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

ABE CHAPEL ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 29 T 6S R 7W, Panola, MS

Built 1958 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 150

CR 139

Fair

Over: BALLS BRANCH

SEC 5 T12S R 5E B, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1997 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 40

JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: DITCH NO 9

SEC 21 T15N R 5W, Washington, MS

Built 1975 Load: 8.8 t ADT: 50

OSBORN ROAD

Fair

Over: ASH CREEK

SEC 10 T19N R15E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1966 Load: 8.9 t ADT: 20

JAMES ROAD

Fair

Over: BURKHALTER CREEK

SEC_28_T26N_R 3E B, Tallahatchie, MS

Built 1972 Load: 8.9 t ADT: 40

DURAM ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 3 T 2S R 5W, Marshall, MS

Built 1996 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 65

CR 464

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 1 T22N R10E B, Calhoun, MS

Built 1989 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 70

VERNA ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF E.TOPISAW CK

SEC 30 T 5N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 1992 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

MT OLIVE KINGS RD

Fair

Over: WALLHILL CREEK

SEC 22 T 4S R 5W, Marshall, MS

Built 1998 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 95

TROTTER ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAL

SEC 34 T16N R 8W, Washington, MS

Built 1962 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

CO RD 132

Fair

Over: RELIEF FOR SPRING CREEK

SEC 28 T20N R11E B, Webster, MS

Built 1954 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 100

SHIPP ROAD

Fair

Over: TECHEVA CREEK

SEC 31 T13N R 2E B, Yazoo, MS

Built 1970 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 180

COX ROAD

Fair

Over: WALESHEBA CREEK

SEC 21 T11N R 1W, Yazoo, MS

Built 2018 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 20

CR 376

Fair

Over: RIDER CREEK

SEC 35 T 3S R 8E, Alcorn, MS

Built 2009 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 50

CO.ROAD 459

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC_13_T10S_R 1W B, Lafayette, MS

Built 1996 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 90

FRENCH ROAD

Fair

Over: ARROW CREEK

SEC 31 T 2S R 4W, Marshall, MS

Built 1999 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 140

LEE STREET

Fair

Over: STOUTS BAYOU

SEC 29 T16N R 3E, Warren, MS

Built 1964 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 1,200

HEADS ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 21 T19N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 1969 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 50

CR 139

Fair

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

SEC 36 T13S R 5E, Chickasaw, MS

Built 1973 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 20

CO RD 148

Fair

Over: RILEY MOTT CREEK

SEC 34 T 4N R16E B, Clarke, MS

Built 1975 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 20

TYSON RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO BAYOU PIERRE

SEC 3 T 9N R 7E B, Copiah, MS

Built 1966 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 140

STRICKLAND ROAD

Fair

Over: HURICANE CREEK

SEC 4 T12N R 1W, Yazoo, MS

Built 2016 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 60

TERRY-GVILLE RD.

Fair

Over: CHESTNUT CREEK

SEC 2 T 2N R 1W B, Copiah, MS

Built 1960 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 540

LACKEY ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTLER CREEK

SEC 25 T14S R19W, Monroe, MS

Built 1994 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 45

CR 5250

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

SEC 19 T 6S R 8E, Prentiss, MS

Built 1950 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 40

WATSON ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAL-1024

SEC 25 T15N R 6W, Washington, MS

Built 2002 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 50

CO. ROAD 2101

Fair

Over: LITTLE ZILPHA

SEC 36 T16N R 8E B, Attala, MS

Built 1992 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 40

CO RD 67

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF BIG SAND CREEK

SEC 7 T19N R 5E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1999 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 30

CR 1589

Fair

Over: BOGUEFALA CREEK

SEC 10 T10S R 7E, Lee, MS

Built 1960 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 30

SHERMAN DRIVE

Fair

Over: GOLDEN HORN CREEK

SEC 26 T17N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1961 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 40

SABINO ROAD (1848)

Fair

Over: OPOSSUM BAYOU

SEC 17 T27N R 1W B, Quitman, MS

Built 1964 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 410

CR 116

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

SEC 30 T 1S R 4E B, Tippah, MS

Built 1958 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 60

STANTON ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAL

SEC 30 T14N R 7W, Washington, MS

Built 1968 Load: 9.5 t ADT: 30

CR 7040

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 10 T 5S R 6E, Prentiss, MS

Built 1984 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 60

PUTMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: COLDWATER RIVER

SEC 35 T28N R 1W B, Quitman, MS

Built 1963 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 580

PICKERING ROAD

Fair

Over: ODUM BAYOU

SEC 43 T 6N R 1W, Adams, MS

Built 1997 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 10

WILSON ROAD SE

Fair

Over: SPLUNGE CREEK

SEC_14_T11S_R10E, Itawamba, MS

Built 1969 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 10

BARTAHATCHIE ROAD

Fair

Over: RELIEF BUTTAHATCHIE RIV

SEC 4 T15S R17W B, Monroe, MS

Built 1965 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 538

TOKIO FROST BR RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE DRY CREEK

SEC 6 T 9N R 5W B, Wayne, MS

Built 1991 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 100

LINK ROAD

Fair

Over: POPULAR CREEK

SEC 29 T 9N R 2W, Yazoo, MS

Built 2023 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 30

BALLENTINE ROAD

Fair

Over: RAILROAD CREEK

SEC_10_T 8S_R 7W, Panola, MS

Built 1940 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 70

SMITH CO. 116

Fair

Over: HATCHAPALOO CREEK

SEC 35 T 2N R 6W, Smith, MS

Built 1990 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 90

LIBERTY GLOSTER RD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK WAGONER CREEK

SEC 4 T 2N R 3E, Amite, MS

Built 1990 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50

CO. ROAD 3226

Fair

Over: BRASWELL BRANCH

SEC 34 T16N R 7E, Attala, MS

Built 1986 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40

CO RD 69

Fair

Over: GREASY CREEK

SEC 36 T21N R 3E B, Carroll, MS

Built 1953 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

BAYOU LA CROIX RD

Fair

Over: BAYOU LA CROIX

SEC 27 T 8S R15W B, Hancock, MS

Built 1977 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 375

FAIRVIEW/BANNER RD

Fair

Over: CHUBBY CREEK

SEC 16 T 8S R10E B, Itawamba, MS

Built 1961 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 520

NEW ZION RD

Fair

Over: PROVIDENCE CREEK

SEC 25 T 6N R14W, Jones, MS

Built 1961 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 515

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 6 T 7S R 2E B, Union, MS

Built 1999 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75

MARTA PLANTATION

Fair

Over: CANAL 0930

SEC 20 T17N R 6W B, Washington, MS

Built 1998 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 25

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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