Structure SA6800000000090 · Tallahatchie County, MS

Paducah Wells Road over Panola-quitman Floodway

Carries Paducah Wells Road over Panola-quitman Floodway, Sec 18 T25n R 2e B.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT840 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

840 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 2.3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length839.9 ft256 m
Daily traffic110counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyTallahatchie
LocationSec 18 T25n R 2e B
CarriesPaducah Wells Road
CrossesPanola-quitman Floodway
Coordinates34.03464, -90.12647

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length839.9 ft (256 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area2,176 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic110 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA6800000000090

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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