Structure 6325 · Baxter County, AR

SH 126 Baxter over Lithia Creek

Carries SH 126 Baxter over Lithia Creek, .67 Miles North Of Jct US.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

152 ft end to end, longest span 50 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.

Built199036 years old
Length152.2 ft46.4 m
Daily traffic3,100counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyBaxter
Location.67 Miles North Of Jct US
CarriesSH 126 Baxter
CrossesLithia Creek
Coordinates36.29662, -92.48254

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length152.2 ft (46.4 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area464 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,100 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000006325

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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