Structure 310046507501570 · Warren County, MS

SR 465 over Muddy Bayou

Carries SR 465 over Muddy Bayou, 15.7 Mi W US 61.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT379 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

379 ft end to end: about 5 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.

Built1955rebuilt 1960
Length378.9 ft115.5 m
Daily traffic840counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyWarren
Location15.7 Mi W US 61
CarriesSR 465
CrossesMuddy Bayou
Coordinates32.51223, -90.99182

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length378.9 ft (115.5 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area1004.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1960)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic840 (2023)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number310046507501570

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.