Structure 3591 · Nevada County, AR

SH 53 Sec. 3-12.83 over Whitten Branch

Carries SH 53 Sec. 3-12.83 over Whitten Branch, .50 Mi S Of Bodcaw.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT56 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

56 ft end to end, longest span 28 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.

Built196264 years old
Length56.1 ft17.1 m
Daily traffic890counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyNevada
Location.50 Mi S Of Bodcaw
CarriesSH 53 Sec. 3-12.83
CrossesWhitten Branch
Coordinates33.54344, -93.41095

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area148.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic890 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000003591

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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