Structure 310058803401390 · Jones County, MS

SR 588 over Oakey Woods Creek

Carries SR 588 over Oakey Woods Creek, 3.3 Mi E Covington Cl.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT282 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

282 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.

Built198442 years old
Length282.2 ft86 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyJones
Location3.3 Mi E Covington Cl
CarriesSR 588
CrossesOakey Woods Creek
Coordinates31.61884, -89.34792

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length282.2 ft (86 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1,118 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number310058803401390

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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