Structure 31000060411217A · Lee County, MS

SR 6 over Coonewah Creek

Carries SR 6 over Coonewah Creek, 0.5 Mi E Natchez Trace.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT442 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

442 ft end to end: about 6 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.

Built201511 years old
Length442.3 ft134.8 m
Daily traffic5,500counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLee
Location0.5 Mi E Natchez Trace
CarriesSR 6
CrossesCoonewah Creek
Coordinates34.21213, -88.77138

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length442.3 ft (134.8 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1752.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number31000060411217A

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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