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WILKENS RD over LITTLE SPRING CREEK

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Coordinates:
+34.65025, -89.46754
34°39'01" N, 89°28'03" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:WILKENS RD over LITTLE SPRING CREEK
Structure number:SA4700000000119
Location:SEC 13 T 5S R 3W B
Purpose:Carries highway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Rural) [09]
Length of largest span:52.8 ft. [16.1 m]
Total length:52.8 ft. [16.1 m]
Roadway width between curbs:22.0 ft. [6.7 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:22.0 ft. [6.7 m]
Owner:County Highway Agency [02]
Year built:1997
Historic significance:Historical significance is not determinable at this time [4]
Design load:M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Box beam or girders - Multiple [05]
Deck type:Steel plate (includes orthotropic) [5]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:85 [as of 2007]
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Channel protection:Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. [8]
Scour condition:Bridge with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. [U]
Operating rating:24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:18.8 tons [17.1 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:76.4
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$251,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:80 [as of 1998]
Deck condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:There are no noticeable or noteworthy deficiencies which affect the condition of the channel. [9]
Scour condition:Bridge with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. [U]
Operating rating:24.8 tons [22.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:18.8 tons [17.1 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:75.4
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$384,000

Comments 

WILKENS RD over LITTLE SPRING CREEK (Marshall County, Mississippi)
Posted September 12, 2011, by Al (Carrington)

This is made of 2 boxcars welded together. It has a concrete surface poured over the original wooden boxcar floor.