Structure 21000450412339B · Lee County, MS

US 45 over SR 145

Carries US 45 over SR 145, US 45 Over SR 145.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT509 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

509 ft end to end, longest span 136 ft: about 7 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.

Built199135 years old
Length508.5 ft155 m
Daily traffic13,500counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyLee
LocationUS 45 Over SR 145
CarriesUS 45
CrossesSR 145
Coordinates34.37615, -88.69746

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length508.5 ft (155 m)
Max Span136.2 ft (41.5 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2,015 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
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 Number21000450412339B

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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