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

PLEASANT VALLEY RD

Poor

Over: SELLERS CREEK

SEC 36 T 7N R10E, Newton, MS

Built 2000 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 50

HENDERSON RD

Poor

Over: HOG CREEK

SEC 31 T 6N R 3E, Rankin, MS

Built 1989 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 3,200

QUINN DRIVE

Poor

Over: SQUIRREL BRANCH

SEC 36 T 5N R 1E, Rankin, MS

Built 1980 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 60

NOD ROAD

Poor

Over: WALESHEBA CREEK

SEC 34 T11N R 1W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1958 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 80

HERSCHEL ROAD

Poor

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

SEC 19 T 3S R11W, Stone, MS

Built 1993 Load: 4.2 t ADT: 43

S. KENNEDY ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF LOBUTCHA CREEK

SEC 14 T15N R10E, Choctaw, MS

Built 1982 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 50

TOM CAIN RD

Poor

Over: JONES CREEK

SEC 24 T14N R 5E, Hinds, MS

Built 1991 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 20

CR 5230

Poor

Over: CASEY CREEK

SEC 23 T 6S R 7E, Prentiss, MS

Built 1950 Load: 4.3 t ADT: 30

WESTBROOK RD

Poor

Over: PURPLE CR

SEC 17 T 6N R 2E, Hinds, MS

Built 1995 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 40

SAND HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: SHIP CREEK

SEC 28 T15N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 1973 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100

BUSH DAIRY ROAD

Poor

Over: TALLAHOMA CREEK

SEC 14 T 9N R12W B, Jones, MS

Built 1963 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 2,400

RUSSELL LN NW

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

SEC 25 T 7N R 6E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1993 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 60

BETHLEHEM ROAD

Poor

Over: OVER BIG SPRING CK

SEC 33 T 5S R 2W B, Marshall, MS

Built 1959 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 200

BARTAHATCHIE ROAD

Poor

Over: BUTTAHATCHIE RIVER

SEC 3 T15S R17W B, Monroe, MS

Built 1965 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 563

BOBO ROAD

Poor

Over: BOBO CANAL

SEC 8 T 9S R 9W, Panola, MS

Built 2000 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 4

PEACOCK ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF RILES CREEK

SEC 15 T 1N R 4E, Simpson, MS

Built 1982 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50

HANDLY ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

SEC 12 T16N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 1975 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50

DEER HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: BOGUEFALA CREEK

SEC 8 T11S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1954 Load: 4.6 t ADT: 40

CR 724

Poor

Over: CANE CREEK

SEC 24 T 5S R 3E B, Tippah, MS

Built 2000 Load: 4.7 t ADT: 45

JASPER CO. 24

Poor

Over: LITTLE CREEK

SEC 9 T 4N R13E B, Jasper, MS

Built 1969 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 200

CALLENDER RD NE

Poor

Over: LITTLE FAIR RIVER

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

Built 1969 Load: 4.8 t ADT: 400

EBENEZER CHURCH RD

Poor

Over: SECTION BRANCH

SEC 32 T 1N R 3E, Amite, MS

Built 1970 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 75

CO. ROAD 4110

Poor

Over: BCH OF LONG CREEK

SEC 34 T14N R 5E B, Attala, MS

Built 1976 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 180

JASPER CO. 22

Poor

Over: BCH OF TWISTWOOD CREEK

SEC 11 T 3N R13E B, Jasper, MS

Built 1967 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 160

OLD SAVOY ROAD

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC 33 T 6N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1933 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 107

CO RD 507

Poor

Over: GIN BAYOU

SEC 9 T19N R 2W B, Leflore, MS

Built 1973 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 60

LOST CORNER ROAD

Poor

Over: BOGUEFALA CK

SEC 33 T11S R 8E, Monroe, MS

Built 1994 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 80

CR 7370

Poor

Over: LITTLE WOLF CREEK

SEC 21 T 5S R 6E, Prentiss, MS

Built 1983 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 60

PEMBLE ROAD

Poor

Over: BCH OF BOGUE PHALIA CK

SEC 18 T23N R 6W B, Bolivar, MS

Built 1971 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 80

FRENCH ROAD

Poor

Over: BARROW CREEK

SEC 9 T 3S R 4W, Marshall, MS

Built 1995 Load: 5.1 t ADT: 120

DIXON RD

Poor

Over: BCH LYNCH CREEK

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

Built 1961 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 7,800

CR 1666

Poor

Over: BOGUEFALA CREEK

SEC 5 T 9S R 7E B, Lee, MS

Built 1991 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 880

CALLICUT RD EAST

Poor

Over: SPUR LITTLE SPRING CREEK

SEC 12 T 6S R 3W, Marshall, MS

Built 2003 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 90

PINEY SPRINGS ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 19 T13N R 1E, Yazoo, MS

Built 1994 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 50

M. L. KING JR. DR.

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY TOWN CR

SEC 33 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1994 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 11,000

CO.ROAD 399

Poor

Over: BYNUM CREEK

SEC 3 T10S R 5W, Lafayette, MS

Built 1999 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 50

SMITH CO. 538-B

Poor

Over: BCH OF DAVIS CREEK

SEC 11 T 4N R 6E B, Smith, MS

Built 1972 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 120

GOODWIN ROAD

Poor

Over: DRANAGE CANAL

SEC 14 T11N R 5W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1993 Load: 5.3 t ADT: 40

ASKEW FERRY ROAD

Poor

Over: LARGE STREAM

SEC 21 T 6N R 4W, Hinds, MS

Built 1985 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 120

UNION CHURCH RD SE

Poor

Over: TURKEY BRANCH

SEC 10 T 6N R 9E, Lincoln, MS

Built 1990 Load: 5.6 t ADT: 60

OLD HWY 51 NE

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK

SEC 28 T 8N R 8E B, Lincoln, MS

Built 1937 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 3,400

US 80

Poor

Over: CHUNKY RIVER

2.9 MI E SR 503, Newton, MS

Built 1930 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 1,100

SUQUALENA-NEWTON

Poor

Over: BOGUE FLOWER CREEK

SEC 17 T 7N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1993 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 150

WESTBROOK ROAD

Poor

Over: LONG CREEK

SEC 3 T10S R 6W, Panola, MS

Built 1974 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 55

CRAWFORD ROAD

Poor

Over: RED BUD CREEK

SEC 35 T18N R15E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1965 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 100

PROSPECT-CEDAR LN

Poor

Over: BCH OF SIPSEY CREEK

SEC 1 T 8N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 1974 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 200

PANTHERBURN ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

SEC 7 T14N R 6W B, Sharkey, MS

Built 1982 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 75

CO RD 31

Poor

Over: FANNEGUSHA CK

SEC 28 T17N R 4E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1972 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 30

CO RD 282

Poor

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

SEC 9 T19N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1955 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 460

PILLARS TR SE

Poor

Over: MYERS CREEK

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

Built 1991 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 80

Showing 16,151-16,200 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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