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

PADUCAH WELLS ROAD

Fair

Over: PANOLA-QUITMAN FLOODWAY

SEC 18 T25N R 2E B, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1971 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 110

VFW ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH NO 2

SEC 33 T18N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 1965 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 50

MIRACLE LANE

Fair

Over: PREE CREEK

SEC 20 T 1S R 7W, George, MS

Built 2009 Load: 6.9 t ADT: 20

BOAT RAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 36 T 7S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 2020 Load: 6.9 t ADT: 45

MOORMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: FUNNY CREEK

SEC 27 T10S R 2E B, Pontotoc, MS

Built 1990 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 260

CR 109

Fair

Over: TUBBALUBBA CREEK

SEC_21_T11S_R 5E, Lee, MS

Built 1990 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 152

CO. ROAD 3011

Fair

Over: SHARKEY CREEK

SEC 35 T15N R 5E, Attala, MS

Built 1992 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 50

PINE SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: BRANCH/RELIEF OF CREEK

SEC 15 T 7N R15E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1930 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 1,300

COOPWOOD RD

Fair

Over: GRISSUM CREEK

SEC 20 T 1S R 3W, Marshall, MS

Built 2002 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 90

HURRICANE RD

Fair

Over: DUNCAN CREEK

SEC 6 T 9S R 1E B, Pontotoc, MS

Built 1992 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 100

CR 4251

Fair

Over: CAVINESS BRANCH

SEC 4 T 7S R 9E, Prentiss, MS

Built 1983 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 10

MYERS ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 36 T 3N R 2E, Rankin, MS

Built 1981 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 100

MLK AVENUE

Fair

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

SEC 36 T14N R 2E, Holmes, MS

Built 1985 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 720

UPPER KINGSTON RD

Fair

Over: BR OF SECOND CREEK

SEC 21 T 6N R 2W B, Adams, MS

Built 1955 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 220

LOW WATER BRIDGE R

Fair

Over: COLES CREEK

SEC 5 T 7N R 1W, Adams, MS

Built 1992 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 50

BROWNLEE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

SEC 20 T 6S R 1W, Marshall, MS

Built 1999 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 100

BARLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: FOSTER CREEK

SEC 24 T10N R 5E B, Copiah, MS

Built 1958 Load: 7.6 t ADT: 180

ED NELSON LANE

Fair

Over: BOOKER BRANCH

SEC 33 T 7N R 3E, Franklin, MS

Built 2013 Load: 7.6 t ADT: 10

MONARCH RD

Fair

Over: REDBANK BRANCH

SEC 14 T 6N R11W B, Jones, MS

Built 1962 Load: 7.7 t ADT: 100

VAUGHAN ROAD

Fair

Over: PEPPER CREEK

SEC 18 T11N R 2E B, Yazoo, MS

Built 1976 Load: 7.7 t ADT: 480

SMITH CO. 146

Fair

Over: RELIEF FOR RASPBERRY CK

SEC 19 T 4N R 6E, Smith, MS

Built 1999 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 33

OLD HWY 26

Fair

Over: SILVER RUN

SEC 29 T 3S R13W B, Stone, MS

Built 1975 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 665

CO RD 176

Fair

Over: RELIEF FOR YAZOO RIV BCH

SEC 25 T18N R 1E, Carroll, MS

Built 2007 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 80

CO RD 15

Fair

Over: BCH OF HAYS CREEK

SEC 24 T18N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1975 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 40

CR 157

Fair

Over: TRIB OF CHUQUATONCHEE CK

SEC 32 T13S R 5E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1973 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 50

ROCKET DR

Fair

Over: BCH OF BIG CREEK

SEC 29 T 5N R 1W, Hinds, MS

Built 1981 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 280

PERCY DAVIS ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH LINDSEY CREEK

SEC 33 T16N R 2W, Hinds, MS

Built 1997 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 50

FAWN GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 30 T 9S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1996 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 440

COUNTY ROAD 113

Fair

Over: KING CREEK

SEC 21 T 7S R 3E, Union, MS

Built 2006 Load: 7.9 t ADT: 50

SILO ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SEC_ 4_T 8S_R 9W, Panola, MS

Built 1977 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 100

SAUCIER LIZANA RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BILOXI RIVER

SEC 6 T 6S R12W B, Harrison, MS

Built 1951 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 2,100

FAS-128 CABLE BRID

Fair

Over: WOLF RIVER

SEC 34 T 6S R13W B, Harrison, MS

Built 1969 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 1,800

LOVE ROAD

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 19 T14N R 3E, Holmes, MS

Built 1955 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 20

CO ROAD 3113

Fair

Over: SHARKEY CREEK

SEC 10 T15N R 6E, Attala, MS

Built 1966 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 50

BOAT RAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: DONIVAN CREEK BRANCH

SEC 35 T 7S R 8E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1999 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 45

YOUNG ROAD N.

Fair

Over: CUMMINGS CREEK

SEC 9 T 9S R 9E, Itawamba, MS

Built 1964 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 45

ROYAL ST

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF ROCKY CREEK

SEC 4 T 7N R12W, Jones, MS

Built 1982 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 730

LIZELIA ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 2 T 7N R16E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1930 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 800

STILL ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

SEC 25 T 8S R 6W, Panola, MS

Built 2023 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 80

16TH SECTION ROAD

Fair

Over: ASH CREEK

SEC 8 T19N R15E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1971 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 1,400

COUNTY ROAD 294

Fair

Over: LITTLE YELLOW CREEK

SEC 34 T 2S R 9E, Tishomingo, MS

Built 1993 Load: 8.3 t ADT: 100

CO RD 67

Fair

Over: BCH OF BIG SAND CREEK

SEC 8 T19N R 5E, Carroll, MS

Built 1985 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 30

OLD PORT GIBSON RD

Fair

Over: GEES CREEK

SEC 25 T13N R 4E B, Claiborne, MS

Built 1950 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 190

LIVINGSTON RD

Fair

Over: HANGING MOSS CR

SEC 9 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1969 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 2,600

SOUTH FARR RD

Fair

Over: BAKERS CREEK

SEC 21 T 6N R 3W, Hinds, MS

Built 1969 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 160

GUEDON ROAD

Fair

Over: BLUESKIN CREEK

SEC 25 T 9N R 2W B, Jefferson, MS

Built 1963 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 100

HITCHCOCK BEND

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

SEC 15 T11S R 2E, Pontotoc, MS

Built 2003 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 30

OLD HWY. 61 SOUTH

Fair

Over: WHITEOAK BAYOU

SEC 17 T 5S R11W B, Tunica, MS

Built 1984 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 500

LOCUST GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: TECHEVA CREEK

SEC 19 T13N R 1E, Yazoo, MS

Built 2019 Load: 8.5 t ADT: 60

CR 1275

Fair

Over: OKEELALA CREEK

SEC 24 T 7S R 6E B, Lee, MS

Built 1974 Load: 8.6 t ADT: 580

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