Structure SA6800000000127 · Tallahatchie County, MS

James Road over Sandy Creek

Carries James Road over Sandy Creek, Sec_21_t26n_r 3e B.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT79 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

79 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length78.7 ft24 m
Daily traffic60counted 2012
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyTallahatchie
LocationSec_21_t26n_r 3e B
CarriesJames Road
CrossesSandy Creek
Coordinates34.10156, -89.99081

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length78.7 ft (24 m)
Max Span19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area216 sq m
Main Spans400
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60 (2012)
Lanes On Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA6800000000127

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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