Total bridges
199
Public highway bridges in Montgomery County
County profile · official public datasets
Montgomery County, AR
199 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 40.2% rated Good, 57.8% Fair, 2% Poor.
- 199
- Public bridges
- 40.2%
- Good condition
- 2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Montgomery 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 16%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 2%
- Poor-condition share
- 199
- public highway bridges
- 1975
- 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.
Montgomery County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Montgomery County ranks #12 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2%). Montgomery County, Arkansas contains 199 public highway bridges. Roughly 40.2% are rated “Good,” 57.8% “Fair,” and 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.
Good condition
40.2%
80 of 199 rated 7-9
Fair condition
57.8%
115 of 199 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2%
4 of 199 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#12 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 199 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 40.2% (80)
Fair 57.8% (115)
Poor 2% (4)
Montgomery County's Poor-condition bridges carry 810 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 203 crossings a day against 862 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 199 of 199 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
48.2% of Montgomery County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
96 of the 199 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 40.2% 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 86.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
State Highway 240 over Caddo River-Montgomery, built 1966, carries 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 4-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 810 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Montgomery County's bridges were built
199 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
18 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
32 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
20 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
30 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
30 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
20 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
17 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
18 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 32 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1975, 5 years older than the Arkansas average of 1980.
How Montgomery County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Montgomery County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1978 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 202 | 43.1% | 54% | 3% | 1974 |
| St. Francis County | 202 | 34.7% | 58.9% | 6.4% | 1974 |
| Clay County | 200 | 43.5% | 47% | 9.5% | 1987 |
| Montgomery County (this page) | 199 | 40.2% | 57.8% | 2% | 1975 |
| Scott County | 198 | 26.8% | 66.7% | 6.6% | 1971 |
| Poinsett County | 194 | 41.8% | 42.3% | 16% | 1982 |
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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (199 bridges here).
- Warren County, IL · 199 bridges
- Dallas County, IA · 199 bridges
- Leake County, MS · 199 bridges
- Neshoba County, MS · 199 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1975 here).
- San Bernardino County, CA · avg 1975 · 1,422 bridges
- Lane County, OR · avg 1975 · 1,010 bridges
- Fulton County, GA · avg 1975 · 775 bridges
- Westmoreland County, PA · avg 1975 · 620 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (199)
Polk Creek Rd.- E
FairOver: Branch of Polk Creek
6 M W Jct SH 27 at Norman, Montgomery, AR
Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 158
Old Hwy 8
FairOver: Smith Creek
0.34 M. SE of Jct. SH 8, Montgomery, AR
Built 2004 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 45
SH 8
FairOver: Caddo River
6.26 M. E of Polk Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 680
Bushy Rd. - D
FairOver: Brushy Creek
2.25 N Of Oden, Montgomery, AR
Built 1970 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 251
Logan Gap Rd
FairOver: Twin Creek
2.56 M S Jct US 270, Montgomery, AR
Built 1938 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 290
Union Hill Rd
FairOver: Branch
.5 M SE of Fannie, Montgomery, AR
Built 1977 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 127
SH 8
FairOver: Caddo River
8.82 E Polk Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1934 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 680
US 270
FairOver: Gap Creek
4.25 Mi W of Garland Co, Montgomery, AR
Built 1953 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,900
SH 27
FairOver: Muddy Creek
.53 MI S of Yell Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 610
Cutoff Rd
FairOver: Mazarn Creek
0.01 MI W Jct CR 40, Montgomery, AR
Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 26
Old Dallas Rd
FairOver: Wake Creek
1 MI SE of Alamo, Montgomery, AR
Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 128
Dragover Rd
FairOver: Haw Creek
.08 M S Jct SH 88, Montgomery, AR
Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 74
US 70 Log 2.74
FairOver: Little Sugar Loaf Creek
3.1 Mi W Hot Springs Co L, Montgomery, AR
Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,398
SH 8
FairOver: Creek
0.57 M nw of Pike Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,400
SH 8
FairOver: Huddleston Creek
15.93 M E Of Polk Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,095
SH 8
FairOver: Beech Creek
9.94 M E Polk Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 680
SH 8
FairOver: Collier Creek
6.90 M NW of Pike Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1951 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,800
SH 27
FairOver: Mill Creek
1.98 M N Jct SH 88 & 27, Montgomery, AR
Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,071
SH 88
FairOver: Rainey Creek
2.08 MI E Of Sims, Montgomery, AR
Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 250
Caddo Ave. - D
FairOver: Swindle Creek
N Edge of Norman, Montgomery, AR
Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 43
Sweet Home Rd.
