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
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NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: HOULKA CREEK
1.3 MILES NORTH OF MS ROU, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1961 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,210
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: IRVING BRANCH
1.6 MILES SOUTH OF U.S. R, Choctaw, MS
Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,075
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: MS ROUTE 547
1.9 MILES SOUTH OF MS RO, Claiborne, MS
Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 440
GATESVILLE RD
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
SEC 20 T 2N R 1E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1997 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 400
BISMARK RD.
FairOver: LYONS BRANCH
SEC 35 T 3S R 6W, George, MS
Built 2008 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 30
GRAYSPORT CROSSING
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 13 T22N R 6E B, Grenada, MS
Built 1981 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 840
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: LINDSEY CREEK
1.1 MILES SOUTH OF I-20., Hinds, MS
Built 1967 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,130
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: STREAM
5.2 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Hinds, MS
Built 1960 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 440
N MIDWAY ROAD
FairOver: BCH OF BAKERS CREEK
SEC 14 T 5N R 2W B, Hinds, MS
Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 960
OLD WATERMILL ROAD
FairOver: SNOWS CREEK
SEC 24 T 7N R14W, Jones, MS
Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 110
HEINDL ROAD
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
SEC 10 T 9N R 2E B, Madison, MS
Built 1983 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100
CR 8340
FairOver: POLLYS CREEK
SEC 14 T 4S R 6E B, Prentiss, MS
Built 2005 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 45
SMITH CO. 80
FairOver: LEAF RIVER
SEC 13 T 1N R 8E, Smith, MS
Built 2002 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100
CR 992
FairOver: BLISSET BRANCH
SEC 13 T 4S R10E B, Tishomingo, MS
Built 1996 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 130
SR 48
FairOver: MAGEE CREEK
0.7 MI E SR 27, Walthall, MS
Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,700
UNION AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MILES NORTH FROM U.S., Warren, MS
Built 1904 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,040
CO RD 252
FairOver: SAND CREEK
SEC 21 T20N R 9E B, Webster, MS
Built 1959 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 170
SR 8
FairOver: LONG CREEK
6.7 MI E NATCHEZ TRACE, Chickasaw, MS
Built 1940 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,100
SR 28
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
2.3 MI W COPIAH CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 1950 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 930
JACKSON ST WEST
FairOver: KINGS CREEK
SEC 25 T 9S R 5E, Lee, MS
Built 1966 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 599
US 11
FairOver: STREAM
9.0 MI S SR 26 WEST, Pearl River, MS
Built 1937 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,300
NEWMAN ROAD
FairOver: THOUSAND YARDS BAYOU
SEC 1 T22N R 7W, Bolivar, MS
Built 1996 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 40
HWY 430
FairOver: COILA CREEK
SEC 4 T17N R 2E B, Carroll, MS
Built 1966 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,100
CO RD 23
FairOver: DITCH
SEC 27 T18N R 2E, Carroll, MS
Built 1959 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 450
HARMONY RD
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
SEC 7 T 1N R 1E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1966 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 330
SR 178
FairOver: MANTACHIE CANAL
4.6 MI E LEE CL, Itawamba, MS
Built 1949 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 2,300
SR 315
FairOver: YOCONA RIVER
1.5 MI N YALOBUSHA CL, Lafayette, MS
Built 1953 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,500
CO RD 555
FairOver: ROEBUCK LAKE
SEC 20 T19N R 1W B, Leflore, MS
Built 1961 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 230
EUREKA ROAD
FairOver: LONG CREEK
SEC 4 T10S R 6W B, Panola, MS
Built 1963 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 550
CROWDER-POPE ROAD
FairOver: UNKNOWN
SEC 28 T27N R 3E B, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 1,100
US 278
FairOver: STREAM
2.8 MI E SR 3, Quitman, MS
Built 1940 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 4,400
SMITH CO. 504
FairOver: TISHKILL CREEK
SEC 27 T 4N R 8E B, Smith, MS
Built 1965 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 350
WILMOT ROAD
FairOver: CANAL
SEC 27 T17N R 8W B, Washington, MS
Built 1964 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 200
CO RD 264
FairOver: BIG BLACK RIVER
SEC 11 T20N R11E B, Webster, MS
Built 1968 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 140
WARREN ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
SEC 13 T11N R 1W, Yazoo, MS
Built 2014 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 40
GETWELL ROAD
FairOver: GREYS CREEK
SEC 33 T 3S R 7W B, DeSoto, MS
Built 1985 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 2,400
HUTCHINSON AVENUE
FairOver: GORDONS CREEK
SEC 9 T 4N R13W, Forrest, MS
Built 1953 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 5,800
SR 178
FairOver: DITCH
1.8 MI E SR 23 S, Itawamba, MS
Built 1938 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 560
JASPER CO. 24
FairOver: BCH OF SOUINLOVEY CREEK
SEC 3 T 4N R12E B, Jasper, MS
Built 1969 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 170
OVETT-MOSELLE RD
FairOver: SHOLARS MILL CREEK
SEC 18 T 6N R11W B, Jones, MS
Built 1971 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 370
OLD HWY 11
FairOver: THOMAS CK
SEC 11 T 6N R13W, Jones, MS
Built 1978 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 60
SUQUALENA-MEEHAN
FairOver: STATINEA CREEK
SEC 17 T 6N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1967 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 180
OLD HWY 80 WEST
FairOver: ICG RR
SEC 23 T 6N R14E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1920 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 383
CRICKET ROAD
FairOver: HARPER CREEK RELIEF
SEC 29 T 7N R15E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1920 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 120
US 98
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
0.6 MI E SR 35 NORTH, Marion, MS
Built 1933 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 8,000
BARTAHATCHIE ROAD
FairOver: RELIEF BUTTAHATCHIE RIV
SEC 3 T15S R17W B, Monroe, MS
Built 1965 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 563
OLD HWY 49
FairOver: RICHLAND CK RELIEF
SEC 23 T 5N R 1E B, Rankin, MS
Built 1939 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 5,200
OLD HWY 49
FairOver: CONWAY SLOUGH
SEC 23 T 5N R 1E B, Rankin, MS
Built 1939 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 5,200
COUNTY ROAD 171
FairOver: SAWMILL CREEK
SEC 12 T 7S R 4E B, Union, MS
Built 2012 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 70
CHICORA RIVER RD
FairOver: PATRICKS CREEK
SEC 22 T 7N R 6W B, Wayne, MS
Built 1974 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 400
Showing 2,051-2,100 of 16,823 bridges
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