Structure 6890 · Craighead County, AR

SH 141-01- Lm 5.51 over Mud Creek

Carries SH 141-01- Lm 5.51 over Mud Creek, 5.51 Mi N Jct US 63b.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT107 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

107 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built200422 years old
Length106.6 ft32.5 m
Daily traffic3,305counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2022every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCraighead
Location5.51 Mi N Jct US 63b
CarriesSH 141-01- Lm 5.51
CrossesMud Creek
Coordinates35.92151, -90.70156

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length106.6 ft (32.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area429 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,305 (2018)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000006890

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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