Total bridges
118
Public highway bridges in Perry County
County profile · official public datasets
Perry County, AR
118 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 60.2% rated Good, 38.1% Fair, 1.7% Poor.
- 118
- Public bridges
- 60.2%
- Good condition
- 1.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Perry 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 13%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 118
- public highway bridges
- 1968
- 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.
Perry County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Perry County ranks #10 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.7%). Perry County, Arkansas contains 118 public highway bridges. Roughly 60.2% are rated “Good,” 38.1% “Fair,” and 1.7% “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
60.2%
71 of 118 rated 7-9
Fair condition
38.1%
45 of 118 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.7%
2 of 118 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#10 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 118 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 60.2% (71)
Fair 38.1% (45)
Poor 1.7% (2)
Perry County's Poor-condition bridges carry 66 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 33 crossings a day against 897 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 118 of 118 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
55.1% of Perry County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
65 of the 118 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 60.2% 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 51.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
Wallace Bridge Rd over Fourche La Fave River, built 1909, carries 34 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 66 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Perry County's bridges were built
118 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s
1920–1929
8 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
14 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
17 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
13 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
9 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
19 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
12 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
11 bridges
- 2010s 4
2010–2019
4 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 19 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 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1968, 12 years older than the Arkansas average of 1980.
How Perry County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Perry County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.7% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1968 against a peer-group mean of 1978 is 10 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway County | 122 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 0% | 1974 |
| Carroll County | 119 | 47.1% | 50.4% | 2.5% | 1975 |
| Grant County | 119 | 68.9% | 29.4% | 1.7% | 1980 |
| Perry County (this page) | 118 | 60.2% | 38.1% | 1.7% | 1968 |
| Howard County | 116 | 40.5% | 56% | 3.4% | 1978 |
| Calhoun County | 114 | 54.4% | 40.4% | 5.3% | 1985 |
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 Perry 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 Perry County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (118 bridges here).
- Autauga County, AL · 118 bridges
- Montrose County, CO · 118 bridges
- Rabun County, GA · 118 bridges
- Johnson County, IL · 118 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1968 here).
- Montgomery County, PA · avg 1968 · 828 bridges
- San Joaquin County, CA · avg 1968 · 644 bridges
- Providence County, RI · avg 1968 · 476 bridges
- Imperial County, CA · avg 1968 · 444 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (45)
FDR 739
FairOver: DRAIN
7.471 MILES WEST OF HWY 7, Perry, AR
Built 1998 ADT: 50
FDR 114
FairOver: DRAIN
11.96 MI E OF HWY 7, Perry, AR
Built 1935 ADT: 75
SH 314
FairOver: Creek
0.68 MI W JCT OF SH 7, Perry, AR
Built 1966 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 150
SH 60
FairOver: Ouachita Creek
0.7 MI W OF FAULKNER CO L, Perry, AR
Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 5,826
Deberrie Rd CR14
FairOver: Fourche LaFave
2.7 MI W JCT SH155 $ CR14, Perry, AR
Built 1983 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 40
SH 10
FairOver: DITCH
8.48 MI E OF YELL CO LINE, Perry, AR
Built 1928 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,470
Poe Farm Rd
FairOver: Bull Lake Slough
1.0 S SH 60 & CR 45, Perry, AR
Built 1988 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 170
FDR 179
FairOver: N FORK SALINE RIVER
2.5 MI S OF FDR 132, Perry, AR
