Structure 5221 · Union County, AR

SH 7sb Lns Lm3.19 over Goodwin Creek

Carries SH 7sb Lns Lm3.19 over Goodwin Creek, 0.3 Mi N Jct SH 7 & 355.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT84 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

84 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.

Built197254 years old
Length84.0 ft25.6 m
Daily traffic9,993counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyUnion
Location0.3 Mi N Jct SH 7 & 355
CarriesSH 7sb Lns Lm3.19
CrossesGoodwin Creek
Coordinates33.29197, -92.67534

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Max Span27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area361.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,993 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005221

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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