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Little River County, AR

83 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 54.2% rated Good, 38.6% Fair, 7.2% Poor.

83
Public bridges
54.2%
Good condition
7.2%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Little River County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.

54th
of 75 on Poor share
7.2%
Poor-condition share
83
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.

Little River County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Little River County ranks #54 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 7.2%). Little River County, Arkansas contains 83 public highway bridges. Roughly 54.2% are rated “Good,” 38.6% “Fair,” and 7.2% “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.

Total bridges

83

Public highway bridges in Little River County

Good condition

54.2%

45 of 83 rated 7-9

Fair condition

38.6%

32 of 83 rated 5-6

Poor condition

7.2%

6 of 83 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#54 of 75

Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 83 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
54.2% (45)
Fair
38.6% (32)
Poor
7.2% (6)

Little River County's Poor-condition bridges carry 14,820 vehicle crossings a day

That is 11.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 7.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,470 crossings a day against 1,460 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 83 of 83 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

44.6% of Little River County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

37 of the 83 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 54.2% 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 38.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US 71 SEC.04-16.80 over LICK CREEK, built 1965, carries 5,700 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 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 14,820 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Little River County's bridges were built

83 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 19 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the Arkansas average (1980).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Little River County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Little River County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 7.2% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Little River County and the 5 Arkansas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Chicot County 88 9.1%
Monroe County 85 7.1%
Desha County 83 4.8%
Little River County (this page) 83 7.2%
Cleveland County 79 5.1%
Woodruff County 79 7.6%

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 Little River 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 Little River County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AR (83 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1979 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 83 Good 45 Fair 32 Poor 6

Good-condition bridges (45)

SH 41- 02 - 10.47

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.7 MI S JCT SH 234, Little River, AR

Built 1955 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,194

C.R. 32 -F - 5.64

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

4.5 MI. S.W. OF ASHDOWN, Little River, AR

Built 2006 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 102

SH 41-.02- 2.55

Good

Over: RELIEF

2.5 M S SEVIER CO LINE, Little River, AR

Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,800

SH 234 - 01-12.33

Good

Over: CREEK

3.25 SE OF ALLENE, Little River, AR

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 969

NORTH WILLOW ST.

