Structure 4944 · Johnson County, AR

CR 5440 over Panther Creek

Carries CR 5440 over Panther Creek, 3.16 M E Jct CR 34 & 36.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT272 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

272 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 4 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.

Built20224 years old
Length272.0 ft82.9 m
Daily traffic70counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyJohnson
Location3.16 M E Jct CR 34 & 36
CarriesCR 5440
CrossesPanther Creek
Coordinates35.69077, -93.52516

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length272.0 ft (82.9 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area688.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic70 (2021)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000004944

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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