Structure 6948 · Garland County, AR

US 70 Flyover over US 70 & US 70b Spring S

Carries US 70 Flyover over US 70 & US 70b Spring S, US 70 Bypass @ Spring St..

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,913 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,913 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 5.3 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.

Built200422 years old
Length1913.1 ft583.1 m
Daily traffic5,500counted 2018
Last inspectedSeptember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyGarland
LocationUS 70 Bypass @ Spring St.
CarriesUS 70 Flyover
CrossesUS 70 & US 70b Spring S
Coordinates34.50267, -92.97586

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1913.1 ft (583.1 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area5014.7 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000006948

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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