Structure SA330000000A049 · Jefferson Davis County, MS

Sam Graham RD over Bouie River

Carries Sam Graham RD over Bouie River, Sec 15 T 7n R17w.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

280 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length279.9 ft85.3 m
Daily traffic100counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyJefferson Davis
LocationSec 15 T 7n R17w
CarriesSam Graham RD
CrossesBouie River
Coordinates31.57569, -89.68733

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area801.8 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberSA330000000A049

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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