Structure 7114 · Van Buren County, AR

US 65 over Sfk Little Red River

Carries US 65 over Sfk Little Red River, 1.27 Mi S. Jct SH 16 W..

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT484 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

484 ft end to end, longest span 100 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.

Built201115 years old
Length483.9 ft147.5 m
Daily traffic16,000counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyVan Buren
Location1.27 Mi S. Jct SH 16 W.
CarriesUS 65
CrossesSfk Little Red River
Coordinates35.58717, -92.45126

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length483.9 ft (147.5 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area3333.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000007114

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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