Structure 24166 · Montgomery County, AR

Sims Loop RD over Rainy Creek

Carries Sims Loop RD over Rainy Creek, 0.2 M E Jct CR 65.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

90 ft end to end, longest span 42 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20206 years old
Length90.2 ft27.5 m
Daily traffic200counted 2020
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyMontgomery
Location0.2 M E Jct CR 65
CarriesSims Loop RD
CrossesRainy Creek
Coordinates34.68302, -93.66540

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length90.2 ft (27.5 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area184.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2020)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000024166

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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