Total bridges
162
Public highway bridges in Johnson County
County profile · official public datasets
Johnson County, AR
162 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 46.3% rated Good, 51.9% Fair, 1.9% Poor.
- 162
- Public bridges
- 46.3%
- Good condition
- 1.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Johnson County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 15%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 162
- public highway bridges
- 1972
- 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.
Johnson County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Johnson County ranks #11 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.9%). Johnson County, Arkansas contains 162 public highway bridges. Roughly 46.3% are rated “Good,” 51.9% “Fair,” and 1.9% “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.
Good condition
46.3%
75 of 162 rated 7-9
Fair condition
51.9%
84 of 162 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.9%
3 of 162 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#11 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 162 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 46.3% (75)
Fair 51.9% (84)
Poor 1.9% (3)
Johnson County's Poor-condition bridges carry 247 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 82 crossings a day against 2,533 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 162 of 162 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
56.8% of Johnson County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
92 of the 162 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 46.3% 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.
One structure carries 51.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SH 215 over Wolfe Pen Creek, built 1937, carries 127 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 247 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Johnson County's bridges were built
162 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 16
1930–1939
16 bridges
- 1940s 9
1940–1949
9 bridges
- 1950s 8
1950–1959
8 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
46 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
23 bridges
- 1980s 9
1980–1989
9 bridges
- 1990s 15
1990–1999
15 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
19 bridges
- 2010s 6
2010–2019
6 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 46 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 28.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1972, 8 years older than the Arkansas average of 1980.
How Johnson County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Johnson County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.9% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1972 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevier County | 164 | 55.5% | 37.8% | 6.7% | 1977 |
| Ouachita County | 162 | 34.6% | 59.3% | 6.2% | 1973 |
| Johnson County (this page) | 162 | 46.3% | 51.9% | 1.9% | 1972 |
| Arkansas County | 154 | 43.5% | 53.9% | 2.6% | 1980 |
| Logan County | 152 | 19.1% | 72.4% | 8.6% | 1961 |
| Randolph County | 151 | 39.1% | 57.6% | 3.3% | 1976 |
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 Johnson 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 Johnson County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (162 bridges here).
- Perry County, AL · 162 bridges
- Bond County, IL · 162 bridges
- Greene County, IL · 162 bridges
- Monona County, IA · 162 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1972 here).
- Santa Clara County, CA · avg 1972 · 964 bridges
- Madison County, AL · avg 1972 · 710 bridges
- Kern County, CA · avg 1972 · 668 bridges
- York County, PA · avg 1972 · 569 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (84)
US 64
FairOver: Big Piney Creek
1.94 Mi NW of Pope Co, Johnson, AR
Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,400
US 64
FairOver: Greenbrier Creek
2.21M E Jct SH 103N, Johnson, AR
Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,400
US 64
FairOver: Spadra Creek
.24 M E Jct of Hwy 103, Johnson, AR
Built 1960 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 11,000
SH 164
FairOver: N Fork of Dirty Creek
4.3 M N Jct 64 & 164, Johnson, AR
Built 1972 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 640
I 40-Sec 21 WB LN
FairOver: CR 43
2.07 MI N SH 315, Johnson, AR
Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 13,000
I 40-SEC 21 EB LN
FairOver: CO RD 43
2.07 M N SH 315, Johnson, AR
Built 1965 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 13,000
US 64-SEC 4
FairOver: I 40-SEC 21
0.6 MI W JCT SH 352, Johnson, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,089
Spadra Rd
FairOver: I 40-SEC 21
5.21 M NE of Logan Co L, Johnson, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,700
SH 315
FairOver: Slover Creek
0.5 M N Jct 315 & 359, Johnson, AR
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 570
SH 352-SEC 3
FairOver: I 40-SEC 21
6.74 M E Franklin Co Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 460
SH 352-SEC 3
FairOver: I 40-SEC 21
10.14 M E Franklin Co Lin, Johnson, AR
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,072
SH 164-SEC 0
FairOver: I 40-SEC 21
4.42 MI N US 64 JCT, Johnson, AR
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 726
State Highway 164
FairOver: SouthDirty Creek-Johnson
3 MI N Jct Hwy 64 & 164, Johnson, AR
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 640
SH 164
FairOver: Little Piney Creek
0.87 M E Hagerville, Johnson, AR
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 340
SH 352
FairOver: Creek
2.31 M E Franklin Co Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 280
SH 352
FairOver: Horse Head Creek
4.43 M E Franklin Co Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 459
SH 352
FairOver: E fork Horsehead Creek
5.49 M E Franklin Co Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 459
SH 123
FairOver: Haw Creek
6.36 M SW of Pope Co line, Johnson, AR
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60
Cherry Street
FairOver: Craven Creek
0.2 E. of Cherry & SH 103, Johnson, AR
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,400
Cherry Street
FairOver: Spadra Creek
0.28 E SH 103, Johnson, AR
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,400
Hudson Springs Rd
FairOver: Little Spadra Creek
0.15 Mi. N. SH 64, Johnson, AR
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28
CR 3611
FairOver: Minnow Creek
1.7nw jct cr 165&sh123, Johnson, AR
Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 171
I 40-SEC 21-WB LN
FairOver: Pvt Rd Big Piney Creek
1.9 M W Pope Co Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000
I 40-SEC 21 WB
FairOver: SH 359-SEC 1
1.03 M W Pope Co Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000
I 40 WB LNS
FairOver: Cabin Creek
0.73 M NW Jct US 64, Johnson, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,750
I 40 WB LNS
FairOver: Dirty Creek
0.03 MI E JCT SH 164, Johnson, AR
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000
I 40-SEC 21-WB LN
FairOver: CR 440 Horsehead Creek
4.87 M E Franklin Co., Johnson, AR
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000
I-40 WB LNS
FairOver: Spadra Creek
0.80 MI E Spadra Rd, Johnson, AR
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15,000
I 40-SEC 21-EB LN
FairOver: Pvt Rd Piney Creek
2.1 M W Of Pope Co. Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000
I 40-SEC 21 EB
FairOver: SH 359-SEC 1
@ JCT SH 359 & I 40, Johnson, AR
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000
I-40 EB LNS
FairOver: Cabin Creek
0.73 M NW Of US 64, Johnson, AR
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,750
I-40 EB LNS
FairOver: Dirty Creek
0.03 MI E OF SH 164, Johnson, AR
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000
I 40-SEC 21-EB LN
FairOver: CR 440 Horsehead Creek
4.87 M E Franklin Co Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000
US 64
FairOver: Slough Creek
6.38 M E Franklin Co L, Johnson, AR
Built 1933 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,294
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