Structure SA1100000000024 · Claiborne County, MS

Shaifer House RD over Widows Creek

Carries Shaifer House RD over Widows Creek, Sec 16 T11n R 2e.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck2/9 · Critical
Superstructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Substructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 2/9Superstructure 1/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 1/9 · sets the rating

100 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built1917109 years old
Length100.1 ft30.5 m
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyClaiborne
LocationSec 16 T11n R 2e
CarriesShaifer House RD
CrossesWidows Creek
Coordinates31.94175, -91.05086

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area112.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1917

Traffic

Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA1100000000024

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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