Structure A1409 · St. Francis County, AR

Us-70/sec-19/l8.84 over Fishing Lake

Carries Us-70/sec-19/l8.84 over Fishing Lake, 8.84 Miles NE Jct Sh1.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT410 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

410 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 6 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.

Built195967 years old
Length410.1 ft125 m
Daily traffic940counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountySt. Francis
Location8.84 Miles NE Jct Sh1
CarriesUs-70/sec-19/l8.84
CrossesFishing Lake
Coordinates35.06984, -90.66379

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length410.1 ft (125 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area1237.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic940 (2019)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number0000000000A1409

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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