Structure 21000490240138A · Harrison County, MS

US 49 over Big Biloxi River

Carries US 49 over Big Biloxi River, 9.0 Mi N I 10.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT960 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

960 ft end to end: about 2.7 football fields. 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.

Built193888 years old
Length960.0 ft292.6 m
Daily traffic8,500counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyHarrison
Location9.0 Mi N I 10
CarriesUS 49
CrossesBig Biloxi River
Coordinates30.56060, -89.12251

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length960.0 ft (292.6 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area2399.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number21000490240138A

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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