Structure 5721 · Little River County, AR

SH 41- 03 - 4.55 over Walnut Bayou Relief

Carries SH 41- 03 - 4.55 over Walnut Bayou Relief, 2.67 So Jct SH 32.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

200 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft: about 3 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 slab bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length200.1 ft61 m
Daily traffic2,800counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyLittle River
Location2.67 So Jct SH 32
CarriesSH 41- 03 - 4.55
CrossesWalnut Bayou Relief
Coordinates33.65585, -94.39396

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length200.1 ft (61 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area805.2 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,800 (2018)
Truck Traffic34%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005721

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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