Structure 5570507P0000000 · Lee County, MS

Natchez Trace Park over Ms 6 And 278

Carries Natchez Trace Park over Ms 6 And 278, Natchez Trace Parkway Ove.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT570 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

570 ft end to end, longest span 230 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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 box-beam bridge.

Built201016 years old
Length569.9 ft173.7 m
Daily traffic3,600counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLee
LocationNatchez Trace Parkway Ove
CarriesNatchez Trace Park
CrossesMs 6 And 278
Coordinates34.21247, -88.78172

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length569.9 ft (173.7 m)
Max Span230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Deck Width37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Area1962.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,600 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5570507P0000000

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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