Structure 1597 · Johnson County, AR

SH 123 over Big Piney

Carries SH 123 over Big Piney, 5.64 M W Pope Co Line.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT461 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

461 ft end to end: about 6 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 through truss.

Built193195 years old
Length461.0 ft140.5 m
Daily traffic60counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyJohnson
Location5.64 M W Pope Co Line
CarriesSH 123
CrossesBig Piney
Coordinates35.67730, -93.23478

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length461.0 ft (140.5 m)
Max Span141.1 ft (43 m)
Deck Width13.1 ft (4 m)
Deck Area562 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1931

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number000000000001597

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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