Structure A6881 · Crawford County, AR

I 540 Southbound over Union Pacific Rail Road

Carries I 540 Southbound over Union Pacific Rail Road, 0.99 Mi South Of I-40.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT485 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

485 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 7 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.

Built201412 years old
Length484.9 ft147.8 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCrawford
Location0.99 Mi South Of I-40
CarriesI 540 Southbound
CrossesUnion Pacific Rail Road
Coordinates35.43970, -94.31969

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length484.9 ft (147.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area1936.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0000000000A6881

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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