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

OIL WELL RD

Poor

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

SEC 4 T 2S R11W B, Stone, MS

Built 1962 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 360

W. LEE STREET

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC 5 T11S R 4W, Yalobusha, MS

Built 1974 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 320

NORTH STREET

Poor

Over: HAYS CREEK RELIEF

SEC 14 T17N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1970 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 20

OLD AVERA RD

Poor

Over: BLAKELY CREEK

SEC 2 T 2N R 6W, Greene, MS

Built 1976 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 500

SCOTLAND ROAD

Poor

Over: WALESHEBA CREEK

SEC 33 T10N R 1W B, Yazoo, MS

Built 1988 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 340

COLEMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: GORDON CREEK

SEC 33 T 4N R 5E, Amite, MS

Built 1999 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 40

FORK CREEK LOOP RD

Poor

Over: ROLLING FORK CREE

SEC 17 T12N R 6W B, Sharkey, MS

Built 1970 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 75

PROVIDENCE ROAD

Poor

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

SEC 6 T10N R 2W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1979 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 30

LEE STREET

Poor

Over: JONES BAYOU

SEC 32 T22N R 5W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1978 Load: 11.3 t ADT: 140

CR 136

Poor

Over: OLD RIVER RUN

SEC 23 T12S R 1W B, Calhoun, MS

Built 1969 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 580

PETE ANDERSON LOOP

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BLACK CREEK

SEC 13 T 1N R12W, Forrest, MS

Built 1986 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 100

DUNDEE-FLOWER LAKE

Poor

Over: BEAR LAKE

SEC 28 T 6S R12W B, Tunica, MS

Built 1982 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 70

WALLFIELD ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIBUTARY OF CHIWAPA

SEC 5 T11S R 3E, Pontotoc, MS

Built 2007 Load: 11.5 t ADT: 240

BUCKATUNNA-CHICORA

Poor

Over: CHICKASAWHAY RIVER

SEC 23 T 7N R 6W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1969 Load: 11.6 t ADT: 640

BUSH DAIRY ROAD

Poor

Over: REEDY BRANCH

SEC 14 T 9N R12W B, Jones, MS

Built 1963 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 1,400

KING HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: CRAPE CREEK

SEC 33 T18N R 8E, Montgomery, MS

Built 1988 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 40

US 49

Poor

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

MISS/AR STATE LINE, Coahoma, MS

Built 1961 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 3,700

CR 245

Poor

Over: SKUNA RIVER

SEC 16 T24N R 8E B, Calhoun, MS

Built 1972 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 140

SIPSEY FORK ROAD

Poor

Over: MCKINNEY BRANCH

SEC 7 T13S R16W, Monroe, MS

Built 1995 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 300

QUITMAN STREET

Poor

Over: DITCH

SEC 25 T19N R 5E, Montgomery, MS

Built 1960 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 32

ALEX GATES ROAD

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 12 T27N R 2W B, Quitman, MS

Built 1970 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 110

MOODY WALLACE ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF STRONG RIVER

SEC 14 T 2N R 4E B, Simpson, MS

Built 1982 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 160

TRIPLETT STORE RD

Poor

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

SEC 12 T14N R14E, Winston, MS

Built 2014 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 5

CO RD 42

Poor

Over: BCH OF FANNEGUSHA CK

SEC 4 T16N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 1992 Load: 11.9 t ADT: 10

AUSTIN ROAD

Poor

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

SEC 13 T 2S R 9W, DeSoto, MS

Built 1990 Load: 11.9 t ADT: 500

CURTIS ROAD

Poor

Over: MCIVOR CREEK

SEC 4 T 9S R 8W B, Panola, MS

Built 1962 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 1,800

OLD BRANDON RD

Poor

Over: CONWAY SLOUGH

0.1 MI S US 80 @ JCT 468S, Rankin, MS

Built 1977 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 2,900

BETHEL ROAD SE

Poor

Over: JORDAN CREEK

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

Built 2002 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 60

PAUL-SHADY GROVE R

Poor

Over: ASCALMORE CREEK

SEC_34_T24N_R 3E B, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1976 Load: 12.1 t ADT: 120

LAKE HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: LEE CREEK

SEC 26 T 1S R 4W, Marshall, MS

Built 2009 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 80

MORTON MARATHON RD

Poor

Over: STRONG RIVER

SEC 18 T 5N R 7E B, Scott, MS

Built 1965 Load: 12.4 t ADT: 600

SR 7

Poor

Over: BAYOU

2.9 MI N LEFLORE CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1949 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 3,300

MYERS ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIB DITCH TALLAHALLA CR

SEC 23 T 4N R 2W, Hinds, MS

Built 1994 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 180

JAYNE AVE

Poor

Over: LYNCH CR

SEC 31 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 2001 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 520

DABBS ROAD

Poor

Over: ROGERS CREEK

SEC 10 T 7N R15E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1991 Load: 12.5 t ADT: 80

SECOND STREET

Poor

Over: COFFEE CREEK

SEC 2 T 8S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 1985 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 15

I 20 E TO I 55 N

Poor

Over: OVER I 20 WB

JCT I 55 & I 20, Rankin, MS

Built 1966 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 24,000

PROVIDENCE ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE BOGUE CREEK

SEC 20 T21N R 6E B, Montgomery, MS

Built 1991 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 120

WILCOX ROAD

Poor

Over: CANAL

SEC 23 T17N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 1970 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 300

PEOPLES FARM ROAD

Poor

Over: ST BAYOU CANAL

SEC 27 T14N R 4W, Humphreys, MS

Built 1971 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

UNION ROAD

Poor

Over: STANDING PINE BRANCH

SEC 1 T 9N R 9E B, Leake, MS

Built 1956 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 440

WALTMAN ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF SANDERS CREEK

SEC 2 T 1N R 3E B, Simpson, MS

Built 1984 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40

CR 214

Poor

Over: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK

SEC 34 T 2S R 9E, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1989 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40

PARSONS ROAD

Poor

Over: BCH OF ROBERTSON CREEK

SEC 31 T 4N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1993 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 310

FORD AVE

Poor

Over: TOWN CREEK

SEC 30 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1989 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 110

ROB SIMS ROAD

Poor

Over: TEDDER BRANCH

SEC 10 T 5N R17E, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1991 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 60

US 80

Poor

Over: KCS RR

0.2 MI W I 20, Rankin, MS

Built 1938 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 11,500

CO RD 546

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC 21 T19N R 2W B, Leflore, MS

Built 1977 Load: 13.2 t ADT: 60

CEDAR LAKE RD

Poor

Over: TCHOUTACABOUFFA RIVER

SEC 1 T 7S R10W B, Harrison, MS

Built 1973 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 6,000

CANADA CROSS RD

Poor

Over: BCH OF MAXIE CREEK

SEC 34 T15N R 5E B, Hinds, MS

Built 1972 Load: 13.4 t ADT: 80

Showing 16,301-16,350 of 16,739 bridges

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