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
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK BRANCH
14.2 MILES SOUTH OF MS RO, Choctaw, MS
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 533
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: RAYMOND BOLTON ROAD
7.2 MILES FROM I-20., Hinds, MS
Built 1966 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,130
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
8.1 MILES FROM MS ROUTE 4, Hinds, MS
Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 650
SR 14
FairOver: INDIAN BAYOU
ISSAQUENA/SHARKEY CL, Issaquena, MS
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 980
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: MUD ISLAND CREEK
9.2 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1984 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 266
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: RODNEY ROAD
3.0 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Jefferson, MS
Built 1986 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 266
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: OLD U.S. ROUTE 45
0.6 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. R, Lee, MS
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,830
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: SAND CREEK
2.6 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Lee, MS
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,940
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: COUNTY ROAD
1.4 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Lee, MS
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,940
CO RD 546
FairOver: GIN BAYOU
SEC 16 T19N R 2W B, Leflore, MS
Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 160
ADAMS ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
SEC 33 T13S R 7E B, Monroe, MS
Built 1998 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 93
SR 41
FairOver: CALLOWAY CREEK
3.4 MI S SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,600
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: ABANDONED IC&G RAILROAD
0.7 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Webster, MS
Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,088
CO RD 261
FairOver: TOPASHAW CANAL
SEC 2 T16S R 2E B, Webster, MS
Built 1991 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 290
UPSHAW ROAD
FairOver: BIG CYPRESS CREEK
SEC 30 T12N R 3E, Yazoo, MS
Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100
CO. ROAD 5053
FairOver: RELIEF FOR YOCKANOOKANY
SEC 34 T15N R 8E B, Attala, MS
Built 1956 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 230
SR 315
FairOver: BLACK BAYOU
3.0 MI E US 61, Coahoma, MS
Built 1966 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 720
CHURCHWELL ROAD
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
SEC 22 T 2N R13W B, Forrest, MS
Built 1965 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 820
FAS 1101
FairOver: WOLF RIVER
SEC 6 T 8S R12W B, Harrison, MS
Built 1989 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 5,700
DAVIS RD
FairOver: BIG CREEK
SEC 9 T 4N R 1W B, Hinds, MS
Built 1979 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 5,000
TENNESSEE GAS ROAD
FairOver: TR LITTLE JACKSON BAYO
SEC 23 T16N R 4W, Humphreys, MS
Built 1974 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 210
CO RD 522
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
SEC_ 6_T21N_R 1W B, Leflore, MS
Built 1962 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 260
US 278
FairOver: RUNNING SLOUGH
2.5 MI W US 51, Panola, MS
Built 1939 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 8,800
SR 41
FairOver: CHIWAPA CREEK RELIEF
4.0 MI S SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1955 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 2,600
RUFFIN ROAD
FairOver: BRIDGES CREEK
SEC_11_T26N_R 3E B, Tallahatchie, MS
Built 1976 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 30
STRICKLAND ROAD
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Wayne, MS
Built 2000 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
STRICKLAND ROAD
FairOver: EAST TIGER CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Wayne, MS
Built 2007 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50
MACEDONIA ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE BUFFALO RIVER
SEC 5 T 2N R 1E B, Wilkinson, MS
Built 1961 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 160
SR 35
FairOver: BIG SAND CREEK
1.1 MI N US 82, Carroll, MS
Built 1949 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 3,700
SR 18
FairOver: ARCHUSA CREEK
1.1 MI E SR 145, Clarke, MS
Built 1950 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 4,800
SR 18
FairOver: BUCKATUNNA CREEK
10.5 MI E US 45, Clarke, MS
Built 1956 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 290
SR 322
FairOver: HARRIS BAYOU
0.6 MI E SR 1, Coahoma, MS
Built 1952 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 760
VERNAL RIVER ROAD
FairOver: SKINNER CREEK
SEC 24 T 1N R 7W B, Greene, MS
Built 1956 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 210
SR 27
FairOver: LITTLE WHITE OAK CREEK
0.1 MI N COPIAH CL, Hinds, MS
Built 1952 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 3,300
SR 25
FairOver: BULL MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.2 MI N MONROE CL, Itawamba, MS
Built 1951 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 2,200
SR 528
FairOver: TALLAHALLA CREEK
11.0 MI E SR 18, Jasper, MS
Built 1957 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 1,100
BERRY RD
FairOver: THOMAS CREEK
SEC 16 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 1967 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 30
FREEDOM RD
FairOver: DOUBLE BRANCH
SEC 29 T 8N R10W B, Jones, MS
Built 1968 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 750
SR 4
FairOver: BIG BROWN CREEK
1.0 MI E SR 371, Prentiss, MS
Built 1956 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 1,200
CR 500
FairOver: LITTLE HATCHIE RIVER
SEC 36 T 3S R 4E B, Tippah, MS
Built 1960 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 450
FISHER FERRY ROAD
FairOver: BIG BLACK RIVER
SEC 28 T14N R 4E B, Warren, MS
Built 1957 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 572
TOKIO FROST BR RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
SEC 12 T 9N R 6W B, Wayne, MS
Built 1976 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 100
SR 14
FairOver: LOBUTCHA CREEK
4.6 MI E ATTALA CL, Winston, MS
Built 1952 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 980
FUGATES ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
SEC 9 T10N R 1E B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1974 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 120
FOREST GROVE RD
FairOver: CLARKS BRANCH
SEC 19 T10N R 4E B, Claiborne, MS
Built 1954 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 260
BELLS FERRY ROAD
FairOver: WOLF RIVER
SEC 32 T 7S R12W B, Harrison, MS
Built 1979 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 1,200
JASPER CO. 16
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
SEC 12 T 2N R12E, Jasper, MS
Built 2007 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 880
SR 28
FairOver: ABANDONED RR
2.6 M E SR 33, Jefferson, MS
Built 1942 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 1,400
SR 182
FairOver: RELIEF
0.7 MI W SR 69, Lowndes, MS
Built 1953 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 400
SR 178
FairOver: STREAM
3.2 MI E SR 309, Marshall, MS
Built 1936 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 2,400
Showing 1,951-2,000 of 16,823 bridges
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