Structure 6771 · Independence County, AR

SH 69/independ Co. over Rr Track

Carries SH 69/independ Co. over Rr Track, 1.5 Mile NW Jct SH 122.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT908 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

908 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 2.5 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length908.1 ft276.8 m
Daily traffic4,600counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyIndependence
Location1.5 Mile NW Jct SH 122
CarriesSH 69/independ Co.
CrossesRr Track
Coordinates35.69914, -91.45534

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length908.1 ft (276.8 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area3570.7 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,600 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000006771

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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