Structure 2540 · Lawrence County, AR

US 63-03- Lm 1.77 over Spring River

Carries US 63-03- Lm 1.77 over Spring River, 1.77 Mi SE Sharp Co.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT528 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

528 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 7 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.

Built195076 years old
Length527.9 ft160.9 m
Daily traffic5,472counted 2010
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyLawrence
Location1.77 Mi SE Sharp Co
CarriesUS 63-03- Lm 1.77
CrossesSpring River
Coordinates36.23397, -91.23972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length527.9 ft (160.9 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area1464.2 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1950

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,472 (2010)
Truck Traffic19%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000002540

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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