Structure 16340000000000 · Pontotoc County, OK

E1538 over Sandy Creek

Carries E1538 over Sandy Creek, .4 N & 3.6 E Of Pickett.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT596 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

596 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1925101 years old
Length596.1 ft181.7 m
Daily traffic100counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyPontotoc
Location.4 N & 3.6 E Of Pickett
CarriesE1538
CrossesSandy Creek
Coordinates34.78439, -96.71364

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length596.1 ft (181.7 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area1162.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1925

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number016340000000000

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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