Structure 5431 · Lonoke County, AR

SH 15 Log 6.83 over Indian Bayou

Carries SH 15 Log 6.83 over Indian Bayou, 4.1 Mi So Of US 70.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

90 ft end to end, longest span 30 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 slab bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic910counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyLonoke
Location4.1 Mi So Of US 70
CarriesSH 15 Log 6.83
CrossesIndian Bayou
Coordinates34.70458, -92.00777

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area241.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic910 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005431

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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