Structure 310005305503830 · Pearl River County, MS

SR 53 over I 59

Carries SR 53 over I 59, SR 53 Over I 59.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT266 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

266 ft end to end, longest span 77 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length266.1 ft81.1 m
Daily traffic2,700counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyPearl River
LocationSR 53 Over I 59
CarriesSR 53
CrossesI 59
Coordinates30.81100, -89.51310

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length266.1 ft (81.1 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area811 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number310005305503830

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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