Structure SA2600000000088 · Holmes County, MS

Howard Road over Owens Branch

Carries Howard Road over Owens Branch, Sec 27 T15n R 2e B.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT107 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

107 ft end to end, longest span 31 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length107.0 ft32.6 m
Daily traffic460counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyHolmes
LocationSec 27 T15n R 2e B
CarriesHoward Road
CrossesOwens Branch
Coordinates33.11153, -90.07387

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area251.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic460 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA2600000000088

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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