Structure 7020 · Ashley County, AR

SH 8-14 Lm 4.93 over Chemin-a-haut Creek

Carries SH 8-14 Lm 4.93 over Chemin-a-haut Creek, 4.93 Mi E US 425-hamburg.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT245 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

245 ft end to end, longest span 35 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built200620 years old
Length245.4 ft74.8 m
Daily traffic710counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyAshley
Location4.93 Mi E US 425-hamburg
CarriesSH 8-14 Lm 4.93
CrossesChemin-a-haut Creek
Coordinates33.19043, -91.73117

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length245.4 ft (74.8 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area755.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic710 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000007020

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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