Structure 5570196P0000000 · Claiborne County, MS

Natchez Trace Park over Owens Creek

Carries Natchez Trace Park over Owens Creek, 3.97 Miles South Of Rocky.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

27 ft end to end, longest span 13 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length26.9 ft8.2 m
Daily traffic470counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyClaiborne
Location3.97 Miles South Of Rocky
CarriesNatchez Trace Park
CrossesOwens Creek
Coordinates32.03980, -90.83585

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Max Span13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area80.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic470 (2024)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number5570196P0000000

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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