FairOver: Branch of Hovel Creek
0.5 M E of Jct. SH 27, Montgomery, AR
Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 34
Polk Creek Rd
FairOver: Sloan Creek
2 mi W of Norman, Montgomery, AR
Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 364
SdDr drvwy off 270
FairOver: Gap Creek
1.6 W of Garland Co line, Montgomery, AR
Built 2007 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10
SH 88
FairOver: Polk Creek
1.0 M W jct of US 270, Montgomery, AR
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,800
SH 88
FairOver: Hackberry Creek
.5 M E jct of US 270, Montgomery, AR
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 306
SH 88
FairOver: Fiddler Creek
2.5 MI E Jct US 270, Montgomery, AR
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 306
SH 88
FairOver: Rocky Creek
4.40 MI E OF SIMS, Montgomery, AR
Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 250
Old Dallas Rd
FairOver: Mazarn Creek Branch
4.98 M NW Garland Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 128
Clear creek Rd
FairOver: Cedar Creek
.36 M S Jct CR 132, Montgomery, AR
Built 1974 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50
SH 8
FairOver: Caddo River
4.4 M E of Polk Co. line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1951 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 680
SH 88
FairOver: Little Brushey Creek
0.25 Mi E. Of Oden, Montgomery, AR
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,800
SH 88
FairOver: Hole-in-Ground Creek
2.0 M E of Polk Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,400
SH 27
FairOver: Woods Branch
2.44 M E Jct of US 270, Montgomery, AR
Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,900
SH 27
FairOver: Hovell Branch
3.46 M N of Jct US 270, Montgomery, AR
Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,895
SH 88
FairOver: Wheat Creek
6.07 M E of Sims, Montgomery, AR
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 250
SH 88
FairOver: Deer Creek
.4 MI W JCT SH 27, Montgomery, AR
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 250
FDR 106
FairOver: L MISSOURI RIVER
10.1 MI E IF FDR 38, Montgomery, AR
Built 1936 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 150
FDR 43
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
5.1 MI S OF HWY 8, Montgomery, AR
Built 1935 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 75
FDR 48
FairOver: LITTLE BRUSHY CRK
4.53 MI W OF HWY 88, Montgomery, AR
Built 1937 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50
SH 240
FairOver: Wagner Creek
.33 MI N Of Fancy Hill, Montgomery, AR
Built 1981 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 700
SH 379
FairOver: Ouachita River
.6 Mi S Jct SH 88 @ Oden, Montgomery, AR
Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 360
SH 27
FairOver: Ditch
4.27 MI N Jct. SH 8, Montgomery, AR
Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,172
JOPLIN REC SITE AC
FairOver: JOPLIN MARINA ACCESS
3MI N JCT US270 & ACC RD, Montgomery, AR
Built 1984 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 110
Manfred Rd
FairOver: Caddo River
0.30 mi. W of Caddo gap, Montgomery, AR
Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10
Southside Rd
FairOver: Caney Creek
10.91 W Jct SH 379, Montgomery, AR
Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 80
Mt. Gilead Church
FairOver: Caddo River
0.21 M SO JCT SH 8, Montgomery, AR
Built 2014 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 25
SH 240
FairOver: Wagner Creek
1 MI NW OF Fancy Hill, Montgomery, AR
Built 1981 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 700
US 270
FairOver: Walnut Creek
0.20 Mi W of Garland Co, Montgomery, AR
Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,300
US 270
FairOver: Ouachita River
1.5 M E Jct SH 298, Montgomery, AR
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,600
US 70-6 Log 5.72
FairOver: Sugar Loaf Creek
HOT SPRGS CO MONTG CO LI, Montgomery, AR
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,200
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