Structure SA2400000000167 · Harrison County, MS

Fas 104 over Bayou Portage

Carries Fas 104 over Bayou Portage, Sec 14 T 8s R13w B.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,372 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,372 ft end to end: about 3.8 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 bascule bridge (drawn closed).

Built200422 years old
Length1371.7 ft418.1 m
Daily traffic4,000counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyHarrison
LocationSec 14 T 8s R13w B
CarriesFas 104
CrossesBayou Portage
Coordinates30.34232, -89.26443

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length1371.7 ft (418.1 m)
Max Span131.2 ft (40 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area4850.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberSA2400000000167

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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