Structure 7311 · Benton County, AR

Sh612 En Ramp over Puppy Creek

Carries Sh612 En Ramp over Puppy Creek, 0.29 NW Of I-49.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT362 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 9/9

362 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 5 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.

Built20188 years old
Length361.9 ft110.3 m
Daily traffic10counted 2017
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyBenton
Location0.29 NW Of I-49
CarriesSh612 En Ramp
CrossesPuppy Creek
Coordinates36.24002, -94.16790

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length361.9 ft (110.3 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area937.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2017)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number000000000007311

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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