Built 1950 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 50
SH 9
FairOver: BIG MAUMELLE RIVER
2.79 MI NW OF SALINE CO, Perry, AR
Built 1954 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,032
Deberrie Rd
FairOver: S Fourche LaFave River
2.7 MI W JCT SH155 & CR14, Perry, AR
Built 1983 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 337
Union Valley Rd
FairOver: Little Huston Creek
3.4 M SW JCT SH 9 & CR14, Perry, AR
Built 1995 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 977
SH 113
FairOver: Reece Creek
1.5 N PULASKI CO LINE, Perry, AR
Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,200
SH 9
FairOver: Harris Creek
1.0 MI N JCT SH 60, Perry, AR
Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,300
SH 60
FairOver: W Fork Mill Creek
SE City Limits Houston, Perry, AR
Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,811
Trail 86
FairOver: Maumelle River
3.7 M SW JCT SH 10&CR 39, Perry, AR
Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 140
Trail 86
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
0.1 MI NE JCT SH 7, Perry, AR
Built 1980 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 40
SH 60
FairOver: Ditch
4.3 M E OF SH 9, Perry, AR
Built 1947 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,100
SH 9
FairOver: FOURCHE LAFAVE RVR
PERRYVILLE, Perry, AR
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,000
SH 60
FairOver: Harris Creek
0.4 MI E JCT SH 9, Perry, AR
Built 1947 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,100
SH 60
FairOver: Harris Creek
3.55 Mi E of Yell Co, Perry, AR
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 400
SH 113
FairOver: FOURCHE LA FAVE RIVER
2.0 MI S OF BIGELOW, Perry, AR
Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,399
SH 113
FairOver: Mill Creek
0.4 MI S JCT SH 60, Perry, AR
Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,100
SH 60
FairOver: Rock Creek
W outskirts of Aplin, Perry, AR
Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 690
SH 113
FairOver: Rankin Creek
3.6 MI N PULASKI CO L, Perry, AR
Built 1956 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,200
FDR 86
FairOver: MAUMELLE RIVER TRIB
13.3 MI E OF HWY 7, Perry, AR
Built 1938 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 50
FDR 114
FairOver: COVE CREEK
5.4 MI E OF HWY 7, Perry, AR
Built 1935 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 50
SH 9
FairOver: CYPRESS RELIEF
1.5 MI S CONWAY CO LINE, Perry, AR
Built 1938 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,711
SH 60
FairOver: White Creek
1.10 Mi E of Nimrod, Perry, AR
Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 400
Trail 86
FairOver: CREEK
6.38 MI SW JCT SH 9, Perry, AR
Built 1937 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 160
SH 60
FairOver: Taylor Creek
1.0 M NW OF SH 113, Perry, AR
Built 1957 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,126
SH 113
FairOver: Cypress Creek
4.0 MI NW of Houston, Perry, AR
Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,282
Shepherds Ford Rd
FairOver: S. Fourche La Fave River
.75 M SE JCT SH 314&CR 7, Perry, AR
Built 2008 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 43
SH 60
FairOver: Cedar Creek
.69 Mi W JCT of SH 9, Perry, AR
Built 1963 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,700
SH 216
FairOver: Fourche LaFave River
2.80 MI S of Houston, Perry, AR
Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 520
SH 155
FairOver: FOURCHE LA FAVE RIVER
1.12 MI S JCT SH 60, Perry, AR
Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 140
SH 7
FairOver: Sugar Creek
4.78 MI N Garland Co Line, Perry, AR
Built 1933 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,020
SH 7
FairOver: FOURCHE LAFAVE RIVER
SOUTH OUTSKIRTS FOURCHE, Perry, AR
Built 1941 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,000
SH 7
FairOver: BIG COVE CREEK
2.5 M N JCT SH 314, Perry, AR
Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000
SH 7
FairOver: Magie Creek
S CL of Hollis, Perry, AR
Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,200
Welcome Home Rd
FairOver: Rose Creek
.24 MI S HWY 155, Perry, AR
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 252
SH 324
FairOver: Brown Creek
1.5 MI SW SH 9, Perry, AR
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 230
CR 204 Rose Creek
FairOver: creek
.17 mi. W. St. Hwy. 155, Perry, AR
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 190
SH 216
FairOver: Creek
2.3 MI E JCT SH 9 & 216, Perry, AR
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,400
SH 216
FairOver: Greathouse Creek
2.4 MI E JCT SH 9 & 216, Perry, AR
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,400
FDR 86
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
.1 MI E OF HWY 7, Perry, AR
Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100
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