Structure 20517 · Hot Spring County, AR

CR 36-a Lower Etta over Black Branch

Carries CR 36-a Lower Etta over Black Branch, 3 Mi W Of Central.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

51 ft end to end, longest span 14 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 bridge of this kind.

Built198739 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic4counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyHot Spring
Location3 Mi W Of Central
CarriesCR 36-a Lower Etta
CrossesBlack Branch
Coordinates34.28965, -92.90310

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignOther
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span13.8 ft (4.2 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area94.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000020517

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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