Structure CEPLMKMS0000003 · Grenada County, MS

Old Ms HWY No 7 over Local Drainage Gren.dam

Carries Old Ms HWY No 7 over Local Drainage Gren.dam, 4mi E Jct Us51 & Old Ms 7.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

70 ft end to end, longest span 32 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic1,400counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyGrenada
Location4mi E Jct Us51 & Old Ms 7
CarriesOld Ms HWY No 7
CrossesLocal Drainage Gren.dam
Coordinates33.83079, -89.78103

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area159.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,400 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCorps of Engineers
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberCEPLMKMS0000003

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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