Structure B3957 · Crawford County, AR

I 540 Northbound over State Highway 162

Carries I 540 Northbound over State Highway 162, 1.98 Mi N Sebastian Co LN.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT164 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

164 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft: about 2 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.

Built1968rebuilt 2013
Length164.4 ft50.1 m
Daily traffic11,000counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCrawford
Location1.98 Mi N Sebastian Co LN
CarriesI 540 Northbound
CrossesState Highway 162
Coordinates35.43599, -94.32014

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length164.4 ft (50.1 m)
Max Span52.8 ft (16.1 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area656.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0000000000B3957

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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