Structure 16197 · Polk County, AR

County Road 76 over Quachita River-polk Co.

Carries County Road 76 over Quachita River-polk Co., 2.65 M SW Us71 & Cord 76.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT149 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

149 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1914112 years old
Length149.0 ft45.4 m
Daily traffic220counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyPolk
Location2.65 M SW Us71 & Cord 76
CarriesCounty Road 76
CrossesQuachita River-polk Co.
Coordinates34.63013, -94.18736

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length149.0 ft (45.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Deck Area163.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1914

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic220 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000016197

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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