Structure SA1800000000131 · Forrest County, MS

East Hardy Street over Leaf River

Carries East Hardy Street over Leaf River, Sec 11 T 4n R13w B.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT920 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

920 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 2.6 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.

Built195076 years old
Length919.9 ft280.4 m
Daily traffic9,900counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyForrest
LocationSec 11 T 4n R13w B
CarriesEast Hardy Street
CrossesLeaf River
Coordinates31.32664, -89.26717

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length919.9 ft (280.4 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Area2719.9 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,900 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA1800000000131

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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