Structure SA5600000000030 · Perry County, MS

Fairley Bridge RD over Black Creek

Carries Fairley Bridge RD over Black Creek, Sec 34 T 1s R10w 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 FT540 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

540 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 1.5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length540.0 ft164.6 m
Daily traffic150counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyPerry
LocationSec 34 T 1s R10w B
CarriesFairley Bridge RD
CrossesBlack Creek
Coordinates30.92349, -88.97263

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length540.0 ft (164.6 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area1448.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberSA5600000000030

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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