Structure 7352 · Washington County, AR

State Highway 16 over Middle Fork White River

Carries State Highway 16 over Middle Fork White River, 8.46 Mi E Jct 71 Sec 17.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT582 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

582 ft end to end, longest span 73 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built20179 years old
Length581.7 ft177.3 m
Daily traffic12,000counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyWashington
Location8.46 Mi E Jct 71 Sec 17
CarriesState Highway 16
CrossesMiddle Fork White River
Coordinates36.04075, -94.05565

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length581.7 ft (177.3 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area3776.5 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000007352

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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