Total bridges
126
Public highway bridges in Lawrence County
County profile · official public datasets
Lawrence County, AR
126 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 55.6% rated Good, 35.7% Fair, 8.7% Poor.
- 126
- Public bridges
- 55.6%
- Good condition
- 8.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lawrence County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 61st
- of 75 on Poor share
- 8.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 126
- public highway bridges
- 1979
- 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.
Lawrence County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lawrence County ranks #61 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.7%). Lawrence County, Arkansas contains 126 public highway bridges. Roughly 55.6% are rated “Good,” 35.7% “Fair,” and 8.7% “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
55.6%
70 of 126 rated 7-9
Fair condition
35.7%
45 of 126 rated 5-6
Poor condition
8.7%
11 of 126 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#61 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 126 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 55.6% (70)
Fair 35.7% (45)
Poor 8.7% (11)
Lawrence County's Poor-condition bridges carry 14,070 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,279 crossings a day against 4,020 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 126 of 126 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
44.4% of Lawrence County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
56 of the 126 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 55.6% 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 24.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 62-18- LM 0.35 over Spring River & BNSF RR, built 1937, carries 3,400 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 11-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 14,070 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lawrence County's bridges were built
126 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 6
1920–1929
6 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
11 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
9 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
17 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
13 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
10 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
20 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
15 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 20 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the Arkansas average (1980).
How Lawrence County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Lawrence County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.7% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada County | 133 | 38.3% | 57.1% | 4.5% | 1974 |
| Columbia County | 131 | 54.2% | 43.5% | 2.3% | 1983 |
| Cross County | 129 | 38% | 50.4% | 11.6% | 1979 |
| Lawrence County (this page) | 126 | 55.6% | 35.7% | 8.7% | 1979 |
| Conway County | 122 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 0% | 1974 |
| Carroll County | 119 | 47.1% | 50.4% | 2.5% | 1975 |
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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (126 bridges here).
- Bibb County, AL · 126 bridges
- Coosa County, AL · 126 bridges
- Coffee County, GA · 126 bridges
- Twin Falls County, ID · 126 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1979 here).
- Pima County, AZ · avg 1979 · 1,150 bridges
- Jefferson County, KY · avg 1979 · 662 bridges
- Spartanburg County, SC · avg 1979 · 638 bridges
- McPherson County, KS · avg 1979 · 586 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (126)
US 63-03-LM 17.11
GoodOver: BLACK RIVER RELIEF
NW CL OF PORTIA, Lawrence, AR
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,539
CR 62-A (911=630)
GoodOver: FRY-KELLOW DITCH
1 MI SE JCT US 63 & SH 91, Lawrence, AR
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21
US 67SB-17-LM 10.9
GoodOver: US 63
1 mile S.E. of Hoxie, Lawrence, AR
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,000
US 67 SB
GoodOver: SH 63B & BNRR
2 MI SO US 412, Lawrence, AR
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,000
US 67SB-17-LM12.78
GoodOver: SH 91-01- LM 0.90
0.9 Mi. S. US 412, Lawrence, AR
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,000
US 67 SB
GoodOver: CR 44 Lick Pond Slough
1.5mi. NE Jct SH230/US67, Lawrence, AR
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,996
US 67NB-17-LM 10.9
GoodOver: US 63-04-LM 1.55
1 Mi. SE of Hoxie, Lawrence, AR
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,000
US 67 NB
GoodOver: SH 63B & BN RR
2 mi so. US 412, Lawrence, AR
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,000
US 67NB-17-LM12.78
GoodOver: SH 91-01- LM 0.90
0.90 MI S JCT US412/SH91, Lawrence, AR
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,000
US 67 NB
GoodOver: CR 44 Lick Pond Slough
1.5mi. NE Jct SH230/US67, Lawrence, AR
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,996
US-412
GoodOver: kellow canal
4.6 MI West Greene Co., Lawrence, AR
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,900
AR Hwy 91
GoodOver: Lick Pond Slough
5 miles SE of Hoxie, Lawrence, AR
Built 2023 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 540
Hwy 412 Section 07
GoodOver: Float road Slough
1.6 MI. West Greene Co., Lawrence, AR
Built 2020 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,166
US-412
GoodOver: Canal
3.07 MI W Green Co., Lawrence, AR
Built 2020 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,900
Hwy 230 Sec 5
GoodOver: Ditch
3 Miles E of Alicia, Lawrence, AR
Built 2022 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 320
SH 25-06- LM 1.39
PoorOver: CANEY CREEK
1.39 M N INDEPENDENCE COL, Lawrence, AR
Built 1962 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,000
SH 230-05- LM 7.45
PoorOver: Podo Creek
0.98 MI W JCT SH 91 & 230, Lawrence, AR
Built 1970 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 320
SH 230-06- LM 2.90
PoorOver: WEST FORK CACHE RIVER
2.90 MI E JCT SH 91-230, Lawrence, AR
Built 1967 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 740
SH 25-06- LM 14.30
PoorOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
3.5 MI NE OF LYNN, Lawrence, AR
Built 1971 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,800
SH 91-01- LM 3.55
PoorOver: LINDSEYS CREEK
3.55 MI S JCT US412/91, Lawrence, AR
Built 1931 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 580
SH 25-06- LM 1.45
PoorOver: CANEY CREEK RELIEF
1.45 M N INDEPENDENCE COL, Lawrence, AR
Built 1962 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,000
SH 25-06- LM 13.27
PoorOver: CYPRESS CREEK
13.46 M NE INDEPENDENCE C, Lawrence, AR
Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,800
US 62-18- LM 0.35
PoorOver: Spring River & BNSF RR
0.15 MI NE JCT US 63, Lawrence, AR
Built 1937 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,400
SH 25-06- LM 10.50
PoorOver: MORGAN CREEK
.2 M SW OF SH 361, Lawrence, AR
Built 1949 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,500
SH 25-06- LM 4.91
PoorOver: STEEP BANK CREEK
4.91 MI N INDEPENDENCE CO, Lawrence, AR
Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,000
US 63-03B-LM 0.37
PoorOver: VILLAGE CREEK
1.56 MI NW OF US 67, Lawrence, AR
Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 930
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