Structure 21000980461185A · Marion County, MS

US 98 over Pearl River

Carries US 98 over Pearl River, 0.6 Mi E SR 35 North.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT785 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

785 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built196759 years old
Length785.1 ft239.3 m
Daily traffic8,500counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMississippi
CountyMarion
Location0.6 Mi E SR 35 North
CarriesUS 98
CrossesPearl River
Coordinates31.23781, -89.84601

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length785.1 ft (239.3 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area2249.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
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 Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number21000980461185A

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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