Structure 6301 · Faulkner County, AR

US 64 over Gold Creek

Carries US 64 over Gold Creek, 2.3 Mi E Jct US 65 B.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT117 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

117 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built199036 years old
Length117.1 ft35.7 m
Daily traffic23,739counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyFaulkner
Location2.3 Mi E Jct US 65 B
CarriesUS 64
CrossesGold Creek
Coordinates35.09091, -92.39599

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Area796.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,739 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000006301

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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