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Benton County, AR

410 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 49% rated Good, 47.1% Fair, 3.9% Poor.

410
Public bridges
49%
Good condition
3.9%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Benton County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

Top 43%
lowest Poor share in state
3.9%
Poor-condition share
410
public highway bridges
1992
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Benton County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Benton County ranks #32 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.9%). Benton County, Arkansas contains 410 public highway bridges. Roughly 49% are rated “Good,” 47.1% “Fair,” and 3.9% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

410

Public highway bridges in Benton County

Good condition

49%

201 of 410 rated 7-9

Fair condition

47.1%

193 of 410 rated 5-6

Poor condition

3.9%

16 of 410 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#32 of 75

Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 410 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
49% (201)
Fair
47.1% (193)
Poor
3.9% (16)

Benton County's Poor-condition bridges carry 52,614 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 3,288 crossings a day against 8,644 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 410 of 410 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

18.5% of Benton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

76 of the 410 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 49% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 22.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

SH 340 Benton 1 over LITTLE SUGAR CREEK, built 1967, carries 12,000 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 16-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 52,614 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Benton County's bridges were built

410 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 87 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1992, 12 years newer than the Arkansas average of 1980.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Benton County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Benton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.9% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1992 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is 8 years newer.

Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Benton County and the 5 Arkansas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Washington County 449 6.9%
Craighead County 442 3.2%
Benton County (this page) 410 3.9%
Jefferson County 336 5.1%
Sebastian County 331 5.7%
White County 322 5.3%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Benton County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Benton County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AR (410 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1992 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 410 Good 201 Fair 193 Poor 16

Good-condition bridges (201)

CR 71 Benton Co.

Good

Over: OSAGE CREEK

2.5 M SE HEALING SPRINGS, Benton, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 77

Benton CR 1785

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

2.8 miles from 412, Benton, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 510

CR 1785 Benton Co.

Good

Over: Osage Creek

4.15 MI W WASHINGTON CO, Benton, AR

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 510

SH 264 Benton 2

Good

Over: I 49

.72 MI W US 71B, Benton, AR

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,000

OAKWOOD Benton 1

Good

Over: I-49

.75 MI N SH 264, Benton, AR

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 141

PG Rd. BENTON 1

Good

Over: I-49

2.05 MI N SH 264, Benton, AR

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,748

BellVuRD. Benton 1

Good

Over: I-49 Benton

3.35 MI N SH 264, Benton, AR

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,380

OLIVE ST Benton 1

Good

Over: I 49

.50 MI N JCT 71B & 49, Benton, AR

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,683

B.fieldRd Benton 1

Good

Over: I-49 Benton 1

2.6 MI N JCT I-49&71B, Benton, AR

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,500

US 71 srvc rd B1

Good

Over: MCKISIC CREEK

3.29 MI N SH 71, Benton, AR

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

SH 12 Benton 2

Good

Over: LITTLE OSAGE CREEK

4.97 MI W JCT US 71, Benton, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,093

SH 59 Benton 2

Good

Over: CHALYBEATE CREEK

6.4 MI N JCT SH 72 & 59, Benton, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,500

SH 59 Benton 2

Good

Over: BUTLER CREEK

4.8 MI N JCT SH 72 & 59, Benton, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,700

Benton SH 59

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

1.55 MI S JCT SH12, Benton, AR

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,000

Benton I-49 onRmp

Good

Over: BLOSSOM WAY CREEK

Perry Rd Interchange Ramp, Benton, AR

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,624

Rmp4 I-49 Benton1

Good

Over: BLOSSOM WAY CREEK

PERRY RD RAMP # 4, Benton, AR

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,302

SH 72 Benton 2

Good

Over: I-49

2.0 M W HIWASSE, Benton, AR

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,500

SH 72 Benton 2

Good

Over: I-49

1.0 M S E HIWASSE, Benton, AR

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,200

CR 34 Benton Co.

Good

Over: I-49

2.4 M N JCT 549 & 72, Benton, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 112

MagnoliaSt Benton1

Good

Over: I-49

0.48MI N JCT49&New Hope, Benton, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 82,000

SH16 BENTON 2

Good

Over: ILLINOIS RIVER

3 MI SE OF JCT US 412 &16, Benton, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,900

CR 453 / Faux Rd.

Good

Over: I-49

.25 Mi E of SH 72, Benton, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Miller Church RD

Good

Over: I-49

0.882 Mi on Miller Church, Benton, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 272

I-49

Good

Over: McKisic Creek

91.743 Mi I-49, Benton, AR

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22,000

I 49 Ramp 1

Good

Over: McKisic Creek

0.21 Ni W US 71, Benton, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,700

I-49 Ramp 2

Good

Over: McKisic Creek

0.137 Mi US 49 Ramp, Benton, AR

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,000

SH 112

Good

Over: SH 612

1 Mi. N Wash Co Line., Benton, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000

Grimsley Rd

Good

Over: SH 612

6.8 Mi East of SH 112, Benton, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 199

CR 236/Zion Rd

Good

Over: SH 612

0.68 Mi East CR 60, Benton, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

Spring Creek St.

Good

Over: SH 612

0.8 West of I-49, Benton, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600

SH612 EN Ramp

Good

Over: Puppy Creek

0.29 NW of I-49, Benton, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

SH 612 EN Ramp

Good

Over: I-49 & Silent Grove Rd.

SH 612 / I-49 Interchange, Benton, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

SH 612 EN Ramp

Good

Over: Silent Grove Rd.

0.04 Mi. SE of I-49, Benton, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

SH 612 NW Ramp

Good

Over: I-49 N&S/SH 612 EN Ramp

SH 612/ I-49 Interchange, Benton, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,500

SH 612 NW ramp

Good

Over: Goad Springs Rd.

0.02 Mi. NW of I-49, Benton, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,250

SH 265

Good

Over: Dogwood Dr.

1.56 NE of Lowell, Benton, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 680

SH 264 Benton Co.

Good

Over: Osage Creek

0.34 MI W JCT SH 112 264, Benton, AR

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,000

I-49 OFF Ramp SB

Good

Over: I-49 Ramp 3

0.54 MI N JCT I-49&HWY102, Benton, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,363

8th St.

Good

Over: I-49 Mn Lns

0.54 MI N JCT I-49&HWY102, Benton, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 51,000

SH 264

Good

Over: LITTLE OSAGE CREEK

2.15 MI W CAVE SPRINGS, Benton, AR

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,802

Gentry COLLINS AVE

Good

Over: LITTLE FLINT CREEK

.5 MI N Jct SH 59B, Benton, AR

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,365

CR 330 Benton Co.

Good

Over: DITCH

.1 MI NORTH SH 59S, Benton, AR

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 437

CR 680 Benton

Good

Over: DITCH

.3 MI S OF SH12, Benton, AR

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 230

Bntville-Sims Dr.

Good

Over: BRANCH

.5 MI N SH 102, Benton, AR

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 362

Bntville Tiger Blv

Good

Over: NE A St

NE A ST & TIGER BLVD, Benton, AR

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,300

Rogers Perry Rd

Good

Over: BRANCH

.1 MI W DIXIE LAND, Benton, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,100

CR 895-Benton Co.

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0 MI S W GARFIELD, Benton, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 254

B Vista Highland

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.5 MI S W SH 279, Benton, AR

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,600

Rogers METRO PRKWY

Good

Over: BRANCH OSAGE CREEK

0.2 MI S Jct US71B, Benton, AR

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,764

SR Med. LN Rogers

Good

Over: Blossom Way/ Osage Creek

1.16Mi W Promenade Blvd, Benton, AR

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,977

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