Structure 310003206804960 · Tallahatchie County, MS

SR 32 over Tippo Bayou

Carries SR 32 over Tippo Bayou, 5.9 Mi W SR 35.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT261 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

261 ft end to end: 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.

Built20188 years old
Length261.5 ft79.7 m
Daily traffic2,000counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyTallahatchie
Location5.9 Mi W SR 35
CarriesSR 32
CrossesTippo Bayou
Coordinates33.98566, -90.17452

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length261.5 ft (79.7 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area940.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,000 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number310003206804960

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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