Structure 7373 · Crawford County, AR

State Highway 59 over Lee Creek - Crawford Co.

Carries State Highway 59 over Lee Creek - Crawford Co., 14.3 Mi N Jct I-40.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT602 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

602 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 1.7 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
Length602.4 ft183.6 m
Daily traffic1,700counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCrawford
Location14.3 Mi N Jct I-40
CarriesState Highway 59
CrossesLee Creek - Crawford Co.
Coordinates35.64644, -94.39381

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length602.4 ft (183.6 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area2423.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,700 (2018)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000007373

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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