Structure 7343 · Prairie County, AR

I 40 District 6 over White River

Carries I 40 District 6 over White River, 3.7 Mi W Jct SH 33.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,844 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

2,844 ft end to end, longest span 330 ft: about 7.9 football fields. 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.

Built201610 years old
Length2844.2 ft866.9 m
Daily traffic34,000counted 2019
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyPrairie
Location3.7 Mi W Jct SH 33
CarriesI 40 District 6
CrossesWhite River
Coordinates34.83887, -91.46156

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2844.2 ft (866.9 m)
Max Span330.1 ft (100.6 m)
Deck Width117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Deck Area30948.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic64%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000007343

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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