Structure 17283 · Van Buren County, AR

Burnt Ridge RD over Pee Dee Creek

Carries Burnt Ridge RD over Pee Dee Creek, 1 Mi SE Jct SH 16.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT303 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

303 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1962rebuilt 1984
Length303.1 ft92.4 m
Daily traffic2,500counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyVan Buren
Location1 Mi SE Jct SH 16
CarriesBurnt Ridge RD
CrossesPee Dee Creek
Coordinates35.58914, -92.41515

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length303.1 ft (92.4 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area730.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000017283

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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