Structure SA6100000000123 · Rankin County, MS

Bay Causeway over Pelahatchie Bay

Carries Bay Causeway over Pelahatchie Bay, Sec 6 T 6n R 3e.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT462 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

462 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft: about 6 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.

Built198739 years old
Length461.9 ft140.8 m
Daily traffic8,800counted 2017
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyRankin
LocationSec 6 T 6n R 3e
CarriesBay Causeway
CrossesPelahatchie Bay
Coordinates32.39397, -90.02842

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length461.9 ft (140.8 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1830.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,800 (2017)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA6100000000123

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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