Total Bridges
16,823
Public highway bridges in Mississippi
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
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
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
ID
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
MS
Mississippi
5.92% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: BROCK CREEK
SEC 28 T 8S R 6E, Lee, MS
Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80
LEEAUBRE LANE
PoorOver: TURKEYFOOT BRANCH
SEC 24 T 9N R 3W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1965 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 10
CO RD 125
PoorOver: AIKENS CREEK
SEC 8 T20N R 3E, Carroll, MS
Built 1958 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40
BUCK REED ROAD
PoorOver: BRANCH OF BAKERS CREEK
SEC 26 T 6N R 4W, Hinds, MS
Built 1997 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 80
OFC THOMAS CATCHIN
PoorOver: LYNCH CR
SEC 31 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS
Built 1985 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 4,000
WARREN TOWN ROAD
PoorOver: PARKER CREEK
SEC 24 T10N R16E B, Kemper, MS
Built 1967 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 110
All Bridges in Mississippi
US 49W
PoorOver: SUNFLOWER RIVER
2.5 MI S US 82, Sunflower, MS
Built 1962 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 3,400
MCDOWELL LANE
PoorOver: FOSTER CREEK
SEC 35 T 4N R 2E, Amite, MS
Built 1976 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 10
REFORM-STURGIS RD
PoorOver: KING CREEK
SEC 15 T18N R11E B, Choctaw, MS
Built 1989 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 60
I 55
PoorOver: CLEAR CREEK ROAD
5.9 MI S SR 27, Copiah, MS
Built 1963 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 14,500
I 55
PoorOver: CLEAR CREEK ROAD
5.9 MI S SR 27, Copiah, MS
Built 1963 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 14,500
SR 50
PoorOver: TOMBIGBEE RELIEF
1.1 MI W SR 373, Lowndes, MS
Built 1959 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 4,400
SILOAM ROAD
PoorOver: USPOHA CREEK
SEC 18 T10N R17W B, Simpson, MS
Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 710
TOM BERRY
PoorOver: SELLERS CREEK
SEC 12 T 1N R 4E B, Simpson, MS
Built 1970 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 200
NEW HOPE ROAD
PoorOver: USPOHA CREEK
SEC 27 T10N R17W B, Simpson, MS
Built 1964 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 230
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
PoorOver: STREAM
1.2 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1962 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 920
PACE ROAD
PoorOver: WILSON CREEK
SEC 11 T15S R18W, Monroe, MS
Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60
SR 354
PoorOver: STREAM
1.5 MI E SR 15, Tippah, MS
Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 990
STURGIS WEST POINT
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
SEC 27 T18N R12E B, Oktibbeha, MS
Built 1989 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 60
SR 25
PoorOver: PLUMMER SLOUGH
0.2 MI N SR 471, Rankin, MS
Built 1981 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 16,000
PEARCE RD
PoorOver: BRANCH OF OKATOMA CK
SEC 12 T 9N R17W, Covington, MS
Built 1985 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 450
LAKESHORE ROAD
PoorOver: BAYOU
SEC 19 T 9S R14W B, Hancock, MS
Built 1974 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,400
STEWART DRIVE
PoorOver: WATTS BAYOU
SEC 42 T 8S R14W, Hancock, MS
Built 1988 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 165
TURPIN RD NE
PoorOver: TRIBUTARY KEES CREEK
SEC 18 T 7N R 9E, Lincoln, MS
Built 1998 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 60
SR 17
PoorOver: GOURDVINE CREEK
3.0 MI S SR 12 EAST, Holmes, MS
Built 1937 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,600
JACKSON POINT ROAD
PoorOver: THE NARROWS
SEC 13 T 3N R 5W, Adams, MS
Built 2001 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 50
CRENSHAW ROAD
PoorOver: COLDWATER RIVER CUTOFF
SEC 3 T 7S R10W B, Quitman, MS
Built 1962 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 480
US 278
PoorOver: STREAM
4.6 MI E PANOLA CL, Lafayette, MS
Built 1937 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 21,000
SR 3
PoorOver: CREEK
0.1 MI N SR 433, Yazoo, MS
Built 1940 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,300
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