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US 65 Searcy over BUFFALO RIVER

Searcy County, Arkansas

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	US 65 Searcy over BUFFALO RIVER
Structure number:	000000000006200
Location:	7 MI NO JCT SH 374
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other (Rural) `[02]`
Length of largest span:	154.9 ft. `[47.2 m]`
Total length:	986.9 ft. `[300.8 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	40.0 ft. `[12.2 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	47.9 ft. `[14.6 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1990
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	2
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Latest Available Inspection: April 2018

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	5,100 `[as of 2014]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Channel protection:	Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. `[7]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	78.8

Previous Inspections

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2018	Good	Good	Good	Good	5100	78.8
April 2016	Good	Good	Good	Good	5000	84.8
April 2014	Good	Good	Good	Good	5000	84.8
April 2012	Good	Good	Good	Good	4500	85.3
April 2010	Good	Good	Good	Good	4500	85.3
April 2008	Good	Good	Good	Good	4500	85.3
March 2006	Good	Good	Good	Good	5100	83.8
March 2004	Good	Good	Good	Good	5400	83.8
March 2002	Good	Good	Good	Good	4721	84.8
March 2000	Good	Good	Good	Good	4721	84.8
April 1997	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	4721	84.8
June 1995	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	4022	84.9
May 1993	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	4022	84.9
February 1991	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Excellent	3680	86.0

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	6,585	6,240	345	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	77,139	76,794	345	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	47,179	38,122	8,990	67	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	16	16	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	34	34	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	94	79	15	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	10	4	6	0	0
Joints
Assembly with Seal	each	200	189	11	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	102	94	8	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	985	985	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,970	1,702	263	5	0

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