Structure 5570189P0000000 · Lee County, MS

Natchez Trace Park over Ms Route 145 And Stream

Carries Natchez Trace Park over Ms Route 145 And Stream, 0.6 Miles North Of U.s. R.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT307 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

307 ft end to end, longest span 129 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length307.1 ft93.6 m
Daily traffic2,830counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLee
Location0.6 Miles North Of U.s. R
CarriesNatchez Trace Park
CrossesMs Route 145 And Stream
Coordinates34.33372, -88.70597

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length307.1 ft (93.6 m)
Max Span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area1179.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,830 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number5570189P0000000

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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