Structure CEPLMKMS0000001 · Grenada County, MS

Access To Dam over Grenada Emerg.spillway

Carries Access To Dam over Grenada Emerg.spillway, 2.1mi N Jct Ms8 & Ms333.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT220 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

220 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length219.8 ft67 m
Daily traffic3,200counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyGrenada
Location2.1mi N Jct Ms8 & Ms333
CarriesAccess To Dam
CrossesGrenada Emerg.spillway
Coordinates33.80290, -89.77114

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length219.8 ft (67 m)
Max Span73.8 ft (22.5 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area569.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,200 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCorps of Engineers
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberCEPLMKMS0000001

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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