Structure 43575-00026 · Sevier County, AR

River Road over Highway 71 Borrow Ditch

Carries River Road over Highway 71 Borrow Ditch, S.e. Portion Of Refuge.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT121 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

121 ft end to end, longest span 15 ft. 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length121.1 ft36.9 m
Daily traffic30counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountySevier
LocationS.e. Portion Of Refuge
CarriesRiver Road
CrossesHighway 71 Borrow Ditch
Coordinates33.80683, -94.14783

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length121.1 ft (36.9 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width14.4 ft (4.4 m)
Deck Area162.4 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCode 63
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000043575-00026

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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