Structure 12209 · Crawford County, AR

Vine Prairie Rd. over Little Mulberry

Carries Vine Prairie Rd. over Little Mulberry, 1.5 Mi So Of US 64.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT314 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

314 ft end to end, longest span 54 ft: about 4 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.

Built196561 years old
Length314.0 ft95.7 m
Daily traffic120counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyCrawford
Location1.5 Mi So Of US 64
CarriesVine Prairie Rd.
CrossesLittle Mulberry
Coordinates35.48565, -94.06122

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length314.0 ft (95.7 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area813.5 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic120 (2018)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number000000000012209

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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