Structure SA5100000000067 · Newton County, MS

Buckley Road over Potterchitto Creek

Carries Buckley Road over Potterchitto Creek, Sec 33 T 6n R13e.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT89 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 6/9

89 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 bridge of this kind.

Built199234 years old
Length89.2 ft27.2 m
Daily traffic64counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyNewton
LocationSec 33 T 6n R13e
CarriesBuckley Road
CrossesPotterchitto Creek
Coordinates32.31289, -88.97426

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length89.2 ft (27.2 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area176.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic64 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA5100000000067

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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