Total bridges
336
Public highway bridges in Jefferson County
County profile · official public datasets
Jefferson County, AR
336 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 68.8% rated Good, 26.2% Fair, 5.1% Poor.
- 336
- Public bridges
- 68.8%
- Good condition
- 5.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Jefferson County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- 40th
- of 75 on Poor share
- 5.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 336
- 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.
Jefferson County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Jefferson County ranks #40 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.1%). Jefferson County, Arkansas contains 336 public highway bridges. Roughly 68.8% are rated “Good,” 26.2% “Fair,” and 5.1% “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
68.8%
231 of 336 rated 7-9
Fair condition
26.2%
88 of 336 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.1%
17 of 336 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#40 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 336 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 68.8% (231)
Fair 26.2% (88)
Poor 5.1% (17)
Jefferson County's Poor-condition bridges carry 12,588 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 740 crossings a day against 4,069 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 336 of 336 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
22.3% of Jefferson County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
75 of the 336 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 68.8% 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 28% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 79-09 LM 5.40 over Big Creek, built 1948, carries 3,519 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 17-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 12,588 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Jefferson County's bridges were built
336 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 16
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 5
1940–1949
5 bridges
- 1950s 18
1950–1959
18 bridges
- 1960s 14
1960–1969
14 bridges
- 1970s 41
1970–1979
41 bridges
- 1980s 13
1980–1989
13 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
153 bridges
- 2000s 40
2000–2009
40 bridges
- 2010s 28
2010–2019
28 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 153 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 45.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1987, 7 years newer than the Arkansas average of 1980.
How Jefferson County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Jefferson County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.1% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is 5 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County (this page) | 336 | 68.8% | 26.2% | 5.1% | 1987 |
| Sebastian County | 331 | 34.4% | 59.8% | 5.7% | 1979 |
| White County | 322 | 44.1% | 50.6% | 5.3% | 1978 |
| Garland County | 319 | 43.3% | 55.8% | 0.9% | 1977 |
| Mississippi County | 309 | 56.3% | 34.3% | 9.4% | 1982 |
| Union County | 289 | 73% | 26% | 1% | 1992 |
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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (336 bridges here).
- Kane County, IL · 336 bridges
- Tuscarawas County, OH · 336 bridges
- Warren County, OH · 336 bridges
- Charleston County, SC · 336 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 (336)
Blue Rock Road-CR
GoodOver: Canal
1.05 Mi NE SH88-Altheimer, Jefferson, AR
Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
CamdenCutoffRd-CR
GoodOver: Creek
0.72 Mi S SH 54-SulphurSp, Jefferson, AR
Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,402
Ramick Rd-CR 560
GoodOver: Creek
0.36 Mi S SH54-SulphrSpng, Jefferson, AR
Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 398
SH 365-14 LM 0.66
GoodOver: Barnes Creek
0.66 Mi S GrantCo-Hensley, Jefferson, AR
Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 530
I-530 SB LM 43.37
GoodOver: Lower Bayou Bartholomew
0.3 Mi E US 63-PineBluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1997 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,500
Lowman Road-CR716
GoodOver: Nevins Creek (South Br.)
0.80 Mi N SH 54-SulphurSp, Jefferson, AR
Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 538
Ryburn Road-CR
GoodOver: Nevins Creek
0.85 Mi S US 79-WatsonChp, Jefferson, AR
Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 980
Danaher Rd-CR 673
GoodOver: Bayou Pete
0.1 Mi S US 79B-Pastoria, Jefferson, AR
Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 49
Danaher Rd-CR 673
GoodOver: Creek
0.2 Mi SW US 79B-Pastoria, Jefferson, AR
Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 49
Dyson Road-CR
GoodOver: Dyson Creek
1.23 Mi W US 79-Faith, Jefferson, AR
Built 1996 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 926
I-530 NB LM 43.37
GoodOver: Lower Bayou Bartholomew
0.3 Mi E US 63-Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,500
SH 530-06 LM 5.05
GoodOver: Ditch
0.4 Mi N CR 35-Pinebergen, Jefferson, AR
Built 2011 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,100
