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This document is a Bridge Inspection Report for the Merchant Creek Bridge on the Natchez Trace Parkway. The report provides a detailed inspection of the bridge's condition, including an assessment of the deck, superstructure, substructure, and channel. It also includes recommendations for maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction work, along with preliminary cost estimates.

The report notes the bridge is generally in good condition, with a few deficiencies that require attention, such as erosion around the piers, missing expansion joint material, and cracking in the railings and wearing surface. The report recommends repairs to address these issues, with an estimated rehabilitation/reconstruction cost of approximately $58,000. The bridge has an operating rating that meets or exceeds the design load capacity. No critical deficiencies were found.

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BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORT

MERCHANT CREEK BRIDGE

NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY OVER MERCHANT CREEK

NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

LN

STRUCTURE NO. 5570-120P

INSPECTION TYPE: ROUTINE

INSPECTION DATE: 3/14/2022

WU

Report prepared by:

Federal Highway Administration Federal Lands Bridge Office Bridge Inspection and Management Program 21400 Ridgetop Circle Sterling, Virginia 20166 https://bridge.flhd.fhwa.dot.gov

MILE POINT: 148.60

KILOMETER POINT: 45.29

RECOMMENDATIONS AND ESTIMATED COSTS STRUCTURE NO. 5570-120P

MERCHANT CREEK BRIDGE INSPECTION DATE : 03/14/2022

PRIORITY OF IMPROVEMENT226

A (Critical) - Structure is closed, in immediate damage of collapse, or presents a critical safety danger.

B (Major) - Structure is seriously deficient or presents a safety hazard, but can remain open at reduced loads or with frequent inspections.

C (Moderate) - Structure is deficient, functionally obsolete, or requires substantial repairs to prevent a serious deficiency or unsafe condition.

D (Minor) - Structure is generally in good condition. Preventive maintenance may be required.

E (Special) - Structure is under construction or reconstruction.

D

Item No.

Maintenance Recommendations

(GENERALLY NOT FLHP ELIGIBLE)

QTY. UNIT UNIT

COST

PRELIM.

COST

ESTIMATE

PRELIM. MAINTENANCE TOTAL :

Item No.

REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION

(TYPICALLY NEEDED WITHIN 5 YEARS)

QTY. UNIT

UNIT

COST

PRELIM. COST ESTIMATES

REHAB RECONSTR

60.17 REPAIR EROSION AND SCOUR AROUND PIERS

WITH ENGINEERED RIPRAP.

58.2 REPLACE EXPANSION JOINT MATERIAL IN

CURBS AND RAILINGS.

CONTRACT COSTS FOR MOBILIZATION,

TRAFFIC CONTROL, AND CONTINGENCIES.

58.10, 222.9

RESTRIPE EAST SHOULDER LINE

PRELIM. REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION TOTAL :

COST ESTIMATE SUMMARY

PRELIM. MAINTENANCE TOTAL :

PRELIM. REHABILITATION TOTAL :

PRELIM. RECONSTRUCTION TOTAL : .

TOTAL ITEMIZED COSTS:

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE TOTAL * :

(*Includes typical contract costs for mobilization, traffic control and design/construction engineering: but does not include detour bridges, work beyond the bridge limits, or work not listed above. Estimates are approximate and are for planning purposes only; they should not be used as a complete or final engineers estimate.)

Remarks : Cost estimates assume that recommended actions will be combined with similar work being performed on other structures.

STRUCTURE LOAD RATING STRUCTURE NO. 5570-120P

MERCHANT CREEK BRIDGE INSPECTION DATE: 03/13/2022

TRUCK TYPE

INVENTORY RATING (NORMAL TRAFFIC) OPERATING RATING (MAXIMUM LOAD)

TONS METRIC TONS TONS METRIC TONS

H 17 15 29 26

HS 26 24 43 39

TYPE 3 23 21 38 34

TYPE 3S2 27 24 46 42

TYPE 3-3 37 34 62 56

DESIGN LOADING: 2 - H 15

X CAPACITY MEETS OR EXCEEDS DESIGN LOAD

CAPACITY IS LESS THAN DESIGN LOAD

ORIGINAL LOAD RATING CALCULATION APPLICABLE

ORIGINAL LOAD RATING CALCULATION REVISED

DATE OF LOAD RATING CALCULATION: 04/18/2016

LOAD RATING CONTROLLED BY: MOMENT

REMARKS: SEE BRIDGE FILE FOR LOAD RATING CALCULATIONS.

