SOUTH BROADWAY(SB) over ARKANSAS RIVER

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Facts 

Name:	SOUTH BROADWAY(SB) over ARKANSAS RIVER
Structure number:	53040087000AR30
Location:	SOUTH BROADWAY @ CARP ST.
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:	100.1 ft. [30.5 m]
Total length:	799.9 ft. [243.8 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	26.2 ft. [8.0 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	48.6 ft. [14.8 m]
Vertical clearance above deck:	21.0 ft. [6.4 m]
Skew angle:	30°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	1931
Year reconstructed:	1996
Historic significance:	Bridge is possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [3]
Number of main spans:	8
Main spans material:	Concrete [1]
Main spans design:	Arch - Thru [12]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Low slump Concrete [4]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	6,300 [as of 2006]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
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]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	47.9 tons [43.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	27.9 tons [25.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	65.9
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of relocation of road. [32]
Estimated cost of work:	$150,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	8,985 [as of 1995]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
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]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	38.0 tons [34.5 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	22.0 tons [20.0 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	57.3

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:	17,687 [as of 1988]
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Poor [4 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	18.6 tons [16.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	12.4 tons [11.3 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:	12.4
Recommended work:	Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:	$2,804,000

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