Structure B3625 · St. Francis County, AR

I-40EB/Se51/245.08 over ST Francis River

Carries I-40EB/Se51/245.08 over ST Francis River, 1.9 Miles SW Of Jct SH 38.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,027 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,027 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 2.9 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1988
Length1026.9 ft313 m
Daily traffic34,000counted 2019
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountySt. Francis
Location1.9 Miles SW Of Jct SH 38
CarriesI-40EB/Se51/245.08
CrossesST Francis River
Coordinates35.03881, -90.71556

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1026.9 ft (313 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area4100.3 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic34,000 (2019)
Truck Traffic56%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0000000000B3625

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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