Structure 16963 · Sharp County, AR

Flathead Drive over S Fork Spring River

Carries Flathead Drive over S Fork Spring River, .15 Mi N SH 175.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT266 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

266 ft end to end, longest span 19 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length266.1 ft81.1 m
Daily traffic1,141counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountySharp
Location.15 Mi N SH 175
CarriesFlathead Drive
CrossesS Fork Spring River
Coordinates36.31066, -91.52609

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length266.1 ft (81.1 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area535.3 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,141 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000016963

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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