Structure 18270 · Sevier County, AR

CR 35 Bellah Mine over De Queen Lake

Carries CR 35 Bellah Mine over De Queen Lake, 8.7 Mi N US 70.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT903 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

903 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 2.5 football fields. 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.

Built196858 years old
Length902.9 ft275.2 m
Daily traffic392counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountySevier
Location8.7 Mi N US 70
CarriesCR 35 Bellah Mine
CrossesDe Queen Lake
Coordinates34.13172, -94.39093

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length902.9 ft (275.2 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area2449.3 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic392 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000018270

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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