Structure A3639 · Dallas County, AR

US 79 Sec 6 NB LN over Cri&p Rr

Carries US 79 Sec 6 NB LN over Cri&p Rr, .25 Mi W Jct US 167&79b.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

170 ft end to end, longest span 58 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197551 years old
Length169.9 ft51.8 m
Daily traffic8,000counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyDallas
Location.25 Mi W Jct US 167&79b
CarriesUS 79 Sec 6 NB LN
CrossesCri&p Rr
Coordinates33.82674, -92.41433

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area528.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0000000000A3639

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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