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

ISOM CHAPEL ROAD

Fair

Over: COLDWATER RIVER

SEC 27 T 2S R 3W B, Marshall, MS

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

MCALEXANDER ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 9 T 3S R 3W B, Marshall, MS

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 380

OLD HIGHWAY 4

Fair

Over: CHEW CREEK

SEC 33 T 4S R 3W, Marshall, MS

Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

ODELL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

SEC_ 3_T 6S_R 4W B, Marshall, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

NORTH ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 26 T 3S R 3W, Marshall, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,000

STONEWALL RD.EAST

Fair

Over: BYHALIA CREEK

SEC 36 T 2S R 5W, Marshall, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,500

PEARCE CHAPEL RD

Fair

Over: SPLUNGE CREEK

SEC 6 T12S R16W B, Monroe, MS

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 360

CHAPEL GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: MASSEY CREEK

SEC 15 T13S R 6E, Monroe, MS

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 156

LITTLE COONTAIL RD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED LOCAL CREEK

SEC 20 T13S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 159

BECKER BOTTOM ROAD

Fair

Over: GREENBRIAR CREEK

SEC 34 T13S R 7E, Monroe, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 121

NEW PROSPECT

Fair

Over: UNNAMED LOCAL BRANCH

SEC 27 T14S R18W, Monroe, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROAD 501

Fair

Over: FULTON CREEK

SEC 30 T 9N R12E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROAD 4300

Fair

Over: WILSON BRANCH

SEC 9 T 9N R13E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1985 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 430

COUNTY ROAD 355

Fair

Over: LONSILOCHER BRANCH

SEC 16 T10N R11E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 190

COUNTY ROAD 149

Fair

Over: BEASHA CREEK BRANCH

SEC 33 T11N R10E, Neshoba, MS

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROAD 301

Fair

Over: LITTLE SIPSEY CREEK

SEC 31 T 9N R11E, Neshoba, MS

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TANGLEWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: QUARTERLIAH CREEK

SEC 14 T 5N R10E, Newton, MS

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

BETHEL ROBERTS RD

Fair

Over: TARLOW CREEK

SEC 10 T 5N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

MORGAN FIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: RICHARDSON MILL CREEK

SEC 20 T 6N R11E B, Newton, MS

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140

MCHANN ROAD

Fair

Over: BCH OF BIG CREEK

SEC 23 T18N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60

SESSUMS ROAD

Fair

Over: BCH OF CATALPA CREEK

SEC 22 T18N R15E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

TATE-PANOLA CO LIN

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 23 T 6S R 8W B, Panola, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

HAMMOND HILL RD.

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 24 T 6S R 8W B, Panola, MS

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

PARKS PLACE ROAD

Fair

Over: BUTTERBOWL CREEK

SEC 29 T 6S R 8W B, Panola, MS

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

HOME PLACE ROAD

Fair

Over: NELSON CREEK

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

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: CLARENDON

SEC 33 T 7S R 6W B, Panola, MS

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 150

FUDGE TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

SEC 22 T 8S R 6W, Panola, MS

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 280

TUBBS ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC 7 T 9S R 7W, Panola, MS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 230

PAMELA STREET

Fair

Over: BATES CREEK

SEC 8 T 9S R 7W, Panola, MS

Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,200

CROWDER-POPE ROAD

Fair

Over: CREEK

SEC_17_T10S_R 3E B, Panola, MS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,900

JEFF SANDERS ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO YOCONA RIVER

SEC 23 T27N R 2E, Panola, MS

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

BENNDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

SEC 35 T 1S R 9W B, Perry, MS

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

BENNDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

SEC 11 T 1S R10W B, Perry, MS

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220

BENNDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

SEC 36 T 1S R10W B, Perry, MS

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100

COCHRAN ROAD

Fair

Over: UNNAMED BRANCH

SEC 33 T 5N R 9W B, Perry, MS

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 750

PUMPING STATION RD

Fair

Over: MCCOMB BRANCH

SEC 7 T 5N R11W B, Perry, MS

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 800

BILL HUBBARD RD

Fair

Over: DABBS CREEK

SEC 12 T 3N R 3E, Rankin, MS

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 130

SPRINGWATER RANCH

Fair

Over: BCH OF CAMPBELLS CREEK

SEC 14 T 3N R 4E B, Rankin, MS

Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

MCCULOUGH-MCLIN RD

Fair

Over: STEEPBANK CREEK

SEC 35 T 4N R 2E, Rankin, MS

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,000

A Z PORTER ROAD

Fair

Over: COFFEE BOGUE

SEC 23 T 7N R 6E, Scott, MS

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5

HALL RD

Fair

Over: HALEY CREEK

SEC 23 T 8N R 7E B, Scott, MS

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 640

SILOAM CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF OKATOMA CREEK

SEC 5 T10N R17W B, Simpson, MS

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,800

OIL WELL RD

Fair

Over: SCHOOLHOUSE BRANCH

SEC 17 T 2S R11W B, Stone, MS

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 360

JOHN WILLIS RD

Fair

Over: KIRBY CREEK

SEC 26 T 2S R11W, Stone, MS

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 500

OLD HWY 26

Fair

Over: BILOXI RIVER

SEC 16 T 3S R13W B, Stone, MS

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 627

BEAVER DAM RD

Fair

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

SEC 8 T 4S R11W, Stone, MS

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 490

WYATTE-TYRO ROAD

Fair

Over: JAMES WOLF CREEK BRANCH

SEC 2 T 6S R 5W, Tate, MS

Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 170

SANDY BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDERS CREEK

SEC 7 T 6S R 9W B, Tate, MS

Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80

BROWNS FERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: STRAYHORN CREEK BRANCH

SEC 1 T 6S R 9W B, Tate, MS

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 230

BETT-THYATIRA ROAD

Fair

Over: BROWNS BRANCH CREEK

SEC 31 T 4S R 5W, Tate, MS

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160

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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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