Structure 21345 · Arkansas County, AR

Bell Road-cr 156 over Ditch

Carries Bell Road-cr 156 over Ditch, 1.9 Mi W CR 60-gillett.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT42 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

42 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 bridge of this kind.

Built199333 years old
Length42.0 ft12.8 m
Daily traffic12counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyArkansas
Location1.9 Mi W CR 60-gillett
CarriesBell Road-cr 156
CrossesDitch
Coordinates34.15564, -91.41988

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Area76.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000021345

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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