Structure 5570041P0000000 · Lee County, MS

Natchez Trace Park over Old Town Creek (old Chan

Carries Natchez Trace Park over Old Town Creek (old Chan, 0.8 Miles From Old Town O.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

94 ft end to end, longest span 38 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 slab bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length94.2 ft28.7 m
Daily traffic2,900counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLee
Location0.8 Miles From Old Town O
CarriesNatchez Trace Park
CrossesOld Town Creek (old Chan
Coordinates34.31336, -88.71814

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area284.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,900 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number5570041P0000000

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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