Structure 110011002400130 · Harrison County, MS

I 110 over Biloxi Back Bay

Carries I 110 over Biloxi Back Bay, 1.3 Mi N US 90.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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
5,728 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

5,728 ft end to end: about 16 football fields, or 1.1 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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).

Built197353 years old
Length5728.0 ft1745.9 m
Daily traffic32,000counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyHarrison
Location1.3 Mi N US 90
CarriesI 110
CrossesBiloxi Back Bay
Coordinates30.41123, -88.89385

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignMovable - Bascule
Total Length5728.0 ft (1745.9 m)
Max Span250.0 ft (76.2 m)
Deck Width88.6 ft (27 m)
Deck Area47139.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number110011002400130

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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