Boswell Rd IZARD
Carrying Boswell Rd IZARD over WIDEMAN CREEK
4.8 MI NW SH 9 @ BRANDENB, Izard, Arkansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Boswell Rd IZARD in Izard, Arkansas sits above 6% of rated Arkansas bridges on inventory load rating (14 t), while its 1974 build year is earlier than 63% of Izard's recorded-year cohort (105 bridges).
Boswell Rd IZARD in Izard, Arkansas is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1974, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure AR:000000000018034
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · SUB-LED · LOCAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: Boswell Rd IZARD
The Boswell Rd IZARD bridge in Izard, Arkansas carries Boswell Rd IZARD over WIDEMAN CREEK. It was built in 1974, making it 52 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 2017, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 3 sections, stretching 25.6 meters (84 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 121 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Arkansas bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How Boswell Rd IZARD compares
Age against the county: built in 1974, earlier than 66 of Izard's 105 bridges with a recorded construction year (63%), against a county median build year of 1986. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Arkansas bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (12,914 of 12,974 rated).
Boswell Rd IZARD vs every rated Arkansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
14 Top 94% higher than 6% of 12,914 bridges
rated Arkansas bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Izard inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 105 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1974
- Last Reconstructed
- 2017
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 25.6 m (84 ft)
- Deck Width
- 5.5 m (18 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 121 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000018034
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in fair condition (6/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
- • At 6/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Boswell Rd IZARD is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Boswell Rd IZARD against other structures in Izard and across Arkansas. Arkansas bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Boswell Rd IZARD?
Boswell Rd IZARD in Izard, Arkansas has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Boswell Rd IZARD inspected?
Boswell Rd IZARD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 121 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Boswell Rd IZARD is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Boswell Rd IZARD?
Boswell Rd IZARD has an NBI inventory load rating of 13.6 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Boswell Rd IZARD?
Boswell Rd IZARD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is Boswell Rd IZARD and does age affect safety?
Boswell Rd IZARD was built in 1974, making it 52 years old and last reconstructed in 2017.
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