Structure SA1700000000028 · DeSoto County, MS

Malone Road over Unnamed Creek

Carries Malone Road over Unnamed Creek, Sec 22 T 2s R 7w.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

40 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197650 years old
Length40.0 ft12.2 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyDeSoto
LocationSec 22 T 2s R 7w
CarriesMalone Road
CrossesUnnamed Creek
Coordinates34.89715, -89.91915

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area148.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2023)
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 NumberSA1700000000028

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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