Structure 17693 · Yell County, AR

Cr8/duck Pond RD over Fourche Lafave River

Carries Cr8/duck Pond RD over Fourche Lafave River, 3 Mi S. Jct SH 28.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 1 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating1/9 · Imminent Failure
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT259 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 1/9 · sets the rating

259 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1905rebuilt 1984
Length258.9 ft78.9 m
Daily traffic15counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyYell
Location3 Mi S. Jct SH 28
CarriesCr8/duck Pond RD
CrossesFourche Lafave River
Coordinates34.94440, -93.32775

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length258.9 ft (78.9 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Deck Area323.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1905 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000017693

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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