Structure SA3800000000020 · Lauderdale County, MS

Point-wanita Lk RD over Chunky River

Carries Point-wanita Lk RD over Chunky River, Sec 5 T 5n R14e 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 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

300 ft end to end: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195769 years old
Length300.2 ft91.5 m
Daily traffic400counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLauderdale
LocationSec 5 T 5n R14e B
CarriesPoint-wanita Lk RD
CrossesChunky River
Coordinates32.31067, -88.89067

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length300.2 ft (91.5 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area677.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA3800000000020

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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