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
I 55
FairOver: RIVER ROAD
4.7 MI N SR 6, Panola, MS
Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,500
I 55
FairOver: TANGIPAHOA RIVER
0.6 MI N SR 568, Pike, MS
Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,000
I 55
FairOver: TANGIPAHOA RIVER
0.6 MI N SR 568, Pike, MS
Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,000
SR 3
FairOver: OPOSSUM BAYOU
3.6 MI S SR 6, Quitman, MS
Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,700
NATCHEZ TRACE PARK
FairOver: MS ROUTE 4
5.66 MILES SOUTH OF MS RO, Tishomingo, MS
Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 620
WEIR-STEWART ROAD
FairOver: RELIEF FOR BYWY CANAL
SEC 14 T18N R 8E B, Choctaw, MS
Built 1989 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 280
OLD HWY 49
FairOver: BULLOCK CREEK
SEC 8 T 6N R14W B, Covington, MS
Built 1976 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 320
VESTRY ROAD
FairOver: COOPER MILL CREEK
SEC 23 T 3S R 9W B, George, MS
Built 1960 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 70
I 10
FairOver: PASCAGOULA RIVER
4.4 MI W SR 613, Jackson, MS
Built 1976 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 26,000
EVANS CREEK RD
FairOver: EVANS CREEK
SEC 5 T 6N R12W, Jones, MS
Built 1990 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 100
N.A.SANDIFER M.HWY
FairOver: PEARL RIVER
SEC 35 T 8N R21W B, Lawrence, MS
Built 1967 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,300
SR 178
FairOver: STREAM
3.6 MI E SR 7, Marshall, MS
Built 1938 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,600
LEGION ST, AMORY
FairOver: BURKETTS CREEK
SEC 25 T12S R19W, Monroe, MS
Built 1985 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 101
SR 315
FairOver: MCIVOR CANAL
12.8 MI E SR 3, Panola, MS
Built 1985 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,200
SR 348
FairOver: SAWMILL CREEK
11.2 MI E SR 15, Union, MS
Built 1964 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 2,200
ED BOYD ROAD
FairOver: BRANCH OF MCGEE CREEK
SEC 6 T 4N R11E, Walthall, MS
Built 1996 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 100
CR 102
FairOver: CANE CREEK
SEC 10 T13S R 1E B, Calhoun, MS
Built 1974 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 180
HWY 430
FairOver: DITCH
SEC 6 T18N R 2E, Carroll, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,000
CR 166
FairOver: TRIB OF HOULKA CREEK
SEC 17 T14S R 4E, Chickasaw, MS
Built 2003 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 85
US 51
FairOver: CREEK
2.0 MI N SR 304, DeSoto, MS
Built 1935 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 9,300
US 98
FairOver: HOMOCHITTO RIVER
1.4 MI E SR 184, Franklin, MS
Built 1951 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,100
LEVEE ROAD
FairOver: STEELE BAYOU
STEELE BAYOU DRAINAGE STR, Issaquena, MS
Built 1968 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 35
US 11
FairOver: BIG BOGUE HOMA
0.3 MI N JONES CL, Jasper, MS
Built 1936 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,200
SR 7
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RR
7.5 MI N SR 30, Lafayette, MS
Built 1983 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 7,800
CO.ROAD 377
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 21 T10S R 4W, Lafayette, MS
Built 1957 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 80
SR 311
FairOver: LITTLE COLDWATER RIVER
0.9 MI S US 72, Marshall, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,100
MARIANNA ROAD
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
SEC 19 T 4S R 3W B, Marshall, MS
Built 1967 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 540
BOY SCOUT ROAD
FairOver: YOCONA CREEK
SEC 21 T10S R 1E, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1989 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 60
BROWNS FERRY ROAD
FairOver: SANDERS BRANCH
SEC 7 T 6S R 9W B, Tate, MS
Built 1957 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 230
BROWNS FERRY ROAD
FairOver: EGYPT CREEK
SEC 9 T 6S R 9W B, Tate, MS
Built 1957 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 230
SR 370
FairOver: STREAM
3.8 MI S SR 4, Tippah, MS
Built 1950 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,500
SATARTIA ROAD
FairOver: CANAL
SEC 10 T11N R 5W B, Yazoo, MS
Built 1975 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 570
PROSPECT RD.
FairOver: CALLAHAN BRANCH
SEC 30 T 6N R 2W, Adams, MS
Built 1930 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 50
US 45
FairOver: RELIEF
6.7 MI N PRENTISS CL, Alcorn, MS
Built 1937 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 16,000
SR 12
FairOver: ABANDONED RR
0.1 MI W SR 15, Choctaw, MS
Built 1942 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 4,700
CAYUGA ROAD
FairOver: BCH OF MURPHY CREEK
SEC 31 T 4N R 4W, Hinds, MS
Built 1999 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 280
SR 15
FairOver: RELIEF
3.2 MI N PERRY CL, Jones, MS
Built 1970 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 1,700
PAULDING ST
FairOver: GALLAGHER CREEK
SEC 13 T 6N R15E, Lauderdale, MS
Built 1940 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 490
PALMETTO ROAD
FairOver: LOUISA CREEK
SEC 25 T10S R 5E, Lee, MS
Built 1983 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 7,205
SR 354
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
1.2 MI E SR 15, Tippah, MS
Built 1989 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 990
JOHNSON SMITH RD
FairOver: POPE CREEK
SEC 27 T 2N R10E B, Walthall, MS
Built 1982 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 70
CAMBELL SWAMP RD.
FairOver: PRICE CREEK
SEC 28 T14N R 3E, Warren, MS
Built 1978 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 110
SR 46
FairOver: UNNAMED CREEK
0.4 MI E SR 15, Webster, MS
Built 1959 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 1,100
OLD HIGHWAY 3
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
SEC 7 T11N R 2W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1940 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 120
CO RD 213
FairOver: BR OF CHICKASAWHAY RIVER
SEC 8 T10N R 7W, Clarke, MS
Built 1995 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 100
OAKDALE CHURCH RD
FairOver: COOKS BRANCH
SEC 1 T 6N R16W B, Covington, MS
Built 1968 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 200
CARTER ROAD
FairOver: 509 OVER EAST DITCH LAC
SEC 35 T14N R 3W B, Humphreys, MS
Built 1962 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 110
STARKVILLE ROAD
FairOver: SHOTBAG CREEK
SEC 30 T17N R16E B, Lowndes, MS
Built 1965 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 940
MILL ROAD
FairOver: MCBEE
SEC 8 T18S R17W B, Lowndes, MS
Built 1970 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 1,400
BEATTY ROAD
FairOver: VERNON BRANCH
SEC 16 T18S R17W B, Lowndes, MS
Built 1965 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 2,000
Showing 2,901-2,950 of 16,823 bridges
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