State profile · Below median Poor share

Mississippi bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Mississippi, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

16,823
Public bridges
52.3%
Good condition
5.9%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

16,823

Public highway bridges in Mississippi

Good Condition

52.3%

8,797 bridges rated 7-9

2.3pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.9%

996 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.1pp vs national avg 7.0%

Mississippi vs national bridge condition

Mississippi - Good condition share 52.3%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Mississippi - Poor-condition share 19.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Mississippi55%38.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Mississippi (FHWA NBI)

Counties (82)

Adams 104 Alcorn 213 Amite 210 Attala 229 Benton 103 Bolivar 272 Calhoun 213 Carroll 225 Chickasaw 251 Choctaw 165 Claiborne 138 Clarke 224 Clay 155 Coahoma 116 Copiah 266 Covington 164 DeSoto 269 Forrest 287 Franklin 157 George 116 Greene 171 Grenada 163 Hancock 104 Harrison 306 Hinds 667 Holmes 212 Humphreys 94 Issaquena 20 Itawamba 230 Jackson 268 Jasper 194 Jefferson 102 Jefferson Davis 142 Jones 330 Kemper 211 Lafayette 259 Lamar 154 Lauderdale 484 Lawrence 134 Leake 200 Lee 393 Leflore 139 Lincoln 380 Lowndes 250 Madison 314 Marion 201 Marshall 256 Monroe 291 Montgomery 170 Neshoba 200 Newton 244 Noxubee 201 Oktibbeha 227 Panola 231 Pearl River 234 Perry 162 Pike 211 Pontotoc 169 Prentiss 205 Quitman 106 Rankin 376 Scott 199 Sharkey 61 Simpson 201 Smith 175 Stone 125 Sunflower 169 Tallahatchie 155 Tate 139 Tippah 140 Tishomingo 149 Tunica 81 Union 207 Walthall 154 Warren 175 Washington 317 Wayne 214 Webster 181 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.

WY

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

ID

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742
Selected

MS

Mississippi

5.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,823

SC

South Carolina

6.10% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

WI

Wisconsin

6.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,851

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.

FELLOWSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: BROCK CREEK

SEC 28 T 8S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80

LEEAUBRE LANE

Poor

Over: TURKEYFOOT BRANCH

SEC 24 T 9N R 3W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1965 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 10

CO RD 125

Poor

Over: AIKENS CREEK

SEC 8 T20N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1958 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40

BUCK REED ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BAKERS CREEK

SEC 26 T 6N R 4W, Hinds, MS

Built 1997 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 80

OFC THOMAS CATCHIN

Poor

Over: LYNCH CR

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

Built 1985 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 4,000

WARREN TOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: PARKER CREEK

SEC 24 T10N R16E B, Kemper, MS

Built 1967 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 110

All Bridges in Mississippi

JASPER CO. 20

Poor

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

SEC 10 T 3N R11E B, Jasper, MS

Built 1970 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 180

STUBBS ROAD

Poor

Over: HARRIS CREEK

SEC 7 T 3N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1993 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 220

JASPER CO. 22

Poor

Over: TWISTWOOD CREEK

SEC 1 T 3N R13E B, Jasper, MS

Built 1967 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 120

JASPER CO. 13

Poor

Over: BCH OF TALLAHALA CREEK

SEC 30 T 3N R10E B, Jasper, MS

Built 1976 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 730

TRIANGLE DR

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 15 T 8N R11W B, Jones, MS

Built 1964 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 220

LAKESIDE DRIVE

Poor

Over: KENTAWKA CREEK RELIEF

SEC 35 T11N R11E, Neshoba, MS

Built 1999 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 450

ANDERSON RD

Poor

Over: HALLS CREEK

SEC 27 T 7N R 4W, Hinds, MS

Built 1988 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 100

PHALIA ROAD

Poor

Over: BOGUE PHALIA CREEK

SEC 25 T24N R 7W, Bolivar, MS

Built 1997 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 10

CR 825

Poor

Over: WEST BRANCH

SEC 32 T 5S R 3E B, Tippah, MS

Built 1996 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 281

CANAL STREET

Poor

Over: NATCHEZ & SOUTHERN RR

SEC 24 T 7N R 3W, Adams, MS

Built 1960 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 9,260

CITY OF WALNUT

Poor

Over: BIG DRY CREEK

SEC 5 T 2S R 4E, Tippah, MS

Built 1992 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 200

BT FOUR SHUBUTA RD

Poor

Over: YELLOW CREEK

SEC 15 T 9N R 8W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1972 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 140

2578

Poor

Over: TWENTY MILE CREEK

SEC 20 T 7S R 7E B, Lee, MS

Built 1972 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 220

CR 116

Poor

Over: TRIB OF HOULKA CREEK

SEC 28 T13S R 3E B, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1985 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 211

