N R14W, Forrest, MS

Built 1991 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 60

ASMARD ST

Poor

Over: BAYOU PORTAGE BRANCH

SEC 23 T 8S R13W, Harrison, MS

Built 1968 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 450

CR 1310

Poor

Over: BOGUEGABA CREEK

SEC 29 T 9S R 7E, Lee, MS

Built 1965 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

WALLACE DR SW

Poor

Over: ALLBRITTON CREEK

SEC 21 T 5N R 7E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1998 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

CALLENDER RD NE

Poor

Over: TRIB E BOGUE CHITTO RIV

SEC 3 T 7N R 8E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350

BUCK RD

Poor

Over: TURTLE CREEK

SEC_14_T14S_R19W, Monroe, MS

Built 1985 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 139

BIG FOUR RD

Poor

Over: KIRBY CREEK

SEC 14 T 2S R11W B, Stone, MS

Built 1981 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 297

WATSON ROAD

Poor

Over: DITCH-1024

SEC 36 T15N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 1999 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 50

OILWELL ROAD

Poor

Over: DITCH-1006

SEC 15 T15N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 2004 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10

MOODY ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE MOUND BAYOU

SEC 28 T24N R 5W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1973 Load: 2.8 t ADT: 80

SECOND STREET

Poor

Over: SUNFLOWER RIVER

SEC 23 T27N R 4W, Coahoma, MS

Built 1936 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 11,000

CR 712

Poor

Over: CARMICHAEL CREEK

SEC_31_T10S_R 7E, Lee, MS

Built 1978 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 40

STRICKLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC_32_T13N_R 1W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1997 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 60

BRENT ROAD

Poor

Over: TIPPAH RIVER

SEC 26 T 5S R 1W B, Benton, MS

Built 1960 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 40

ADAMS ROAD

Poor

Over: HUNTER CREEK

SEC 22 T25N R 3E, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1945 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 80

CHCORA-GREEN CO RD

Poor

Over: HENRY CREEK

SEC 15 T 6N R 6W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1974 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 50

DEER HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 8 T11S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1991 Load: 3.1 t ADT: 40

MOSES ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB OF MCDONALD CREEK

SEC 8 T 4N R 2W, Hinds, MS

Built 1992 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 80

OLD LELAND ROAD

Poor

Over: FISH LAKE-2006

SEC 13 T18N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 2006 Load: 3.2 t ADT: 2,736

N. NEWMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST FORK AMITE RIVER

SEC 23 T 3N R 5E, Amite, MS

Built 1976 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 40

CO. ROAD 3217

Poor

Over: RELIEF FOR ZILPHA CREEK

SEC 18 T16N R 7E, Attala, MS

Built 1974 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 40

MT. GILEAD ROAD

Poor

Over: GUM CREEK

SEC 33 T 8S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1977 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 280

WHALEY ROAD

Poor

Over: TIPPAH CREEK

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

Built 2005 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 75

CROSSOVER ROAD

Poor

Over: ARKABUTLA CREEK

SEC 26 T 5S R 8W, Tate, MS

Built 1992 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 100

ROSALEE RD

Poor

Over: BLUFF CREEK

SEC 22 T 2S R10W, Stone, MS

Built 1974 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 40

CR 300

Poor

Over: TUBBALUBBA CREEK

SEC 17 T11S R 5E, Lee, MS

Built 1930 Load: 3.5 t ADT: 730

CR 346

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 16 T22N R 8E B, Calhoun, MS

Built 1989 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 50

BETIGHAMER ROAD

Poor

Over: MAXIE CR

SEC 1 T14N R 5E, Hinds, MS

Built 1964 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 90

FORD ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB TO RHODES CREEK

SEC 6 T 3N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1996 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 150

BROWN ROAD

Poor

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 1 T 9N R 3E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1974 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 50

CALLICUT RD EAST

Poor

Over: LITTLE SPRING CREEK

SEC 11 T 6S R 3W, Marshall, MS

Built 2003 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 85

CR 6391

Poor

Over: TISHOMINGO CREEK

SEC 24 T 6S R 5E, Prentiss, MS

Built 1990 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 30

NEWTON BETHEL RD

Poor

Over: BETHEL CREEK

SEC 8 T 5N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 1996 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 120

ANTHONY ROAD

Poor

Over: KENNY CREEK

SEC 24 T10S R 7W, Panola, MS

Built 1941 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 90

CR 7040

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

SEC 10 T 5S R 6E, Prentiss, MS

Built 1966 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 142

DEERFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: MILK BAYOU

SEC 27 T 5N R 1W B, Adams, MS

Built 1970 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 100

WOMACK ROAD

Poor

Over: GORDON CREEK

SEC 21 T 4N R 6E, Amite, MS

Built 1978 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 60

LITTON ROAD

Poor

Over: BCH OF PECAN BAYOU

SEC 19 T21N R 5W B, Bolivar, MS

Built 1968 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 300

COLLEGE ST

Poor

Over: BEAR PEN CANAL

SEC 19 T22N R 5W, Bolivar, MS

Built 2000 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 350

BOND-BUSBY ROAD

Poor

Over: SNAKE CREEK

SEC 17 T22N R 6W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1970 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 40

CR 43

Poor

Over: YALOBUSHA RIVER

SEC 27 T13S R 2E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1995 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 132

CR 670 (LINTON RD)

Poor

Over: BUCATUNNA RELIEF

SEC 4 T 2N R17E B, Clarke, MS

Built 1981 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 410

MONUMENT ST

Poor

Over: TOWN CREEK

SEC 4 T 5N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1920 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 14,000

AUGUSTA RD

Poor

Over: TIBBEHOY CREEK

SEC 15 T 6N R12W B, Jones, MS

Built 1962 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 740

CR 1027

Poor

Over: GARRETT CREEK

SEC 14 T10S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1964 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 10

PINE BLUFF ROAD

Poor

Over: DUNNAGIN CREEK

SEC 21 T 6N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 2002 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 1,480

Showing 16,101-16,150 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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