Structure 320 · Scott County, AR

US Highway 71 over Old Freedom Cr- Scott Co

Carries US Highway 71 over Old Freedom Cr- Scott Co, 5.69 Mi No Of Jct SH 28.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

60 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built1928rebuilt 1981
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic5,500counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyScott
Location5.69 Mi No Of Jct SH 28
CarriesUS Highway 71
CrossesOld Freedom Cr- Scott Co
Coordinates35.00386, -94.12040

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area261.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1928 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000000320

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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