Total bridges
219
Public highway bridges in Faulkner County
County profile · official public datasets
Faulkner County, AR
219 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 56.6% rated Good, 42% Fair, 1.4% Poor.
- 219
- Public bridges
- 56.6%
- Good condition
- 1.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Faulkner County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 11%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 219
- public highway bridges
- 1987
- 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.
Faulkner County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Faulkner County ranks #8 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.4%). Faulkner County, Arkansas contains 219 public highway bridges. Roughly 56.6% are rated “Good,” 42% “Fair,” and 1.4% “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.
Good condition
56.6%
124 of 219 rated 7-9
Fair condition
42%
92 of 219 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.4%
3 of 219 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#8 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 219 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 56.6% (124)
Fair 42% (92)
Poor 1.4% (3)
Faulkner County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,339 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,113 crossings a day against 6,467 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 219 of 219 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
29.7% of Faulkner County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
65 of the 219 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 56.6% 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 41.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
Round Mt. Rd over Gold Creek, built 1939, carries 1,400 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 3-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 3,339 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Faulkner County's bridges were built
219 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 7
1930–1939
7 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s 14
1950–1959
14 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
33 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
26 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
33 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
32 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
18 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
41 bridges
- 2020s 12
2020–2029
12 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 41 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1987, 7 years newer than the Arkansas average of 1980.
How Faulkner County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Faulkner County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.4% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is 10 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline County | 231 | 56.7% | 39.4% | 3.9% | 1990 |
| Yell County | 227 | 54.6% | 44.1% | 1.3% | 1971 |
| Hot Spring County | 222 | 22.1% | 73% | 5% | 1972 |
| Polk County | 221 | 20.8% | 66.5% | 12.7% | 1965 |
| Faulkner County (this page) | 219 | 56.6% | 42% | 1.4% | 1987 |
| Miller County | 216 | 64.4% | 32.9% | 2.8% | 1986 |
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 Faulkner 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 Faulkner County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (219 bridges here).
- Bartow County, GA · 219 bridges
- McMinn County, TN · 219 bridges
- Bibb County, GA · 220 bridges
- Decatur County, IN · 220 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1987 here).
- St. Louis County, MO · avg 1987 · 912 bridges
- Ellis County, TX · avg 1987 · 691 bridges
- St. Louis County, MN · avg 1987 · 663 bridges
- Palm Beach County, FL · avg 1987 · 610 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (219)
SH 225
FairOver: Branch
2.0 MI S JCT SH 107, Faulkner, AR
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 807
Old Hwy 65
FairOver: Batesville Creek
2.2 MI N JCT US 65, Faulkner, AR
Built 1940 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50
S. Donaghey Ave.
FairOver: Stone Dam Creek
0.5 MI S JCT SH 60, Faulkner, AR
Built 1971 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 8,700
SH 286
FairOver: PALARM RELIEF
5.38 MI SE JCT I-40 &286, Faulkner, AR
Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,100
SH 286
FairOver: PALARM CREEK
5.50 MI SE JCT I-40 &286, Faulkner, AR
Built 1975 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,100
SH 319
FairOver: Wilson Branch
1.67 MI W Lonoke CO LN, Faulkner, AR
Built 1979 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,600
SH 365
FairOver: Gold Creek
3.00 MI S OF CONWAY, Faulkner, AR
Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,200
SH 365
FairOver: STONE DAM CREEK
0.94 MI S SH 286, Faulkner, AR
Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,200
SH 266
FairOver: I 40-SEC 32
0.49 MI E JCT US 65B, Faulkner, AR
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000
Donnell Ridge Rd
FairOver: Tucker Creek
2.5 MI S TOADSUCK, Faulkner, AR
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90
Pinnacle SpringsRd
FairOver: N Fork Cadron Creek
1.4 Mi East US 65, Faulkner, AR
Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 352
Grassy Lake Rd - A
FairOver: Palarm Creek
0.6 MI E JCT SH 365, Faulkner, AR
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170
SH 287
FairOver: E Cadron Creek Relief
7.24 MI N SH 36, Faulkner, AR
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,400
SH 287
FairOver: E Cadron Creek
7.16 MI N SH 36, Faulkner, AR
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,958
SH 225
FairOver: Black Fork Creek
4.1 MI E JCT US 65 & 225, Faulkner, AR
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,092
SH 286
FairOver: Gold Creek
1.26 MI SE JCT I-40 & 286, Faulkner, AR
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,200
SH 285
FairOver: Mill Creek
2.9 MI E US 65, Faulkner, AR
Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,300
SH 285
FairOver: Mill Creek Relief
2.9 MI E US 65, Faulkner, AR
Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,300
SH 25
FairOver: E Cadron Creek
3.45 MI N JCT I - 40, Faulkner, AR
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,600
SH 25
FairOver: Greenbrier Creek
6.86 MI N I-40, Faulkner, AR
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,200
US 64
FairOver: Little Creek
1.36 MI E JCT US 65B, Faulkner, AR
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23,739
US 64
FairOver: Warren Creek
5.0 Mi E of Conway, Faulkner, AR
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,000
US 64
FairOver: Little Palarm
0.1 M E SH 36, Faulkner, AR
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,004
US 65
FairOver: Batesville Creek
1.0 MI SO OF DAMASCUS, Faulkner, AR
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,400
S Bolden Hill Rd
FairOver: Mill Creek
1.4 SO INT CR 281 & 87, Faulkner, AR
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 333
Martinville Rd
FairOver: Shilling Branch
0.9 Mi N of Jct SH 124, Faulkner, AR
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 56
Cedar Glade Rd.