RESERVOIR ROAD

Poor

Over: MAYNOR CREEK

SEC 17 T 8N R 7W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1973 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 780

CO RD 511

Poor

Over: DOUBLE CREEK

SEC 6 T 1N R18E B, Clarke, MS

Built 1973 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 420

JASPER CO. 24

Poor

Over: TALLAHOMA CREEK

SEC 18 T 4N R11E B, Jasper, MS

Built 1977 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 120

RESERVOIR RD

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 14 T 8N R 8W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1967 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 670

SR 8

Poor

Over: REDGRASS CREEK

8.3 MI W CALHOUN CL, Grenada, MS

Built 1952 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 4,200

JASPER CO. 19

Poor

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

SEC 8 T10N R12W B, Jasper, MS

Built 1969 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 180

OXFORD ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

SEC 36 T 8N R18E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1969 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 80

JASPER CO. 24

Poor

Over: BCH OF ALLGOOD CREEK

SEC 13 T 4N R13E B, Jasper, MS

Built 1968 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 200

CLARA RD

Poor

Over: MILE CREEK

SEC 33 T 7N R 7W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1975 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 150

US 51

Poor

Over: STREAM

4.4 MI N GRENADA CL, Yalobusha, MS

Built 1940 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,200

FRIENDSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: JOHNS CREEK

SEC 11 T 9S R 2E B, Pontotoc, MS

Built 1983 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 350

MRS EVERETT ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF RASPBERRY CK

SEC 30 T 5N R 6E, Scott, MS

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 65

CEMETERY ROAD

Poor

Over: ROCKY CREEK

SEC 9 T 2N R 1E, Simpson, MS

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5

I 20

Poor

Over: OLD HWY 27, KCS RR

4.5 MI E LA ST LINE, Warren, MS

Built 1955 Load: 28.3 t ADT: 23,000

BUTTPUTTER NO.118

Poor

Over: BUTTPUTTER CREEK

SEC 17 T22N R 7E, Grenada, MS

Built 1973 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 50

ST MARYS CH ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SEC 13 T 9N R20W, Jefferson Davis, MS

Built 1984 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 50

EBENEZER ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH

SEC 2 T 5N R18W, Marion, MS

Built 1979 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 50

I 20

Poor

Over: KCS RR/COUNTY ROAD

0.2 MI W US 80, Rankin, MS

Built 1967 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 22,000

COUNTY ROAD 832

Poor

Over: NOXAPATER CREEK RELIEF

SEC 9 T12N R12E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1969 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 390

CR16

Poor

Over: EBENEZER BRANCH

SEC 30 T 6S R10E, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1983 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 46

SR 35

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.0 MI N US 51, Panola, MS

Built 1927 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 4,800

US 82

Poor

Over: SUNFLOWER RIVER

3.9 MI E US 49W, Sunflower, MS

Built 1933 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 3,950

CO RD 131

Poor

Over: RELIEF DITCH

SEC 13 T19N R 2W, Leflore, MS

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30

SR 346

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

6.0 MI W SR 15, Pontotoc, MS

Built 1964 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 2,100

SR 39

Poor

Over: PAWTICFAW CREEK

6.3 MI N LAUDERDALE CL, Kemper, MS

Built 1950 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 1,700

SR 28

Poor

Over: CNIC RR

0.3 MI E US 51, Copiah, MS

Built 1975 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 8,700

SR 12

Poor

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

0.2 MI E SR 17, Holmes, MS

Built 1933 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 6,300

SR 178

Poor

Over: CATHEY BRANCH

3.1 MI E MARSHALL CL, Benton, MS

Built 1937 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 1,400

SR 161

Poor

Over: BARNES CREEK

0.8 MI N JEFFERSON CL, Claiborne, MS

Built 1936 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 260

SR 434

Poor

Over: JAYNES BAYOU

2.3 MI E US 61, Sharkey, MS

Built 1980 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 290

SR 772

Poor

Over: CREEK

0.9 MI W OF SR 15, Pontotoc, MS

Built 1985 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 1,800

I 20

Poor

Over: LYNCH ST, ABANDONED RR

0.9 MI W SR 18, Hinds, MS

Built 1969 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 24,500

I 20

Poor

Over: LYNCH ST, ABANDONED RR

0.9 MI W SR 18, Hinds, MS

Built 1969 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 24,500

SR 178

Poor

Over: VICTORIA CREEK

4.8 MI E SR 309, Marshall, MS

Built 1936 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 2,400

US 51

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.6 MI N SR 48, Pike, MS

Built 1933 Load: 30.9 t ADT: 5,900

PLEASANT GROVE RD

Poor

Over: TALLASHER CREEK

SEC 8 T 8N R13E B, Newton, MS

Built 1979 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 200

Showing 16,701-16,750 of 16,823 bridges

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