STRUCTURE INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL STRUCTURE NO. 5570-120P

MERCHANT CREEK BR DGE INSPECTION DATE: 03/13/2022

STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION

(201) PARK: NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

(202) STRUCTURE NAME:..............MERCHANT CREEK BRIDGE

(203) STRUCTURE KIND:............... 1 - BRIDGE

(204) STRUCTURE NUMBER:.........5570-120 P

4 - SOUTHEAST(205) NPS REGION:

(206) ROUTE CODE NUMBER:

(207) ROAD SECTION NO:............. 120P

(208) NPS ROAD CLASS:............... 1 - PRINCIPAL PARK ROAD

(209) WITHIN NPS BNDRY?:.......... Yes

(210) OPERATING UNIT:.................KOSCIUSKO

(211) PROJECT NO(S):................... 3M8

(212) DRAWING NUMBERS:...........2290B

(21) MAINTAINED BY:......................66 - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

(22) OWNER:................................... 66 - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

(1) STATE:

(2) STATE HWY. AGENCY DIST:

(3) COUNTY CODE:

(4) CITY / PLACE CODE:

(5) INVENTORY ROUTE:

(6) FEATURES INTERSECTED:

(7) FACILITY CARRIED:

(8) STATE STRUCTURE NO:

(9) LOCATION:

(10) INV. RTE. - MIN. VERT. CLR:

(11) MILE POINT:

(27) YEAR BUILT:

(106) YEAR RECONSTRUCTED:

(20) TOLL:

(37) HISTORIC DESIGNATION:

284 - MISSISSIPPI

28079 LEAKE

00000

1 6 1 00001 0

MERCHANT CREEK

NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

5570120P0000000

11.3 MILES SOUTH OF MS ROUTE 35

99.99 FT ( 99.99 M)

148.6 (KM PT: 45.29)

3 - ON FREE ROAD

5 - NOT ELIGIBLE

STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION, FOUNDATION, AND DECK TYPE

(43A) MAIN STR. MATERIAL:..........2 - CONCRETE CONTINUOUS (44A) APPR. STR. MATERIAL:............ 0 - Other

(43B) MAIN STR. TYPE:.................. 01 - SLAB (44B) APPR. STR. TYPE:.................... 00 - OTHER

(45) NO. OF MAIN SPANS:..............003 (46) NO OF APPROACH SPANS:

(48) MAX. SPAN LENGTH:..............40 FT ( 12.2 M)

(49) STRUCTURE LENGTH:........... 105. FT ( 32.1 M) (108) WEAR SURFACE/PROTECT SYSTEM:

(216A) ABUTMENT #1 FDN:........... 3 - SPREAD FOOTING ON PILES A) TYPE WEARING SURFACE:.. 6 - BITUMINOUS

(216B) ABUTMENT #2 FDN:........... 3 - SPREAD FOOTING ON PILES B) TYPE MEMBRANE:................. 0 - NONE

(217A) PREDOM. PIER FDN:.......... 3 - SPREAD FOOTING ON PILES C) TYPE PROTECTION:.............. 0 - NONE

(217B) SECOND. PIER FDN:.......... 3 - SPREAD FOOTING ON PILES (218) IS SALT USED?.......................... NO

(107) DECK TYPE:.......................... 1 - CONCRETE CAST-IN-PLACE

LOAD RATING AND POSTING

(31) DESIGN LOAD:.........................2 - H 15 (41) LOAD RESTRICTION:.................. A - OPEN

(66) INVENTORY RATING:..............26 METRIC TONS) (70) BRIDGE POSTING:...................... 5 - EQUAL TO OR ABOVE LEGALTONS ( 23.6