FairOver: CANEY CREEK
2 W SH 36, Faulkner, AR
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150
Collier Drive
FairOver: W Fork Caney Creek
.5 MI NW JCT N.MUSEUM DR, Faulkner, AR
Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,780
Saltillo Rd
FairOver: Little Palarm Creek
1.02 S US 64, Faulkner, AR
Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,100
Clinton Rd
FairOver: Panther Creek
0.75 MI SO SH 286, Faulkner, AR
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600
BEATRICE POWELL ST
FairOver: STONE DAM CREEK
0.15 M W Jct B.P. & Doneg, Faulkner, AR
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 420
Ritchie Ln/CR 569
FairOver: Bayou Meto Creek
2.75 MI SW Otto, Faulkner, AR
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 464
I 40-SEC 32 WB LN
FairOver: UNK CO RD PALARM CR
0.53 MI NO PULASKI CO LIN, Faulkner, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,356
I 40-SEC 32 WB LN
FairOver: CO RD 663-A
0.53 MI NO PULASKI CO, Faulkner, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,356
I 40-SEC 32 WB LN
FairOver: Friendship Rd.
4.05 MI E CONWAY CO LINE, Faulkner, AR
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000
I 40-SEC 32 EB LN
FairOver: UNK CO RD PALARM CR
1 MI S OF MAYFLOWER, Faulkner, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,356
I 40-SEC 32 EB LN
FairOver: CO RD 663-A
0.53 MI N PULASKI CO, Faulkner, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35,356
I 40-SEC 32 EB LN
FairOver: Friendship Rd.
4.05 MI E CONWAY CO LINE, Faulkner, AR
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000
SH 225
FairOver: Small Branch
4.0 MI E GREENBRIAR CTY L, Faulkner, AR
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,092
SH 310
FairOver: Bailey Branch
0.1 E JCT SH 107, Faulkner, AR
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 660
SH 225
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0 MI S JCT SH 107, Faulkner, AR
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 807
US 64B Side drain
FairOver: HWY DITCH
VILONIA, Faulkner, AR
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,300
Wolf Branch Rd
GoodOver: Wolf Branch
1.5 Mi NW of Guy, Faulkner, AR
Built 2020 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 41
Bull Creek Rd.
GoodOver: Bull Creek
0.25 MI NW WHITE CO LINE, Faulkner, AR
Built 2005 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 35
Naylor Rd
GoodOver: Bull Creek
2.84 MI S SH 36, Faulkner, AR
Built 1956 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 434
Sawmill Rd
GoodOver: White Oak Creek
.07 W SH 107, Faulkner, AR
Built 1976 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 11
Adamsbrooke Dr.
GoodOver: Tucker Creek
.21 M. E. of Farris Rd., Faulkner, AR
Built 1997 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 305
Clinton Rd
GoodOver: CREEK
.75 MI N SH 89, Faulkner, AR
Built 1976 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,600
Mode Rd
GoodOver: Wolf Branch
0.13 MI N JCT SH 25, Faulkner, AR
Built 2010 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 61
SH 310
GoodOver: Creek
1.8 MI E JCT 107 @ ENOLA, Faulkner, AR
Built 1999 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 660
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