Structure SA3700000000060 · Lamar County, MS

Burnt Bridge over Perkins Creek

Carries Burnt Bridge over Perkins Creek, Sec 1 T 3n R15w B.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT193 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

193 ft end to end, longest span 31 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built200521 years old
Length192.9 ft58.8 m
Daily traffic280counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLamar
LocationSec 1 T 3n R15w B
CarriesBurnt Bridge
CrossesPerkins Creek
Coordinates31.24815, -89.45785

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length192.9 ft (58.8 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area535.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic280 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberSA3700000000060

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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