LOADS

(64) OPERATING RATING:..............43 TONS ( 39 METRIC TONS)

INSPECTION DATES

(90) INSPECTION DATE: 03/14/2022 (91) FREQ. OF INSP: 48 MONTHS (92 / 93) CRITICAL FEATURE INSPECTION (CFI):

(219) ADD. STUDIES NEEDED: N - 0 - NONE (A) FRACTURE CRITICAL:.......... N

(220) SPECIAL STUDY TYPE: 0 - NONE INSP. EVERY MONTHS - LAST INSP:

(221) SPECIAL STUDY DATE: (B) UNDERWATER:..................... N

INSP. EVERY MONTHS - LAST INSP:

(C) SPECIAL INSPECTION:........ N

INSP. EVERY MONTHS - LAST INSP:

STRUCTURE INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL STRUCTURE NO. 5570-120P

MERCHANT CREEK BR DGE INSPECTION DATE: 03/13/2022

GEOMETRY, TRAFFIC, AND NAVIGATIONAL DATA

(16) LATITUDE:................................ 32° 53'09 50" (51) CURB TO CURB WIDTH:............ 28.0 FT ( 8.5 M)

(17) LONGITUDE:............................ 89°38 '20 50" (52) DECK WIDTH:.......................... 32.4 FT ( 9.9 M)

(19) DETOUR LENGTH:.................. 17 MI ( 27 KM) (32) APPR. ROADWAY WIDTH:...... 32.0 FT ( 9.8 M)

(28A) LANES ON STRUCT:.............02 (213) APPR. PAVEMENT WIDTH:... 22.0 FT ( 6.7 M)

(28B) LANES UNDER STRUCT:......00 LEFT SHOULDER:............... 5 0 FT ( 1.5 M)

(42A) SERVICE ON:.........................1 - HIGHWAY RIGHT SHOULDER:.......... 5 0 FT ( 1.5 M)

(42B) SERVICE UNDER:................. 5 - WATERWAY (33) BRIDGE MEDIAN:.................... 0 - NO MEDIAN

(29) AVG DAILY TRAFFIC:..............1641 (34) SKEW ANGLE:......................... 30 °

(30) YEAR OF ADT:......................... 2012 (35) STRUCTURE FLARED:............ 0 - NO FLARE

(114) FUTURE ADT:.........................1805 (47) TOTAL HORIZ. CLEARANCE:.. 28 FT ( 8.5 M)

(115) YEAR OF FUTURE ADT:........2032 (50) SIDEWALKS

(101) PARALLEL STRUCTURE:......N - NO PARALLEL STRUCTURE LEFT:.................................... 0 0 FT ( 0 M)

(38) NAVIGATION CONTROL:.........0 - NO NAVIGATION CONTROL ON RIGHT:.................................. 0 0 FT ( 0 M)

WATERWAY (BRIDGE PERMIT NOT

REQUIRED)

(39) VERTICAL CLEARANCE:.........0 FT ( 0 M) (214) BRIDGE RAIL TYPE

1 - FULL HEIGHT (NO PARAPET)(40) HORIZ. CLEARANCE:..............0 FT ( 0 M) RAIL CONFIGURATION:

(111) ABUT OR PIER PROT:........... MATERIAL:........................... 1 - CONCRETE

LATERAL UNDERCLEARANCE: DESIGN TYPE:..................... 1 - CONTINUOUS RAIL

(55) RIGHT:...............................00 FT ( 0 M) (215) BRIDGE RAIL HEIGHT:.......... 2 33 FT ( 0.71 M)

(56) LEFT:................................ 0 FT ( 0 M) (53) MIN. VRT. CLR. OVER DECK: 99.99 FT ( 99.99 M)

(54) MIN. VRT. UNDRCLRANCE:... .00 FT ( 0 M)

CONDITION AND APPRAISAL DATA, PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS, AND COST

(58) DECK:....................................... 6 (67) STRUCTURAL EVALUATION:

(59) SUPERSTRUCTURE:...............6 (68) DECK GEOMETRY:

(60) SUBSTRUCTURE:.......... 6 (69) UNDERCLEARANCES:................ N

(61) CHANNEL:................................6 (71) WATERWAY ADEQUACY:

