Structure 4783 · Polk County, AR

Co RD 95 Polk Co. over Mountain Fork Creek

Carries Co RD 95 Polk Co. over Mountain Fork Creek, 0.49 Mi W Of SH 8 Jct.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT197 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

197 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 3 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.

Built199828 years old
Length196.9 ft60 m
Daily traffic32counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2022every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyPolk
Location0.49 Mi W Of SH 8 Jct
CarriesCo RD 95 Polk Co.
CrossesMountain Fork Creek
Coordinates34.61744, -94.40276

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length196.9 ft (60 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area492 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000004783

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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