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Conway County, AR

122 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 53.3% rated Good, 46.7% Fair, 0% Poor.

122
Public bridges
53.3%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Conway County pairs a top-1% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

Top 1%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
122
public highway bridges
1974
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.

Conway County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Conway County ranks #1 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Conway County, Arkansas contains 122 public highway bridges. Roughly 53.3% are rated “Good,” 46.7% “Fair,” and 0% “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

122

Public highway bridges in Conway County

Good condition

53.3%

65 of 122 rated 7-9

Fair condition

46.7%

57 of 122 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 122 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#1 of 75

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

Condition distribution

Share of 122 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
53.3% (65)
Fair
46.7% (57)
Poor
0% (0)

47.5% of Conway County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

58 of the 122 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 53.3% 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.

When Conway County's bridges were built

122 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 37 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 30.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1974, 6 years older than the Arkansas average of 1980.

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

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

The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Conway County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1974 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Conway County and the 5 Arkansas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Lawrence County 126 8.7%
Conway County (this page) 122 0%
Carroll County 119 2.5%
Grant County 119 1.7%
Perry County 118 1.7%
Howard County 116 3.4%

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 Conway 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 Conway County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AR (122 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1974 here).

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

Fair-condition bridges (57)

Van Buren St - B

Fair

Over: Gap Creek

0.1 SW US 64 Plumerville, Conway, AR

Built 1981 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 325

SH 124

Fair

Over: Racetrack Branch

3.30 Mi NE Springfield, Conway, AR

Built 1967 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 673

Sheepskin Rd-F

Fair

Over: Creek

0.77 Mi. N. Jct. SH 124, Conway, AR

Built 1998 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 140

SH 124

Fair

Over: CREEK

4.2 MI NE SPRINGFIELD, Conway, AR

Built 1967 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 673

Grandview Rd. F

Fair

Over: Brindley Creek

0.15 Mi. N. Birdtown, Conway, AR

Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 430

SH 213

Fair

Over: Devils Creek

1.8 MI N SH 247 W, Conway, AR

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 250

SH 9

Fair

Over: Caney Creek

2.61 MI NE JCT US 64, Conway, AR

Built 1998 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,843

W Shady Lane - D

Fair

Over: Caney Creek

.5MI NW JCT I40-SH9, Conway, AR

Built 1979 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 280

Springfield St - B

Fair

Over: Town Branch

.16 Mi S Jct. US 64, Conway, AR

Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 25

Bridge Hill Rd - E

Fair

Over: Rock Creek

5.69 MI E SH95, Conway, AR

Built 1939 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 60

Bridge Hill Rd - E

Fair

Over: Creek

6.22 MI SE SH 95, Conway, AR

Built 1939 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 60

SH 9

Fair

Over: Cypress Creek

13.79 M NE of Jct US 64, Conway, AR

Built 1960 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,197

I-40

Fair

Over: DITCH

SH 95 INTERCHANGE, Conway, AR

Built 1968 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 32,819

SH 9

Fair

Over: I 40-SEC 31

1.99 MI N US 64 JCT, Conway, AR

Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 18,000

Center School Rd-E

Fair

Over: Canady Branch

2.43 Mi N. Jct. SH 124, Conway, AR

Built 1979 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 238

Mt. Zion Loop - B

Fair

Over: Creek

2 MI SE Morrilton, Conway, AR

Built 1948 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 425

US 64

Fair

Over: Gap Creek

W City Limits Plumerville, Conway, AR

Built 1931 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,400

I-40

Fair

Over: GAP CREEK

1.7 MI W PLUMERVILLE INTC, Conway, AR

Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 36,000

Pear Tree Rd - E

Fair

Over: W Fk Point Remove Creek

1 MI N SH 95, Conway, AR

Built 1942 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 163

Sweet Home Rd.

Fair

Over: Hogans Creek

0.4 E JCT SH 9 & CR 341, Conway, AR

Built 1980 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 99

SH 247

Fair

Over: Devils Creek

0.86 M E of Pope Co Line, Conway, AR

Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 350

SH 92

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

N OUTSKIRTS HILL CREEK, Conway, AR

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,407

SH 95

Fair

Over: Caney Creek

.75 M N I-40 Interchange, Conway, AR

Built 1962 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,700

CO RD 24

Fair

Over: I 40-SEC 31

JCT I-40 & CO RD 24, Conway, AR

Built 1967 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,900

SH 124

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

.7 MI W FAULKNER CO LINE, Conway, AR

Built 1967 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 673

SH 92

Fair

Over: Hogans Creek

2.03 M E Jct SH 9, Conway, AR

Built 1969 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 970

SH 124

Fair

Over: EAST FORK POINT REMOVE

4.24 MI E JCT SH 95 &124, Conway, AR

Built 1980 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 410

SH 124

Fair

Over: Cedar Creek

.51 M E of Pope Co Line, Conway, AR

Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 620

Blue Point Rd.

Fair

Over: Flat Cypress Creek

3.0M SW JCT CR 6 & SH 154, Conway, AR

Built 2004 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 49

Evergreen Rd. - C

Fair

Over: Hogans Creek

5M NE Center Ridge, Conway, AR

Built 1983 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 136

US 64

Fair

Over: Branch

1.5 M W of Menifee, Conway, AR

Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,200

CO RD 59

Fair

Over: I 40-SEC 31

JCT I-40 & CR 59, Conway, AR

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,049

SH 287

Fair

Over: Point Remove Creek

1.76 M N SH 9, Conway, AR

Built 1981 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 660

Tucker Mtn Rd.- F

Fair

Over: Cypress Creek

0.2 mi. W of Jct. SH 9, Conway, AR

Built 1985 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 103

SH 124

Fair

Over: Brown Creek

2.6 E JCT SH 95, Conway, AR

Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 410

SH 124

Fair

Over: Sucker Creek

3.87 M E of jct SH 95, Conway, AR

Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 410

US 64

Fair

Over: POINT REMOVE CANAL

4.29 MI E POPE CO LINE, Conway, AR

Built 1933 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,400

Sheepskin Rd-F

Fair

Over: Sunnyside Creek

0.95 Mi. N Jct SH 124, Conway, AR

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140

SH 95

Fair

Over: I 40-SEC 31

JCT I 40 & SH 95, Conway, AR

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000

SH 247

Fair

Over: I 40-SEC 31

JCT I 40 & SH 247, Conway, AR

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,401

CO RD 501

Fair

Over: I 40-SEC 31

JCT I-40 & CR 501, Conway, AR

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 584

State Highway 9

Fair

Over: Arkansas River-Conway Co

1.0 MI E JCT SH 113, Conway, AR

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,800

SH 9

Fair

Over: US 64 UPRR

7.61 M N of Perry Co Line, Conway, AR

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,968

SH 95

Fair

Over: Point Remove Creek

6.6 M N I-40, Conway, AR

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,200

SH 9

Fair

Over: Cypress Creek

11.75 MI N Morrilton, Conway, AR

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200

Cedar Creek Rd - C

Fair

Over: Cedar Creek

1.8 mi E of Jct. SH 9, Conway, AR

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 86

Union Chapel Rd

Fair

Over: Creben Creek

0.8 Mi E Jct SH 92 & CR 5, Conway, AR

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 315

Arrowhead Rd.- D

Fair

Over: Creek

0.84 M E of jct. CR406, Conway, AR

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 107

Co Hwy 71 - D

Fair

Over: Overcup Creek

0.74 M E of jct w/SH 9, Conway, AR

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 195

East Harding St-D

Fair

Over: Creek

0.17 Mi. W. Jct. SH 9, Conway, AR

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,600
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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