Structure 16938 · Sharp County, AR

Cardinal Rd/cr 4 over South Big Creek

Carries Cardinal Rd/cr 4 over South Big Creek, .58 M NE US 167.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

34 ft end to end, longest span 17 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built193591 years old
Length34.1 ft10.4 m
Daily traffic76counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountySharp
Location.58 M NE US 167
CarriesCardinal Rd/cr 4
CrossesSouth Big Creek
Coordinates35.97492, -91.55652

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area83.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic76 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000016938

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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