Structure SA6500000000159 · Smith County, MS

Smith Co. 120 over Leaf River

Carries Smith Co. 120 over Leaf River, Sec_18_t 3n_r 9e B.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT320 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

320 ft end to end, longest span 80 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length319.9 ft97.5 m
Daily traffic170counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountySmith
LocationSec_18_t 3n_r 9e B
CarriesSmith Co. 120
CrossesLeaf River
Coordinates32.10367, -89.42056

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length319.9 ft (97.5 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area916.5 sq m
Main Spans700
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic170 (2024)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure NumberSA6500000000159

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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