Structure 1579 · St. Francis County, AR

Us70/sec-18/l13.94 over Languille River

Carries Us70/sec-18/l13.94 over Languille River, 1.3 M E Of Jct SH 261.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT664 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

664 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built198640 years old
Length664.0 ft202.4 m
Daily traffic2,600counted 2019
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountySt. Francis
Location1.3 M E Of Jct SH 261
CarriesUs70/sec-18/l13.94
CrossesLanguille River
Coordinates34.97274, -90.88517

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length664.0 ft (202.4 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2631.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,600 (2019)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000001579

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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