Structure 2986 · Van Buren County, AR

SH 95 over So Fork Little Red River

Carries SH 95 over So Fork Little Red River, 9.15mi NE Conway Co.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT302 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

302 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 4 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.

Built195571 years old
Length301.8 ft92 m
Daily traffic480counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyVan Buren
Location9.15mi NE Conway Co
CarriesSH 95
CrossesSo Fork Little Red River
Coordinates35.54819, -92.58534

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length301.8 ft (92 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area800.4 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic480 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number000000000002986

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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