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
LAWRENCE BETHEL RD
FairOver: POTTERCHITTO CREEK
SEC 31 T 6N R11E B, Newton, MS
Built 1985 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 180
YELLOW CK. CHURCH
FairOver: YELLOW CREEK
SEC 3 T15N R15E, Noxubee, MS
Built 2006 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 20
SR 182
FairOver: TRIM CANE CREEK
3.5 MI W SR 25 BYPASS, Oktibbeha, MS
Built 1935 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 3,000
US 278
FairOver: LYON CREEK TRIB
2.3 MI E SR 15, Pontotoc, MS
Built 1996 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 7,000
ERET RD
FairOver: MONGUS CREEK
SEC 21 T 6N R 5W, Wayne, MS
Built 1991 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 85
CESSNA ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
SEC 17 T10N R 2W, Yazoo, MS
Built 1999 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 30
SR 341
FairOver: CANE CREEK
5.3 MI N SR 8, Calhoun, MS
Built 1962 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,000
ROCKPORT RD
FairOver: TRIB TO BAHALA CREEK
SEC 12 T 9N R 9E B, Copiah, MS
Built 2002 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 80
BROOKLYN-JANICE RD
FairOver: CHANEY CREEK
SEC 12 T 1N R12W B, Forrest, MS
Built 1967 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 740
PLEASANT HILL ROAD
FairOver: BULL BRANCH
SEC 8 T 3N R 8W B, Greene, MS
Built 1970 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 160
OLD AVERA RD
FairOver: FOURMILE CREEK
SEC 22 T 3N R 6W B, Greene, MS
Built 2001 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 330
FAS 145 BETHEL RD.
FairOver: CHOCTAW CREEK
SEC 1 T 5S R11W B, Harrison, MS
Built 1975 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 750
POOLE CREEK RD
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
SEC 27 T 9N R10W, Jones, MS
Built 1973 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 350
NORTH RIDGE RD
FairOver: BRADY CK
SEC 9 T 9N R13W B, Jones, MS
Built 1981 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 200
BIG CREEK DRIVE SW
FairOver: BIG CREEK
SEC 3 T 5N R 7E, Lincoln, MS
Built 2015 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 200
DELAWARE LN SW
FairOver: TRIBUTARY PANTHER CREEK
SEC 22 T 6N R 6E, Lincoln, MS
Built 2020 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 70
LYNN CREEK RD
FairOver: NOXUBEE RIVER RELIEF
SEC 19 T16N R16E B, Noxubee, MS
Built 1982 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 180
PIKE ROAD 93 S.
FairOver: LARGE DRAIN
SEC 35 T 2N R 8E B, Pike, MS
Built 1969 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 300
I 20
FairOver: KCS RR/COUNTY ROAD
0.4 MI W US 49, Rankin, MS
Built 1997 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 27,000
US 80
FairOver: FUTCHES CREEK
2.0 MI E SR 35, Scott, MS
Built 1935 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 5,800
US 80
FairOver: DITCH
5.1 MI E SR 35, Scott, MS
Built 1935 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 5,800
CLARA RD
FairOver: CRAWFORD CREEK
SEC 33 T 7N R 7W B, Wayne, MS
Built 1975 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 100
DEW MILLS RD
FairOver: LITTLE THOMPSON CREEK
SEC 13 T 8N R 9W B, Wayne, MS
Built 1976 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 80
SR 25
FairOver: TALLAHAGA CREEK
15.0 MI N SR 19, Winston, MS
Built 1981 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,500
SR 7
FairOver: OTOUCALOFA CANAL
0.7 MI N SR 32, Yalobusha, MS
Built 1978 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,800
SR 330
FairOver: RELIEF OPENING
0.9 MI W CALHOUN CL, Yalobusha, MS
Built 1960 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 720
SR 330
FairOver: STREAM
5.6 MI E YALOBUSHA CL, Calhoun, MS
Built 1964 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,000
SR 330
FairOver: STREAM
6.1 MI E YALOBUSHA CL, Calhoun, MS
Built 1964 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,000
SR 330
FairOver: STREAM
6.6 MI E YALOBUSHA CL, Calhoun, MS
Built 1964 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,000
CR 136
FairOver: SKUNA RIVER
SEC 23 T12S R 1W B, Calhoun, MS
Built 1969 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 580
CHESTER-TOMNOLENRD
FairOver: BIG BLACK RIVER
SEC 32 T19N R 9E B, Choctaw, MS
Built 2001 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 300
SR 46
FairOver: SAND CREEK
11.6 MI E WEBSTER CL, Clay, MS
Built 1955 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 730
BUCK RD
FairOver: TRIB OF BRUSHY CREEK
SEC 13 T 1N R 1W B, Copiah, MS
Built 2018 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100
ASHE NURSERY ROAD
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
SEC 14 T 1N R12W B, Forrest, MS
Built 1976 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 230
HAYWARD RD. 102
FairOver: EPISON BRANCH
SEC 18 T21N R 6E B, Grenada, MS
Built 1977 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 70
RED BLUFF ROAD
FairOver: WALLACE CREEK
SEC 14 T 4S R 5W, Jackson, MS
Built 1990 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 50
US 61
FairOver: HUGHES CREEK
8.8 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 2006 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,250
US 61
FairOver: HUGHES CREEK
8.8 MI N ADAMS CL, Jefferson, MS
Built 2003 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,250
RODNEY ROAD
FairOver: DOWD CREEK
SEC 19 T10N R 1W B, Jefferson, MS
Built 1981 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 60
SR 541
FairOver: BOWIE RIVER
4.7 MI S SIMPSON CL, Jefferson Davis, MS
Built 1966 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 360
I 55
FairOver: CHANNEL
2.8 MI N SR 22, Madison, MS
Built 1965 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 26,000
MARIANNA ROAD
FairOver: OVER CUFFAWA CREEK
SEC 28 T 4S R 4W B, Marshall, MS
Built 1988 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 540
OLD OXFORD RD
FairOver: BLACKWATER CREEK
SEC 14 T 6S R 3W, Marshall, MS
Built 2005 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 80
OWENS ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
SEC 10 T 7S R 9W, Panola, MS
Built 2002 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 70
BARNACRE ROAD
FairOver: MCIVOR CK
SEC 22 T 8S R 8W B, Panola, MS
Built 1972 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 80
US 49
FairOver: STREAM
2.2 MI N SR 469, Rankin, MS
Built 1967 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 35,000
EVANSVILLE ROAD
FairOver: ARKABUTLA CREEK
SEC 18 T 5S R 9W B, Tate, MS
Built 1977 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD 180
FairOver: SPOUT SPRING BRANCH
SEC 22 T 7S R 4E, Union, MS
Built 1997 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 110
US 82
FairOver: STREAM
3.0 MI E SR 9, Webster, MS
Built 1937 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 8,300
CO RD 64
FairOver: CALABRELLA CREEK
SEC 7 T19N R 9E B, Webster, MS
Built 1979 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 120
Showing 3,351-3,400 of 16,823 bridges
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