Structure 292460000000000 · Le Flore County, OK

U.s. 271 EB over Poteau River

Carries U.s. 271 EB over Poteau River, 10.4e Jct U.s. 59.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT873 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

873 ft end to end, longest span 210 ft: about 2.4 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.

Built201016 years old
Length873.0 ft266.1 m
Daily traffic4,500counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Location10.4e Jct U.s. 59
CarriesU.s. 271 EB
CrossesPoteau River
Coordinates35.27449, -94.50070

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length873.0 ft (266.1 m)
Max Span210.0 ft (64 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area3246.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number292460000000000

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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