Structure 6303 · Bradley County, AR

US 63 over Ouachita Riv @ Moro Bay

Carries US 63 over Ouachita Riv @ Moro Bay, At Union County Line.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,745 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

2,745 ft end to end, longest span 305 ft: about 7.6 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.

Built199234 years old
Length2745.1 ft836.7 m
Daily traffic1,400counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyBradley
LocationAt Union County Line
CarriesUS 63
CrossesOuachita Riv @ Moro Bay
Coordinates33.27812, -92.34829

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2745.1 ft (836.7 m)
Max Span305.1 ft (93 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area9873.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,400 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000006303

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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