US 63 RAMP 2
GoodOver: US63/SH190 Ramps 4 6 8&9
@ SE Interchange-PineBluf, Jefferson, AR
Built 1999 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,300
Rayhan Road-CR
GoodOver: Creek
1.7 Mi S SH 54-SulphurSpr, Jefferson, AR
Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 428
Rayhan Road-CR
GoodOver: Creek
1.2 Mi S SH 54-SulphurSpr, Jefferson, AR
Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 428
Carlee Road-CR 76
GoodOver: Plum Bayou
0.01 Mi NW SH 256-Wright, Jefferson, AR
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70
Wrape Road-CR 83
GoodOver: Little Bayou Meto
1.6 Mi N CR 686-Reydell, Jefferson, AR
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2
Good Faith Road-CS
GoodOver: Nevins Creek
0.60 Mi E Ryburn Road-PB, Jefferson, AR
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 690
Kentucky Street-CS
GoodOver: Imbeau Bayou
0.22 Mi S SH190(6thSt)-PB, Jefferson, AR
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11
Old Warren Road-CS
GoodOver: Bayou Bartholomew
0.1 Mi N I-530-Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,500
Oakwood Rd-CS41960
GoodOver: Bayou Bartholomew
1.67 M S SH190-Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,400
Wilbur West Rd-CR
GoodOver: Bayou Bartholomew
1.5 Mi SE I-530-PineBluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130
QuattlebaumRd-CR69
GoodOver: Plum Bayou
1.4 Mi W SH 15-Altheimer, Jefferson, AR
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 97
US 63 (RAMP 9)
GoodOver: SH 190 NB & SB LANES
I-530/SH190-PineBluffMall, Jefferson, AR
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,228
US 79B-09 LM 4.49
GoodOver: Brump Bayou
0.03 Mi N US65B-PineBluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,962
SH 46-04 LM 1.15
GoodOver: I-530
0.75 Mi W SH 365-Redfield, Jefferson, AR
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 870
SH 46-05 LM 0.07
GoodOver: Union Pacific R/R
0.07 Mi E SH365-WhiteBluf, Jefferson, AR
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 650
SH 46-05 LM 0.54
GoodOver: White Bluff R/R Spur
0.54 Mi E SH365-WhiteBluf, Jefferson, AR
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 650
SH 190-05 LM 4.48
GoodOver: Union Pacific Railroad
1.2 Mi E US 79B-PineBluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,400
US 79-09 LM 9.04
GoodOver: Piney Creek
3.12 Mi SW I-530-WatsChpl, Jefferson, AR
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,464
US 463-03 LM 2.51
GoodOver: Bayou Bartholomew
0.34 Mi N I-530-PineBluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,000
US 65B SB LANE
GoodOver: I-530 NB & SB LANES
@ NW Interchange-PineBluf, Jefferson, AR
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,000
US 65B (RAMP "C")
GoodOver: US 65B & I-530 NB/SB LNS
@ NW Interchange-PineBluf, Jefferson, AR
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 669
Hazel Street-CS
GoodOver: Bayou Bartholomew
0.1 Mi N I-530-Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,011
ConvCenterDrive-CS
GoodOver: Union Pacific Railroad
0.29 Mi S US 65B-PineBluf, Jefferson, AR
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,900
US 65-15 LM 2.68
GoodOver: Cousart Bayou
0.1 Mi E US 425-PineBluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,300
US 63-13 LM 3.24
GoodOver: Plum Bayou
3.0 Mi S US79B-Althiemer, Jefferson, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,700
US 63-13 LM 0.64
GoodOver: Union Pacific Railroad
0.64 MI S US 79-Altheimer, Jefferson, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,700
US 79-09 LM 10.83
GoodOver: Nevins Creek
1.0 Mi SW SH54-WatsonChp, Jefferson, AR
Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,300
US 63-13 LM 8.29
GoodOver: UP & ST. Louis SW RRs
2.3 Mi NE US65B-PineBluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,300
US 79-10 LM 8.73
GoodOver: Holmes Ditch
5.3 Mi SW ArkCo-Humphrey, Jefferson, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,800
US 79-10 LM 10.53
GoodOver: Salt Bayou Relief Ditch
1.83 Mi SW ArkCo-Humphrey, Jefferson, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,800
US 79-10 LM 11.09
GoodOver: Bear Bayou
1.27 Mi SW ArkCo-Humphrey, Jefferson, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,800
US 63-14 LM 4.63
GoodOver: Sandy Creek
0.6 Mi N SH 54-Pinebergen, Jefferson, AR
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,000
SH 15-08 LM 12.81
GoodOver: Black Bayou
1.06 Mi S LonokeCo-Ferda, Jefferson, AR
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,300
SH 15-08 LM 0.12
GoodOver: Main Ditch
0.12 Mi N US79B-Althemier, Jefferson, AR
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 520
SH 256-02 LM 4.95
GoodOver: Plum Bayou
3.1 MI SW LonokeCo-Wright, Jefferson, AR
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140
SH 530 (RAMP WS)
GoodOver: Ohio Street
@ Jct I-530-Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,068
SH 530 (RAMP NE)
GoodOver: Ohio Street
@ Jct I-530-Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,068
Pinebergen Rd-CR
GoodOver: SH 530
1.38 Mi E US63-Pinebergen, Jefferson, AR
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 841
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