Structure B3959 · Crawford County, AR

U.s. Highway 64 EB over Interstate 540-crawford

Carries U.s. Highway 64 EB over Interstate 540-crawford, Jct. HWY 64 71 & I540.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT349 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9

349 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built196759 years old
Length349.1 ft106.4 m
Daily traffic5,440counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCrawford
LocationJct. HWY 64 71 & I540
CarriesU.s. Highway 64 EB
CrossesInterstate 540-crawford
Coordinates35.44688, -94.32060

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length349.1 ft (106.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area1479.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,440 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0000000000B3959

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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