Structure 3986 · Jefferson County, AR

US 65b-14 Lm 3.82 over Union-pacific Railroad

Carries US 65b-14 Lm 3.82 over Union-pacific Railroad, 0.5 Mi W US 79b-pinebluff.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT265 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

265 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 4 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.

Built197155 years old
Length265.4 ft80.9 m
Daily traffic13,000counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2022every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyJefferson
Location0.5 Mi W US 79b-pinebluff
CarriesUS 65b-14 Lm 3.82
CrossesUnion-pacific Railroad
Coordinates34.22994, -92.03517

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length265.4 ft (80.9 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width92.2 ft (28.1 m)
Deck Area2273.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003986

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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