Structure 5945 · Washington County, AR

Elm Springs Road over I-49 - Washington Co.

Carries Elm Springs Road over I-49 - Washington Co., 1.3 Mi N Int I-49 &us412.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT274 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

274 ft end to end, longest span 88 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.

Built1985rebuilt 2017
Length274.3 ft83.6 m
Daily traffic11,000counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyWashington
Location1.3 Mi N Int I-49 &us412
CarriesElm Springs Road
CrossesI-49 - Washington Co.
Coordinates36.19330, -94.18035

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.3 ft (83.6 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width88.6 ft (27 m)
Deck Area2257.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1985 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000005945

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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