Structure 16252 · Pope County, AR

Rushing RD - E over Piney Creek

Carries Rushing RD - E over Piney Creek, 5.58m NW Jct SH 7 & CR 12.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT242 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

242 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 3 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.

Built197947 years old
Length242.1 ft73.8 m
Daily traffic131counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyPope
Location5.58m NW Jct SH 7 & CR 12
CarriesRushing RD - E
CrossesPiney Creek
Coordinates35.46250, -93.19694

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length242.1 ft (73.8 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width16.7 ft (5.1 m)
Deck Area376.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic131 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000016252

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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