Structure SA3800000000233 · Lauderdale County, MS

Snowden Road over House Creek

Carries Snowden Road over House Creek, Sec 2 T 8n R14e.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT79 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

79 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length78.7 ft24 m
Daily traffic80counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLauderdale
LocationSec 2 T 8n R14e
CarriesSnowden Road
CrossesHouse Creek
Coordinates32.55911, -88.84681

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length78.7 ft (24 m)
Max Span19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area168 sq m
Main Spans400
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic80 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberSA3800000000233

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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