Structure 609 · Crawford County, AR

US 71 Crawford Co. over Clear Creek Relief

Carries US 71 Crawford Co. over Clear Creek Relief, 2.95 N Jct Hwys 71 & 282.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT145 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

145 ft end to end, longest span 37 ft: about 2 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.

Built1928rebuilt 1959
Length145.0 ft44.2 m
Daily traffic2,399counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCrawford
Location2.95 N Jct Hwys 71 & 282
CarriesUS 71 Crawford Co.
CrossesClear Creek Relief
Coordinates35.65167, -94.16094

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length145.0 ft (44.2 m)
Max Span37.1 ft (11.3 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area579.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1959)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,399 (2018)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000000609

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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