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
SR 27
FairOver: COPIAH CREEK
6.8 MI N LAWRENCE CL, Copiah, MS
Built 1956 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,200
SR 28
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
9.7 MI E SR 547, Copiah, MS
Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,500
US 84
FairOver: ABANDONED RR
0.9 MI E SR 33, Franklin, MS
Built 1949 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,350
US 84
FairOver: WELLS CREEK
1.2 MI E SR 33, Franklin, MS
Built 1949 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,350
SR 33
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.4 MI N WILKINSON CL, Franklin, MS
Built 1957 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 700
SR 33
FairOver: WELLS CREEK
4.8 MI N WILKINSON CL, Franklin, MS
Built 1956 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 700
SR 26
FairOver: PASCAGOULA RIVER
2.2 MI E SR 57, George, MS
Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,900
SR 26
FairOver: RELIEF
4.2 MI E SR 57, George, MS
Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,900
SR 26
FairOver: BIG CREEK
6.9 MI E SR 57, George, MS
Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,900
INDIAN HILL RD
FairOver: WATERFORK CREEK
SEC 8 T 4N R 6W B, Greene, MS
Built 1975 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 230
SR 8
FairOver: YALOBUSHA RIVER
1.6 MI N SR 7, Grenada, MS
Built 1953 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,200
WASHINGTON AVE
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
SEC 22 T 7S R11W B, Harrison, MS
Built 1991 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 6,000
SR 39
FairOver: RELIEF
6.2 MI N LAUDERDALE CL, Kemper, MS
Built 1950 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,700
JIMMIE ROGERS DR.
FairOver: GALLAGHER CREEK
SEC 12 T 6N R15E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1967 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 380
SR 13
FairOver: DILLONS CREEK
5.3 MI S US 98, Marion, MS
Built 1947 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,600
SR 13
FairOver: UPPER LITTLE RIVER
3.7 MI S US 98, Marion, MS
Built 1947 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,800
SR 13
FairOver: BALLS MILL CREEK
0.6 MI S US 98, Marion, MS
Built 1947 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,800
SR 302
FairOver: LEE CREEK
2.5 MI W US 72, Marshall, MS
Built 2002 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,350
SR 302
FairOver: LEE CREEK
2.5 MI W US 72, Marshall, MS
Built 2002 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,350
SR 3
FairOver: FOWLER CREEK
0.1 MI S SR 310, Panola, MS
Built 1947 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,700
SR 3
FairOver: COLDWATER RIVER
2.4 MI N SR 6, Quitman, MS
Built 1950 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,900
SR 26
FairOver: FLYNT CREEK
3.8 MI E SR 149, Stone, MS
Built 1952 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,700
SR 26
FairOver: RELIEF
2.3 MI W GEORGE CL, Stone, MS
Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,600
SR 26
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
1.7 MI W GEORGE CL, Stone, MS
Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,600
SR 26
FairOver: STREAM
1.5 MI W GEORGE CL, Stone, MS
Built 1948 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,600
COUNTY ROAD 194
FairOver: MCWHORTER CREEK
SEC 1 T 8S R 4E B, Union, MS
Built 1974 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 100
SR 27
FairOver: RAVEN CREEK
4.9 MI S LAWRENCE CL, Walthall, MS
Built 1954 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 830
SR 27
FairOver: MAGEE CREEK
1.3 MI S LAWRENCE CL, Walthall, MS
Built 1954 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,100
BASSI ROAD
FairOver: BOGUE PHALIA
SEC 30 T19N R 6W B, Washington, MS
Built 1966 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 70
SR 9
FairOver: BIG BLACK CREEK
0.3 MI N CHOCTAW CL, Webster, MS
Built 1955 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 2,700
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
1.4 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Attala, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 545
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: LITTLE BYWAY CREEK
2.9 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Choctaw, MS
Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 533
SYLVARENA ROAD
FairOver: RELIEF FOR BAYOU PIERRE
SEC 24 T 9N R 7E B, Copiah, MS
Built 1978 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,200
I 55
FairOver: MT PLEASANT ROAD
1.1 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 25,500
I 55
FairOver: MT PLEASANT ROAD
1.1 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 25,500
I 55
FairOver: NESBIT ROAD
4.3 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 27,500
I 55
FairOver: NESBIT ROAD
4.3 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 27,500
I 55
FairOver: STAR LANDING ROAD
3.5 MI S SR 302, DeSoto, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 29,000
I 55
FairOver: STAR LANDING ROAD
3.5 MI S SR 302, DeSoto, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 29,000
I 55
FairOver: HORN LAKE CREEK
2.9 MI S TENN ST LINE, DeSoto, MS
Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 34,000
I 55
FairOver: HORN LAKE CREEK
2.9 MI S TENN ST LINE, DeSoto, MS
Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 34,000
SR 23
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
3.3 MI N MONROE CL, Itawamba, MS
Built 1973 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 580
PAIGE BAYOU ROAD
FairOver: LIVE STREAM
SEC 15 T 6S R 7W, Jackson, MS
Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 100
JASPER CO. 6
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
SEC 34 T 1N R13E B, Jasper, MS
Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,400
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: SAND CREEK TRIBUTARY
1.7 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROU, Lee, MS
Built 1978 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,940
SOUTH GREEN STREET
FairOver: KINGS CREEK
SEC 6 T10S R 6E, Lee, MS
Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,000
I 55
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
1.6 MI N SR 463, Madison, MS
Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30,500
I 55
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
1.6 MI N SR 463, Madison, MS
Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30,500
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: BRASHEAR'S CREEK
11.14 MILES FROM MS ROUTE, Madison, MS
Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,500
US 72
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
3.5 MI W BENTON CL, Marshall, MS
Built 1995 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,500
Showing 2,851-2,900 of 16,823 bridges
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