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

RAILROAD AVENUE

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF PORTER BAYOU

SEC 1 T20N R 6W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1974 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 320

GIBERT ROAD

Poor

Over: PECAN BAYOU CUT

SEC 25 T21N R 6W B, Bolivar, MS

Built 1969 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 210

RIVER TERMINAL RD

Poor

Over: BR OF ST CATHERINE CREEK

SEC 29 T 7N R 3W B, Adams, MS

Built 1950 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 300

CLAY HILL ROAD

Poor

Over: SHOAF CREEK

SEC 36 T11S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 1991 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 111

HALEY RD

Poor

Over: SHIP BRANCH

SEC 3 T 5S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 1950 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 600

SR 47

Poor

Over: HOULKA CREEK

16.5 MI N SR 50, Clay, MS

Built 1952 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 310

CO RD 280

Poor

Over: BOGUE HOMA CREEK

SEC 1 T 1N R14E B, Clarke, MS

Built 1974 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 570

JEFF PEAY ROAD

Poor

Over: TRIM CANE CREEK

SEC 32 T19N R12E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1966 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 210

US 11

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.2 MI S LAUDERDALE CL, Clarke, MS

Built 1937 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,300

US 51

Poor

Over: STREAM

6.8 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS

Built 1935 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 11,000

TRAM ROAD

Poor

Over: BEAVER DAM BAYOU

SEC 1 T16N R 4W B, Humphreys, MS

Built 1974 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 180

WADE-VANCLEAVE RD

Poor

Over: PASCAGOULA RIVER

SEC 38 T 5S R 7W B, Jackson, MS

Built 1959 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,900

N MAIN ST/OLD 13 N

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 5 T 3N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,500

TOOLE ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 5 T26N R 3E B, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

US 80

Poor

Over: POTTERCHITTO CREEK

1.7 MI E SR 15, Newton, MS

Built 1930 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,100

SR 178

Poor

Over: OKANNATIE W B

4.8 MI E SR 15, Union, MS

Built 1938 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,800

F. TAYLOR ROAD

Poor

Over: FLAT BRANCH

SEC 18 T 5S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 1971 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,000

MARK WEST ROAD

Poor

Over: BR OF LITTLE BILOXI R

SEC 18 T 6S R11W, Harrison, MS

Built 1994 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 75

CALEDONIA HAML. RD

Poor

Over: BUTTAHATCHIE RIVER

SEC 5 T16S R17W B, Monroe, MS

Built 1980 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 701

SUN CREEK RD.

Poor

Over: SUN CREEK CANAL

SEC 32 T20N R14E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1973 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 250

TAYLOR CEMETARY RD

Poor

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

SEC 15 T 2S R11W, Stone, MS

Built 2000 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 360

HORSESHOE ROAD

Poor

Over: SMALL DRAIN

SEC 31 T 5N R 6E, Franklin, MS

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

TOM COLLINS ROAD

Poor

Over: BCH OF FIVE MILE CREEK

SEC 2 T 3N R 4W, Hinds, MS

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 140

CENTER HILL-MARTIN

Poor

Over: GIN CREEK

SEC 19 T 8N R15E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,100

BT FOUR SHUBUTA RD

Poor

Over: DRY FORK CREEK

SEC 10 T 9N R 8W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 140

SR 9

Poor

Over: YALOBUSHA CANAL

2.8 MI E SR 8 WEST, Calhoun, MS

Built 1952 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 3,400

COUNTRY CLUB RD

Poor

Over: US 49

4.6 MI S I 59, Forrest, MS

Built 1949 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 3,000

WALTON ROAD

Poor

Over: THOUSAND YARD BAYOU

SEC 8 T22N R 7W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1973 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 60

HATLEY-SMITHVILLE

Poor

Over: WEAVER CREEK

SEC 10 T13S R18W B, Monroe, MS

Built 1954 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 1,800

SR 27

Poor

Over: TALLAHALA CREEK

9.5 MI N COPIAH CL, Hinds, MS

Built 1951 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 3,300

SELLERS RD

Poor

Over: THOMAS CREEK

SEC 11 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS

Built 1972 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 60

CAUSEYVILLE H-CANE

Poor

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 33 T 5N R18E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1968 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 60

WHITE ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF STEEN CREEK

SEC 36 T 4N R 1E, Rankin, MS

Built 1985 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 2,100

SR 12

Poor

Over: SUNFLOWER RIVER

WASHINGTON/HUMPHREYS CL, Washington, MS

Built 1940 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 2,200

CR 1093

Poor

Over: SMITH CREEK

SEC 35 T10S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1991 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 40

SR 182

Poor

Over: WHITE CREEK CANAL

0.6 MI E SR 9, Webster, MS

Built 1937 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 4,100

SR 30

Poor

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

3.1 MI W UNION CL, Lafayette, MS

Built 1954 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 3,000

FREEDOM ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

SEC 22 T 8N R10W B, Jones, MS

Built 1977 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 750

SR 3

Poor

Over: QUIVER RIVER

1.9 MI N US 82, Sunflower, MS

Built 1947 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,100

PHILLIPS ROAD EAST

Poor

Over: FOUR FORKS CREEK

SEC 21 T 7N R13W, Jones, MS

Built 1974 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 60

ALEXANDER RD

Poor

Over: COX CREEK

SEC 23 T 7N R 3W B, Hinds, MS

Built 1974 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 140

SR 245

Poor

Over: MATUBBY CREEK

3.9 MI N US 45A, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1934 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 2,000

SR 32

Poor

Over: QUIVER RIVER

1.7 MI E US 49W, Sunflower, MS

Built 1962 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 540

BUSH RD

Poor

Over: DRY BRANCH

SEC 22 T 8N R11W, Jones, MS

Built 1966 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 60

PLEASANT HILL RD

Poor

Over: NOLEHOE CREEK

SEC 36 T 1S R 7W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 1976 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10,000

OLD HWY 51 SOUTH

Poor

Over: VAUGHN CR

SEC 21 T 3N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1934 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 1,500

CO RD 541

Poor

Over: SIX MILE LAKE

SEC 17 T21N R 1E B, Leflore, MS

Built 1990 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 120

NEW HOPE R

Poor

Over: MARTIN CREEK

SEC 7 T 2S R12W B, Stone, MS

Built 1962 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 910

ELKS LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: PRIESTS CREEK

SEC 34 T 4N R13W B, Forrest, MS

Built 1954 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 2,000

US 80

Poor

Over: PEARL RIVER

0.1 MI E US 51, Hinds, MS

Built 1938 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 16,000

Showing 16,501-16,550 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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