Structure 410009801815680 · Forrest County, MS

Elks Lake Road over US 98

Carries Elks Lake Road over US 98, 1.4 Mi E I 59.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT383 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

383 ft end to end, longest span 113 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length382.9 ft116.7 m
Daily traffic2,100counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyForrest
Location1.4 Mi E I 59
CarriesElks Lake Road
CrossesUS 98
Coordinates31.23941, -89.30191

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length382.9 ft (116.7 m)
Max Span112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Deck Width90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Area3232.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,100 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number410009801815680

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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