Structure SA0400000000102 · Attala County, MS

Co. Road 4227 over Little Sharkey Creek

Carries Co. Road 4227 over Little Sharkey Creek, Sec 17 T15n R 6e B.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT88 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

88 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.

Built196264 years old
Length87.9 ft26.8 m
Daily traffic50counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyAttala
LocationSec 17 T15n R 6e B
CarriesCo. Road 4227
CrossesLittle Sharkey Creek
Coordinates33.15349, -89.70680

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width19.4 ft (5.9 m)
Deck Area158.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA0400000000102

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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