Structure SA5400000000073 · Panola County, MS

Belmont Road over Tallahatchie River

Carries Belmont Road over Tallahatchie River, Sec 13 T 8s R 7w B.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT380 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

380 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 5 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.

Built199234 years old
Length379.9 ft115.8 m
Daily traffic650counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyPanola
LocationSec 13 T 8s R 7w B
CarriesBelmont Road
CrossesTallahatchie River
Coordinates34.38725, -89.88196

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length379.9 ft (115.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area1076.9 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic650 (2024)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA5400000000073

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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