Structure 1956 · Pope County, AR

US 64 over Union Pacific Rr

Carries US 64 over Union Pacific Rr, .10 M N Of Jct 326.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT207 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

207 ft end to end, longest span 47 ft: about 3 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built193690 years old
Length207.0 ft63.1 m
Daily traffic12,000counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyPope
Location.10 M N Of Jct 326
CarriesUS 64
CrossesUnion Pacific Rr
Coordinates35.30330, -93.17064

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length207.0 ft (63.1 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area523.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000001956

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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