Structure SA7100000000071 · Tishomingo County, MS

John Rankin Hwy. over Rock Creek

Carries John Rankin Hwy. over Rock Creek, Sec 2 T 7s R 9e B.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT279 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

279 ft end to end, longest span 39 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length278.9 ft85 m
Daily traffic290counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyTishomingo
LocationSec 2 T 7s R 9e B
CarriesJohn Rankin Hwy.
CrossesRock Creek
Coordinates34.49872, -88.31458

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length278.9 ft (85 m)
Max Span39.4 ft (12 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area850 sq m
Main Spans700
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic290 (2024)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA7100000000071

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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