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

US 72

Fair

Over: GRAYS CREEK RELIEF

1.5 MI E SR 7, Benton, MS

Built 1994 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 4,550

US 80

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI W SR 18, Hinds, MS

Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 17,000

US 80

Fair

Over: CHUNKY RIVER

0.3 MI E NEWTON CL, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1929 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 860

US 84

Fair

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

MISS/LA STATE LINE, Adams, MS

Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10,500

SR 6

Fair

Over: SHOAF CREEK

2.6 MI W SR 371, Monroe, MS

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 3,900

SR 6

Fair

Over: RELIEF

1.2 MI W SR 371, Monroe, MS

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 3,900

US 278

Fair

Over: CANAL

1.5 MI E SR 3, Quitman, MS

Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 4,400

SR 12

Fair

Over: KCS RR

0.3 MI N SR 182, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2004 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 17,000

SR 13

Fair

Over: BALUCTA CREEK

8.0 MI N SR 483, Scott, MS

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 940

SR 15

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

7.3 MI N HARRISON CL, Stone, MS

Built 1987 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 570

SR 35

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI N US 51, Panola, MS

Built 1927 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 4,800

SR 35

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.3 MI N US 51, Panola, MS

Built 1927 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 4,800

SR 42

Fair

Over: BOGUE HOMA CREEK

5.1 MI W SR 15, Perry, MS

Built 1942 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,600

LOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: I 55

1.9 MI N TATE CL, DeSoto, MS

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 170

PEYTON ROAD

Fair

Over: I 55

1.0 MI S SR 306, Tate, MS

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,200

CO RD 42

Fair

Over: BCH OF FANNEGUSHA CK

SEC 5 T16N R 4E, Carroll, MS

Built 2015 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 25

WOODVINE ROAD

Fair

Over: BAKERS CREEK

SEC 64 T10N R 2E B, Claiborne, MS

Built 1974 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,200

KARMAC FERRY RD

Fair

Over: FORMER RAILROAD CUT

SEC 1 T12N R 2E B, Claiborne, MS

Built 1982 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 250

HENNINGTON LANE

Fair

Over: LITTLE COPIAH CREEK

SEC 36 T 2N R 2W, Copiah, MS

Built 2011 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 15

KING RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO BAHALA CREEK

SEC 14 T 9N R 9E B, Copiah, MS

Built 1979 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 450

OLD AVERA RD

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

SEC 19 T 5N R 5W B, Greene, MS

Built 1961 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 350

UNION RD

Fair

Over: SAND HILL CRK

SEC 3 T 5N R 8W B, Greene, MS

Built 1956 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 520

JASPER CO. 31

Fair

Over: BCH OF E TALLAHALA CK

SEC 14 T10N R11W B, Jasper, MS

Built 1959 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 280

FREEMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: ROSE HILL BRANCH

SEC 37 T 9N R 1E B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1986 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SOWASHEE CREEK

SEC 24 T 6N R15E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1962 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 400

STATE BLVD EXT RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH

SEC 35 T 7N R15E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 4,607

TOWNSEND BYRD RD

Fair

Over: OKATIBBEE CREEK

SEC 1 T 8N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1990 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 79

POPLAR CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: POPLAR CREEK

SEC 34 T18N R 7E B, Montgomery, MS

Built 1967 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 200

OLD HIGHWAY 494

Fair

Over: CHUNKY CREEK

SEC 6 T 8N R12E, Newton, MS

Built 2007 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 500

PINEY WOODS RD

Fair

Over: HORSE HUNTER CREEK

SEC 29 T15N R17E B, Noxubee, MS

Built 1962 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,600

HOLDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK

SEC 26 T 2S R17W B, Pearl River, MS

Built 1963 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 135

PAUL-SHADY GROVE R

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC_34_T24N_R 3E B, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1976 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 120

FAS624 AVONDARLOVE

Fair

Over: CANAL

SEC 20 T16N R 8W B, Washington, MS

Built 1966 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 50

SR 18/SR 145

Fair

Over: KCS RR

1.4 MI N SR 18 W, Clarke, MS

Built 1940 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 5,700

SR 7

Fair

Over: BAYOU

3.1 MI N LEFLORE CL, Carroll, MS

Built 1949 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 3,300

SR 486

Fair

Over: CREEK

6.0 MI E SR 16, Neshoba, MS

Built 1948 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 650

OLD JACKSON ROAD

Fair

Over: I 55

0.7 MI N SR 857, Madison, MS

Built 1961 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,500

SMITH SPUR ROAD

Fair

Over: I 59/I 20

9.9 MI N US 45, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 360

CR 414

Fair

Over: CLEMONS BRANCH

SEC 19 T14S R 2E B, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1998 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40

KING RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO BAHALA CREEK

SEC 21 T 9N R10E B, Copiah, MS

Built 2009 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 240

SALEM SCHOOL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

SEC 9 T 1S R 8W B, George, MS

Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50

HOSKINS CREEK RD

Fair

Over: HOSKINS CREEK

SEC 9 T 7N R13W, Jones, MS

Built 1978 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

RANKIN ST EXTD

Fair

Over: KINGS CREEK

SEC 31 T 9S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1974 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,000

CURTIS-LOCKSTATION

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SEC 16 T 9S R 9W B, Panola, MS

Built 1969 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 120

SMITH CO. 33

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

SEC 6 T10N R13W B, Smith, MS

Built 1968 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 225

MISSION 66

Fair

Over: KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RR

SEC 21 T16N R 3E, Warren, MS

Built 1967 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 10,540

CO RD 436

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

SEC 17 T11S R 4W B, Yalobusha, MS

Built 2005 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 230

MADISON STREET

Fair

Over: CITY CANAL

SEC 32 T12N R 2W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,100

US 80

Fair

Over: CNIC RR/WEST STREET

0.3 MI W US 51, Hinds, MS

Built 1938 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 14,000

US 80

Fair

Over: US 51 ABANDONDED RR

US 80 OVER US 51, Hinds, MS

Built 1938 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 16,000

Showing 1,601-1,650 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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