Structure 310031503607480 · Lafayette County, MS

SR 315 over Sarter Creek

Carries SR 315 over Sarter Creek, 1.7 Mi E Yalobusha Cl.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

150 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic780counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLafayette
Location1.7 Mi E Yalobusha Cl
CarriesSR 315
CrossesSarter Creek
Coordinates34.17680, -89.48392

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area379.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic780 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number310031503607480

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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