Structure M1715 · Sebastian County, AR

State Highway 96 over Mill Creek

Carries State Highway 96 over Mill Creek, 1.5 Mi W Franklin Co L.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

61 ft end to end, longest span 31 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built196264 years old
Length61.0 ft18.6 m
Daily traffic200counted 2018
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountySebastian
Location1.5 Mi W Franklin Co L
CarriesState Highway 96
CrossesMill Creek
Coordinates35.42880, -94.10072

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area148.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0000000000M1715

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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