Structure A1087 · Clay County, AR

US 62 over St. Francis River

Carries US 62 over St. Francis River, Ar/mo Border.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,090 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

1,090 ft end to end, longest span 78 ft: about 3.0 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.

Built195373 years old
Length1089.9 ft332.2 m
Daily traffic1,159counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyClay
LocationAr/mo Border
CarriesUS 62
CrossesSt. Francis River
Coordinates36.45500, -90.13900

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1089.9 ft (332.2 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area2923.4 sq m
Main Spans33
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,159 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number0000000000A1087

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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