Structure 1140 · Logan County, AR

SH 197-logan Co. over Little Shoal Creek

Carries SH 197-logan Co. over Little Shoal Creek, Old HWY 22 @ New Blaine.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

255 ft end to end, longest span 45 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built192997 years old
Length254.9 ft77.7 m
Daily traffic340counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyLogan
LocationOld HWY 22 @ New Blaine
CarriesSH 197-logan Co.
CrossesLittle Shoal Creek
Coordinates35.28847, -93.42086

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length254.9 ft (77.7 m)
Max Span44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Width23.0 ft (7 m)
Deck Area543.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1929

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic340 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000001140

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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