(62) CULVERT:.................................N (72) APPROACH ALIGNMENT:

(222) APPROACHES:...................... 7 (113) SCOUR CRITICAL:.................... 4 - ACTION IS REQUIRED TO

PROTECT EXPOSED FOUNDATIONS

(223) RETAINING WALL:.................N (225) PURPOSE OF IMPROVEMENT: 2 - REHAB/RECONSTRUCTION

(36) TRAFFIC SAFETY FEAT: 1 N N N (226) PRIORITY OF IMPROVEMENT: D - MINOR

(75A) TYPE OF WORK:................... (227) MAINTENANCE COST:

(75B) WORK DONE BY:.................. (228) REHAB / RECNSTR COST:

(76) IMPROVEMENT LENGTH:....... FT ( 0 M) (229) CONSTRUCTION COST:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(230) STRUCTURE HISTORY:

2010 - ROADWAY RESURFACED; 2021 - PARAPET CIP REPAIRS

(231) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:

(330) ADDITIONAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION:

Inspector: Killian Baptiste Structure Number: 5570120P0000000

Inspection Date: 03/14/2022 Facility Carried: NATCHEZ TRACE PAR

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PHOTO 3

Description LOOKING SOUTH TOWARD JACKSON

PHOTO 4

Description EAST (DOWNSTREAM) SIDE

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PHOTO 5

Description GENERAL TOPSIDE VIEW LOOKING NORTH

PHOTO 6

Description GENERAL UNDERSIDE VIEW OF SOUTH SPAN LOOKING NORTH

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PHOTO 7

Description GENERAL UNDERSIDE VIEW OF CENTER SPAN LOOKING NORTH; NOTE TRANSVERSE

AND TYPICAL LONGITUDINAL CRACKS ALONG CONSTRUCTION JOINTS

PHOTO 8

Description GENERAL UNDERSIDE VIEW OF NORTH SPAN LOOKING SOUTH

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PHOTO 9

Description TYPICAL CRACKING OF APPROACH PAVEMENT, NORTHBOUND LANE OF SOUTH

APPROACH SHOWN

PHOTO 10

Description TYPICAL LONGITUDINAL CRACKING OF WEARING SURFACE

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PHOTO 11

Description TYPICAL DETERIORATION OF SHOULDER LANE STRIPING, EAST SHOULDER SHOWN

PHOTO 12

Description TYPICAL MISSING JOINT FILLER MATERIAL IN RAIL EXPANSION JOINTS, EAST RAILING

OVER SOUTH ABUTMENT SHOWN; NOTE TYPICAL REPAIRS TO RAILING

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PHOTO 13

Description TYPICAL VERTICAL AND TRANSVERSE CRACKING OF RAILINGS, EAST RAILING NEAR

MIDSPAN SHOWN

PHOTO 14

Description TYPICAL VERTICAL CRACK WITH EFFLORESCENCE ON EXTERIOR BEAMS OVER PIERS, EAST BEAM OVER SOUTH PIER SHOWN

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PHOTO 15

Description GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTH ABUTMENT

PHOTO 16

Description DELAMINATED SPALL REPAIR AT EAST END OF SOUTH ABUTMENT

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PHOTO 17

Description EROSION AT WEST END OF SOUTH PIER

PHOTO 18

Description GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTH FACE OF NORTH PIER; NOTE SCOUR AT EAST END

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PHOTO 19

Description EROSION AT EAST END OF NORTH PIER

PHOTO 20

Description GENERAL VIEW OF NORTH ABUTMENT

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PHOTO 21

Description SPALLING AT WEST END OF NORTH ABUTMENT

PHOTO 22

Description TYPICAL MOWER SCRAPES ON WINGWALLS, SOUTHWEST WINGWALL SHOWN

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PHOTO 23

Description TYPICAL SLOUGHING OF CHANNEL BANKS, UPSTREAM CHANNEL SHOWN

PHOTO 24

Description LOOKING UPSTREAM

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PHOTO 25

Description LOOKING DOWNSTREAM

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