Structure SA5700000000074 · Pike County, MS

Tanglewood Road over Bala Chitto Creek

Carries Tanglewood Road over Bala Chitto Creek, Sec 15 T 2n R 8e B.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT95 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

95 ft end to end, longest span 19 ft. Lengths and the car 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built197254 years old
Length95.1 ft29 m
Daily traffic175counted 2021
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyPike
LocationSec 15 T 2n R 8e B
CarriesTanglewood Road
CrossesBala Chitto Creek
Coordinates31.13692, -90.38017

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length95.1 ft (29 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area249.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic175 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure NumberSA5700000000074

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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