Structure 5849 · Fulton County, AR

SH 9/fulton County over Strawberry River

Carries SH 9/fulton County over Strawberry River, 8.6 SW Jct US 62.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT242 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

242 ft end to end, longest span 80 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length242.1 ft73.8 m
Daily traffic1,200counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyFulton
Location8.6 SW Jct US 62
CarriesSH 9/fulton County
CrossesStrawberry River
Coordinates36.27273, -91.90777

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length242.1 ft (73.8 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area738 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,200 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005849

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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