Structure 5050 · Conway County, AR

State Highway 9 over Arkansas River-conway Co

Carries State Highway 9 over Arkansas River-conway Co, 1.0 Mi E Jct SH 113.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,893 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,893 ft end to end, longest span 322 ft: about 5.3 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 girder bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length1893.0 ft577 m
Daily traffic8,800counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyConway
Location1.0 Mi E Jct SH 113
CarriesState Highway 9
CrossesArkansas River-conway Co
Coordinates35.12461, -92.73664

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1893.0 ft (577 m)
Max Span321.9 ft (98.1 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area5885.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,800 (2018)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000005050

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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