Good

Over: CREEK

.1 MI NORTH JCT FULTON ST, Little River, AR

Built 1991 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 219

SH 108 - 01 - 4.12

Good

Over: FRENCH BAYOU

4.12 M E OKLAHOMA ST LINE, Little River, AR

Built 1963 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 210

C.R. 51- D - 17.08

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

2 M S OF WINTHROP, Little River, AR

Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 393

SH 32 SEC.03- 3.76

Good

Over: PAPER MILL WATER DITCH

4.0 MI E OF ASHDOWN, Little River, AR

Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,600

SH 41 SEC.03 -0.24

Good

Over: EAST FLAT CR

0.24 MI S JCT SH 108 & 41, Little River, AR

Built 1969 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,100

C.R. 239 ZONE A

Good

Over: BOIS DARC BAYOU

.5 MI. N.W. JCT C.R. 70, Little River, AR

Built 2003 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 19

SH 41- 02 -LM 9.20

Good

Over: HURRICANE CR

7.30 MI N OF FORMAN, Little River, AR

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,194

PARK ST IN ASHDOWN

Good

Over: CREEK

.3 MI SE JCT US 71, Little River, AR

Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,900

SH 41- 02 - 5.59

Good

Over: HALL BRANCH

5.6 MI SO SEVIER CO LINE, Little River, AR

Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,800

SH 32-SEC.02-9.27

Good

Over: HEMPHILL CREEK

6.5 MI W ASHDOWN, Little River, AR

Built 2000 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,500

HWY 32 - 02- 16.79

Good

Over: HWY 71 & U.P. R/R

16.80 MI. E. OF 32&41 INT, Little River, AR

Built 2003 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,000

C.R. 180 -F- 2.29

Good

Over: WALNUT BAYOU

4.5 MI SW OF ARDEN, Little River, AR

Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 45

C.R- 1 - E - 1.99

Good

Over: WALNUT BAYOU

3 SO 2 W OF FOREMAN, Little River, AR

Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 84

CO RD 48 -D - 1.66

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

.5 MI E WINTHROP, Little River, AR

Built 1991 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 94

SH 380 - 00 - 2.92

Good

Over: CREEK

1 MI E OF CERROGORDO, Little River, AR

Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 470

CO. RD. 51-ZONE D

Good

Over: CALTON CREEK

4.5 MI.S. OF WINTHROP, Little River, AR

Built 2002 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 234

C.R. 23 -F- 1.81

Good

Over: FISH LAKE

2 MI WEST OF ODGEN, Little River, AR

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 580

C.R. 51 - F- 6.32

Good

Over: WALNUT BAYOU

2 MI SO OF WALLACE, Little River, AR

Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 201

SH 32-SEC.02-11.97

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

3.75 MI W ASHDOWN, Little River, AR

Built 2000 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,500

SH 41 - 02 -0.001

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

ON SEVIER CO LINE, Little River, AR

Built 2018 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,400

US 71 SEC.04-6.95

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

6.61 NO LITTLE RIVER CO L, Little River, AR

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,000

SH 32 SEC.02-6.65

Good

Over: CREEK

6.6 MI E JCT SH41 & SH32, Little River, AR

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,478

SH 108 SEC.03-7.50

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

2.0 MI W ASHDOWN, Little River, AR

Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 780

C.R. 35 -A - 0.70

Good

Over: BOIS DARC BAYOU

5MI EAST OF OGDEN, Little River, AR

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

C.R. 21 -F- 5.93

Good

Over: WALNUT BAYOU

6 MI S OF ARDEN, Little River, AR

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62

C.R. 26 -F- 2.35

Good

Over: WALNUT BAYOU

5 MI S OF ARDEN, Little River, AR

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16

C.R. 32 - F- 3.16

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

6 M SW OF ASHDOWN, Little River, AR

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 102

C.R. 29 -B- 3.21

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.21 MI N ASHDOWN, Little River, AR

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,154

C.R. 21- F- 11.74

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

2 MI SW OF RICHMOND, Little River, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 398

C.R. 35 - A - 2.30

Good

Over: HUDSON CREEK

9.0 MI. S.E. OF ASHDOWN, Little River, AR

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 60

SH 41 SEC. 02-1.97

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER RELIEF

1.97 MI S SEVIER CO LINE, Little River, AR

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,800

SH 41- 03 - 8.56

Good

Over: CHOCTAW BAYOU

6.5MI SO JCT SH 32, Little River, AR

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,800

SH 41 -03- 8.38

Good

Over: CHOCTAW BAYOU RELIEF

6.38MI SO JCT SH 32, Little River, AR

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,800

SH 41- 03 - 5.11

Good

Over: WALNUT BAYOU RELIEF

3.1MI SO JCT SH 32, Little River, AR

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,800

SH 41- 03 - 4.32

Good

Over: WALNUT BAYOU

2.43 SO JCT SH 32, Little River, AR

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,800

S.H. 41- 03-10.53

Good

Over: RED RIVER RELIEF

0.36 MI N OF BOWIE CO LN, Little River, AR

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,800

CR- 1- E- 0.36

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

.4 MI S JCT SH 108, Little River, AR

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 84

C.R. 51-F-4.81

Good

Over: GRASSY LAKE DITCH

4 MI S OF JCT SH32 CR 51, Little River, AR

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 77

C.R- 59 -D -1.01

Good

Over: CANEY CREEK

1 MI NW JCT SH 41, Little River, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

Cr.51-D-13.90

Good

Over: Flat Creek

2 MI N JCT SH 108, Little River, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 393

SH 234-01-1.41

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

1.41 MI JCT SH 41 & 234, Little River, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 562

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