Structure 4385 · Yell County, AR

Walnut Grove Rd. over Bakers Creek

Carries Walnut Grove Rd. over Bakers Creek, 5.09 Mi SW Jct SH 10.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT105 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

105 ft end to end, longest span 35 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.

Built197947 years old
Length105.0 ft32 m
Daily traffic636counted 2018
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateArkansas
CountyYell
Location5.09 Mi SW Jct SH 10
CarriesWalnut Grove Rd.
CrossesBakers Creek
Coordinates35.08547, -93.60091

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length105.0 ft (32 m)
Max Span35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Width26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Area262.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic636 (2018)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000004385

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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