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

FAS 697 REXBURG RD

Fair

Over: CANAL

SEC 4 T18N R 6W B, Washington, MS

Built 1959 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 300

US 49

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK RIVER RELIEF

0.5 MI N MADISON CL, Yazoo, MS

Built 1976 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 6,000

US 49

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK RIVER RELIEF

0.5 MI N MADISON CL, Yazoo, MS

Built 1977 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 6,000

SR 16/SR 149

Fair

Over: SR 3 & YAZOO RIVER

SR 16 OVER SR 3, Yazoo, MS

Built 1988 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,600

FRIARS POINT

Fair

Over: SUNFLOWER RIVER

SEC 14 T27N R 4W B, Coahoma, MS

Built 1970 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 4,300

DESOTO ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED DITCH

SEC 29 T 1S R 8W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 1986 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,000

BETHEL ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 23 T 2S R 6W B, DeSoto, MS

Built 1964 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 2,500

MCLAURIN ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF MORRIS CREEK

SEC 5 T 2N R12W B, Forrest, MS

Built 1970 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 380

MC LAURIN ROAD

Fair

Over: MORRIS BRANCH

SEC 6 T 2N R12W B, Forrest, MS

Built 1970 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 380

FORREST BARNES RD

Fair

Over: LOTTS CREEK

SEC 17 T 4N R12W, Forrest, MS

Built 1968 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 280

TURKEY FOOT ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG CREEK

SEC 2 T22N R 3E, Grenada, MS

Built 1998 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 30

CO RD 523

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

SEC_11_T19N_R 2E B, Leflore, MS

Built 1965 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 980

STUMP BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: HOBUCK CREEK

SEC 31 T11N R 4E B, Madison, MS

Built 1988 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 80

BERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: BERRY BRANCH

SEC_32_T 2N_R13E B, Marion, MS

Built 1982 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100

WILDCAT ROAD

Fair

Over: COLDWATER RIVER

SEC 16 T 2S R 3W, Marshall, MS

Built 1978 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 418

Fair

Over: LONSILOCHER CREEK

SEC 4 T 9N R11E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1972 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 130

CANEY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: CANEY CREEK

SEC 26 T 7N R10E B, Newton, MS

Built 1971 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 220

BOWMAN TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BEARTAIL CREEK BEANCTL

SEC 20 T 4S R 6W B, Tate, MS

Built 2000 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100

BOWMAN TOWN RD

Fair

Over: BEARTAIL CREEK BRANCH

SEC 20 T 4S R 6W B, Tate, MS

Built 1999 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD 87

Fair

Over: KING CREEK

SEC 24 T 7S R 2E, Union, MS

Built 2000 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD 97

Fair

Over: OKANNATIE CREEK

SEC 14 T 8S R 2E, Union, MS

Built 2003 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROAD 116

Fair

Over: OKANNATIE CREEK

SEC 15 T 8S R 3E, Union, MS

Built 1999 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 60

I 55

Fair

Over: PEARL PASGAGOULA ST

1.7 MI N JCT I 55 I 20, Hinds, MS

Built 1967 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 55,000

US 72

Fair

Over: GRAYS CREEK

1.3 MI E SR 7, Benton, MS

Built 1999 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 4,550

SR 18

Fair

Over: ROBINSON RD LYNCH ST

0.4 MI E I 20, Hinds, MS

Built 1967 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 6,500

SR 18

Fair

Over: ROBINSON RD LYNCH ST

0.4 MI E I 20, Hinds, MS

Built 1967 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 6,500

SR 432

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

2.0 MI W I 55, Yazoo, MS

Built 1985 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 710

CULKIN ROAD

Fair

Over: US 61

1.5 MI N I 20, Warren, MS

Built 1959 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 4,300

THREE MILE LAKE RD

Fair

Over: SHORT BAYOU

SEC 6 T17N R 3W B, Sunflower, MS

Built 1973 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 280

I 20

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK RELIEF

0.4 MI W HINDS CL, Warren, MS

Built 1992 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 18,000

US 278

Fair

Over: YELLOW LEAF CREEK

3.5 MI E SR 7, Lafayette, MS

Built 1993 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 7,500

SR 29

Fair

Over: FLYNT CREEK

1.3 MI E SR 149, Stone, MS

Built 1973 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 3,100

STEEL CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: STEEL CREEK

SEC 21 T10N R10E, Copiah, MS

Built 2019 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 100

RAWLS SPRING LOOP

Fair

Over: MINERAL CREEK

SEC 26 T 5N R14W, Forrest, MS

Built 1987 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 110

BALDWYN RD

Fair

Over: HORSE HUNTER CREEK

SEC 26 T16N R17E B, Noxubee, MS

Built 1984 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 60

ROSALEE RD

Fair

Over: BR OF BLUFF CREEK

SEC 23 T 2S R10W, Stone, MS

Built 1974 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 40

FISHER FERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: REDBONE CREEK

SEC 25 T15N R 3E B, Warren, MS

Built 1981 Load: 31.3 t ADT: 3,690

I 20

Fair

Over: WEST HIGHLAND DRIVE

1.6 MI E SR 18, Hinds, MS

Built 1968 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 40,500

US 278

Fair

Over: KETTLE CREEK

11.2 MI E SR 7, Lafayette, MS

Built 1992 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 6,000

SR 15

Fair

Over: GUYTON CREEK

1.7 MI N UNION CL, Tippah, MS

Built 1940 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 5,700

SR 19

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2.4 MI N SR 395, Neshoba, MS

Built 1958 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,200

SR 32

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

8.0 MI E YALOBUSHA CL, Calhoun, MS

Built 1982 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 800

SR 32

Fair

Over: KITTAHUTTY CREEK

0.8 MI W SR 341 SOUTH, Calhoun, MS

Built 1986 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 1,100

SR 492

Fair

Over: SIPSEY CREEK

0.7 MI E SCOTT CL, Newton, MS

Built 1989 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 2,100

3RD STREET

Fair

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

SEC 6 T 2S R 8E, Alcorn, MS

Built 1970 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 7,499

CR200 PROPER

Fair

Over: RELIEF

SEC 8 T 2S R 8E B, Alcorn, MS

Built 1984 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 5,810

CO. ROAD 5131

Fair

Over: CONELOMA CREEK

SEC 1 T13N R 7E B, Attala, MS

Built 1985 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 530

GIBERT ROAD

Fair

Over: PECAN BAYOU

SEC 24 T21N R 6W B, Bolivar, MS

Built 1983 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 210

CR 372

Fair

Over: SHUTISPEAR CREEK

SEC 25 T22N R 9E B, Calhoun, MS

Built 1976 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 150

BAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: BELL CREEK

SEC 22 T15S R 5E B, Clay, MS

Built 1993 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 50

Showing 3,201-3,250 of 16,739 bridges

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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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