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Mississippi Bridge Conditions

Highway bridges longer than 20 feet in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

Yearly inspection ratings. A poor rating does not mean a bridge is unsafe to use.

Highway bridges
16,711
Good condition
54.3%
9,070
Poor condition
5.8%
967
Weight-limited or closed
2,124

Bridges by county

CountyBridgesGoodPoorWeight-limitedAvg. year built
Adams County9938.4%9.1% (9)221979
Alcorn County21362.4%1.4% (3)281991
Amite County20865.9%9.1% (19)351987
Attala County22767%5.3% (12)301985
Benton County10471.2%5.8% (6)61994
Bolivar County27125.1%10.3% (28)901987
Calhoun County21850%10.6% (23)321986
Carroll County22437.5%21% (47)601981
Chickasaw County24754.7%7.3% (18)301984
Choctaw County16553.3%9.1% (15)161981
Claiborne County13624.3%2.9% (4)121978
Clarke County22248.6%6.3% (14)281981
Clay County15671.8%1.3% (2)131988
Coahoma County11539.1%4.3% (5)81984
Copiah County26722.8%5.6% (15)421988
Covington County16379.1%2.5% (4)51989
DeSoto County26657.1%2.3% (6)41995
Forrest County28347.7%3.9% (11)221983
Franklin County15660.3%10.9% (17)161987
George County11576.5%1.7% (2)91989
Greene County17069.4%0.6% (1)121991
Grenada County16349.1%1.8% (3)111984
Hancock County10763.6%7.5% (8)121990
Harrison County30252.6%5.6% (17)311986
Hinds County66634.5%10.7% (71)1211980
Holmes County21551.2%8.8% (19)171988
Humphreys County9354.8%4.3% (4)171987
Issaquena County1936.8%5.3% (1)31983
Itawamba County23261.6%3.4% (8)361987
Jackson County27069.6%3% (8)41996
Jasper County19455.2%9.8% (19)241988
Jefferson County10047%2% (2)111989
Jefferson Davis County14176.6%3.5% (5)161992
Jones County32847.9%7.3% (24)491982
Kemper County21161.6%3.3% (7)51992
Lafayette County25836.8%3.5% (9)471990
Lamar County15183.4%0% (0)41986
Lauderdale County47550.7%5.9% (28)411977
Lawrence County13378.2%0% (0)141989
Leake County20180.1%1.5% (3)31986
Lee County38964.3%4.6% (18)421985
Leflore County13641.9%5.9% (8)241978
Lincoln County35561.4%5.1% (18)521987
Lowndes County24860.1%4.4% (11)131987
Madison County31151.8%3.2% (10)291984
Marion County19873.2%4% (8)151987
Marshall County25543.5%7.5% (19)361994
Monroe County28765.2%2.8% (8)321989
Montgomery County17072.9%1.2% (2)41989
Neshoba County19756.9%4.1% (8)141988
Newton County24245%5% (12)231982
Noxubee County20148.3%7% (14)141985
Oktibbeha County22765.6%5.7% (13)171988
Panola County23127.3%4.8% (11)351981
Pearl River County23075.2%2.2% (5)121987
Perry County16377.3%0% (0)81990
Pike County21152.6%5.7% (12)251984
Pontotoc County16762.3%3.6% (6)211987
Prentiss County20570.2%3.4% (7)391988
Quitman County10555.2%5.7% (6)161980
Rankin County37856.6%4.5% (17)261986
Scott County19952.8%1.5% (3)71988
Sharkey County6163.9%13.1% (8)61995
Simpson County19863.1%4.5% (9)261986
Smith County17577.1%4% (7)51990
Stone County12548.8%4.8% (6)161989
Sunflower County16943.2%26% (44)111981
Tallahatchie County15642.3%20.5% (32)321985
Tate County13835.5%0.7% (1)181992
Tippah County14062.1%4.3% (6)221989
Tishomingo County14658.9%5.5% (8)181986
Tunica County8159.3%9.9% (8)91994
Union County20346.3%1.5% (3)261990
Walthall County15781.5%1.3% (2)71987
Warren County17625.6%5.1% (9)321972
Washington County31035.5%8.4% (26)661985
Wayne County21446.7%7.5% (16)241988
Webster County17960.9%7.8% (14)91986
Wilkinson County9267.4%8.7% (8)121985
Winston County17676.7%1.7% (3)81992
Yalobusha County15847.5%5.7% (9)251979
Yazoo County26826.5%13.1% (35)591988

Frequently asked questions

How many bridges in Mississippi are in poor condition?
In the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, 967 of 16,711 highway bridges in Mississippi were rated poor (5.8% of rated bridges).
Which Mississippi counties have the most bridges in poor condition?
Among counties with at least 30 bridges, the highest shares rated poor are Sunflower County (26%), Carroll County (21%), Tallahatchie County (20.5%), Sharkey County (13.1%), Yazoo County (13.1%).

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory ยท 2025 data