Structure 15511 · Montgomery County, AR

Horseshoe Bend RD over Mill Creek

Carries Horseshoe Bend RD over Mill Creek, .83 Mi E Jct SH 27.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

31 ft end to end, longest span 16 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 slab bridge.

Built197749 years old
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic49counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyMontgomery
Location.83 Mi E Jct SH 27
CarriesHorseshoe Bend RD
CrossesMill Creek
Coordinates34.67347, -93.51833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area34.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic49 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000015511

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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