Howard County, AR

33 public highway bridges

Howard County Bridge Snapshot

Howard County, Arkansas contains 33 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 42.4% are rated “Good,” 57.6% “Fair,” 0% “Poor,” and 0% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in AR are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

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

33
Total Bridges
42.4%
Good
0%
Poor
0%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
42.4% (14)
Fair
57.6% (19)
Poor
0% (0)
SD
0% (0)

All Bridges (33)

CR 411

Fair

Over: Caney Creek

0.6 M S of SH 278, Howard, AR

Built 1965 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 5

C.R.293-JAMISON RD

Fair

Over: COLEMAN CREEK

2.75 MI. N.W OF NASHVILLE, Howard, AR

Built 2006 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 136

C.R.5-A(BUCKRANGE)

Fair

Over: GRAHM CREEK

0.16 M N JCT SH 332, Howard, AR

Built 2009 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 300

CO RD 812 (KIRBY R

Fair

Over: BRANCH

.25 MI W JCT SH 278, Howard, AR

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 55

CR 29 (GREENE PLAI

Fair

Over: CREEK

3 MI E JCT SH 278, Howard, AR

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 180

SH 246 SEC.02-3.20

Fair

Over: DITCH

1.92 MI. N.W. OF ATHENS, Howard, AR

Built 1979 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 150

US.70 SEC. 03-4.12

Fair

Over: BLACK FORK DITCH

SW CITY LIMITS DIERKS, Howard, AR

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,771

CR 292 CHAPEL HILL

Fair

Over: MINE CREEK BRANCH

0.6 MI WEST JCT CO RD 7, Howard, AR

Built 1996 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 107

CR 405 PLEASANT V.

Fair

Over: MINE CREEK BRANCH

2 MI NO OF NASHVILLE, Howard, AR

Built 2008 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 99

SH 355 - 01- 7.42

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK RELIEF

2.41 MI N HEMPSTEAD CO, Howard, AR

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,700

US 278 SEC.02-8.40

Fair

Over: CREEK

8.4 MI E POLK CO LINE, Howard, AR

Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 620

US 70 SEC.03-12.80

Fair

Over: CANEY CREEK

6.5 MI E JCT SH 4 & US 70, Howard, AR

Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,499

SH 27 SEC. 02-7.36

Fair

Over: DILLARD CREEK RELIEF

0.5 MI NE MINERAL SPRINGS, Howard, AR

Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,500

C.R. 17 (CO. LINE

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF DILLARD CR.

3 M. WEST OF NASHVILLE, Howard, AR

Built 2004 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 21

C.R.292(C)CHAPEL

Fair

Over: MINE CREEK

2.0MI. NORTH OF NASHVILLE, Howard, AR

Built 2007 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 494

US 278 SEC.2-12.88

Fair

Over: CREEK

SO CITY LIMITS OF UMPIRE, Howard, AR

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 740

SH 84 SEC. 01-4.87

Fair

Over: BRANCH

0.5 MI W OF ATHENS, Howard, AR

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 420

SH 27B SEC.02-2.06

Fair

Over: MINE CREEK

.61 MI SE JCT MAIN ST, Howard, AR

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100

Project Road

Fair

Over: Gillham Dam Spillway

9.7 KM NE Of Gillham, Howard, AR

Built 1970 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 85

US.278 SEC.2-19.29

Good

Over: DITCH

4.7 MI NW OF JCT US 70, Howard, AR

Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 740

US 70 SEC.03-0.34

Good

Over: MCDANIELS CREEK

3.0 MI W OF DIERKS, Howard, AR

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,600

S.H355 SEC.00-5.23

Good

Over: LEFEVER CREEK

1.5 MI. S. JCT SH 371&355, Howard, AR

Built 2003 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 500

S.H. 27-B - 1.37

Good

Over: DITCH

1.37 MI. N OF SH. 27 JCT., Howard, AR

Built 1997 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 6,200

US 371 SEC 2-10.27

Good

Over: SANDY BRANCH

0.54 MI W. OF SH 278 JCT, Howard, AR

Built 1993 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,200

SH 73 SEC. 01-1.85

Good

Over: DITCH

2.2 MI E OF SARATOGA, Howard, AR

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,062

US 278 SEC.3-10.03

Good

Over: BLUE BAYOU CREEK

CENTER POINT, Howard, AR

Built 1985 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,320

SH 355 - 01- 7.15

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

2.68 MI N HEMPSTEAD CO, Howard, AR

Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,700

US 70 SEC.03-2.14

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.5 MI W OF DIERKS, Howard, AR

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,600

US 27 - 02 - 14.58

Good

Over: DITCH

.10 MI. N JCT HWYS 371&27, Howard, AR

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,400

SH 27 SEC.02- 5.85

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

6.02 MI E SEVIER CO LINE, Howard, AR

Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,778

SH 980 SEC.25-2.65

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.86 MI N SH 278, Howard, AR

Built 1978 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,800

CO RD 292 (CHAPEL

Good

Over: WEST FK MINE CREEK

.3 MI E JCT CR11&CR292, Howard, AR

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 266

US 278- 03 - 3.39

Good

Over: Howard Crk/Thmpsn Brnch

3.25 MI SE of Dierks, Howard, AR

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,892

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial