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Sevier County, AR

164 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 55.5% rated Good, 37.8% Fair, 6.7% Poor.

164
Public bridges
55.5%
Good condition
6.7%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

50th
of 75 on Poor share
6.7%
Poor-condition share
164
public highway bridges
1977
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.

Sevier County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Sevier County ranks #50 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.7%). Sevier County, Arkansas contains 164 public highway bridges. Roughly 55.5% are rated “Good,” 37.8% “Fair,” and 6.7% “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.

Total bridges

164

Public highway bridges in Sevier County

Good condition

55.5%

91 of 164 rated 7-9

Fair condition

37.8%

62 of 164 rated 5-6

Poor condition

6.7%

11 of 164 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#50 of 75

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

Condition distribution

Share of 164 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
55.5% (91)
Fair
37.8% (62)
Poor
6.7% (11)

Sevier County's Poor-condition bridges carry 32,881 vehicle crossings a day

That is 12.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,989 crossings a day against 1,647 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 164 of 164 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

42.7% of Sevier County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

70 of the 164 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 55.5% 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 18.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US 71 SEC.06- 1.49 over LITTLE RUSSEY CREEK, built 1937, carries 6,000 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 32,881 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Sevier County's bridges were built

164 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 26 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 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1977) matches the Arkansas average (1980).

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

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

The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Sevier County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.7% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1977 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Sevier County and the 5 Arkansas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Hempstead County 174 3.4%
Sevier County (this page) 164 6.7%
Johnson County 162 1.9%
Ouachita County 162 6.2%
Arkansas County 154 2.6%
Logan County 152 8.6%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside AR (164 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1977 here).

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

All 164 Good 91 Fair 62 Poor 11

Good-condition bridges (91)

CR 3 DOG TOWN ROAD

Good

Over: ROLLING FORK RELIEF

1.4 MI E JCT CO RD 1, Sevier, AR

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 56

CR 2 CENTRAL ROAD

Good

Over: COOL EASY CREEK

4 MI E OF HORATIO, Sevier, AR

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 780

CR 304 EAST MAGNOL

Good

Over: BIG BELLVILLE CREEK

.42 MI E JCT US 71, Sevier, AR

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CO RD 201 (VALLEY

Good

Over: BELLAH CREEK

1.5 M S OF GILLHAM, Sevier, AR

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 95

CR 35/F-STATELINE

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

3.5 MI N JCT US 70 OKLA, Sevier, AR

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 255

CR 2 CENTRAL ROAD

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK RELIEF #1

5 MI. NW OF FALLS CHAPEL, Sevier, AR

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 780

SH 329 SEC.01-1.16

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.2 M E JCT SH 41@ DEQUEE, Sevier, AR

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,900

SH 41 SEC. 01-0.34

Good

Over: D&E RR

SO EDGE OF DEQUEEN, Sevier, AR

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,100

US 371 SEC.01-0.56

Good

Over: BIG BELLVILLE CR

EAST EDGE OF LOCKSBURG, Sevier, AR

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,400

US 371 - 01 - 5.78

Good

Over: SALINE RELIEF

.66 MI W HOWARD CO LINE, Sevier, AR

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,400

US 371 - 01- 6.02

Good

Over: SALINE RELIEF

5.25 MI E LOCKSBURG, Sevier, AR

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,400

US 371 -01- 6.43

Good

Over: SALINE RIVER

HOWARD & SEVIER CO LINES, Sevier, AR

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,400

SH 317 SEC 04-0.67

Good

Over: TRENT CREEK

0.67 M N JCT SH 26, Sevier, AR

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160

SH 317 - 04 -11.07

Good

Over: BELLVILLE CREEK

11.22 MI NO JCT SH 27, Sevier, AR

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

SH 27 SEC. 01-0.72

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT SH27 & US71, Sevier, AR

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

U.S 71 SEC.06-6.46

Good

Over: COSSATOT RIVER RELIEF

7.1 MI. EAST OF DEQUEEN, Sevier, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,800

U.S.71 SEC.06-6.56

Good

Over: COSSATOT RIVER

7.0 MI. EAST OF DEQUEEN, Sevier, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,800

U.S 71 - 06 -12.67

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

0.71 MI. E OF JCT.71&41, Sevier, AR

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,331

US 71 SEC.06 5.53

Good

Over: Burke Creek

0.20 MI N JCT US 70, Sevier, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,772

CR33 N. PARK AVE.

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

2 MI N LOCKSBURG, Sevier, AR

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

CR 45 CROSS TRAILS

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

5.44 MI NE JCT US HWY 71, Sevier, AR

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 908

C.R. 33 N. PARK AV

Good

Over: RUSSEY CREEK

0.5 MI. N. OF LOCKSBERG, Sevier, AR

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

CR 12 JOHNSON BR.

Good

Over: RELIEF STR.

3.0 MI W OF JCT HWY 70, Sevier, AR

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 421

CR.12 JOHNSON BR.

Good

Over: RELIEF STR.

3.78 MI W OF JCT HWY 70, Sevier, AR

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 421

C.R.273 RUNNELS RD

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CR

2.73 MI E JCT US 70, Sevier, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 114

C.R.29-C(PROVO RD)

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

5 MI. N.E. OF LOCKSBURG, Sevier, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,324

CR 7

Good

Over: Bear Creek

3 MI NO JCT SH 24, Sevier, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90

CR 7 BEAR CREEK CU

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BEAR CREEK

3.65 MI N JCT SH 24, Sevier, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90

CR7 BEAR CRK CTOFF

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BEAR CREEK

4 M SW DEQUEEN, Sevier, AR

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

C.R. 271

Good

Over: Hale Creek

.04 MI JCT CO RD 47, Sevier, AR

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14

CR 49/Ladd Br. Rd.

Good

Over: ALMOND CREEK

3.76 mi E Inter SH 71, Sevier, AR

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 131

Robinson Rd.

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

.6 MI W JCT US 71, Sevier, AR

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 386

CR 19 Melrose Rd.

Good

Over: Branch

0.86 MI S JCT US 71, Sevier, AR

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13

CR3 Chapel Hill Rd

Good

Over: ROLLING CR BRANCH

3MI W 3MI N OF HORATIO, Sevier, AR

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,275

CR 3 - Chapel Hill

Good

Over: Rolling FK Branch

.2 MI SO JCT CO RD 170, Sevier, AR

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,275

CR 3G(CHAPEL HILL)

Good

Over: creek

.8 MI SO JCT CO RD 120, Sevier, AR

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,275

CR 17 STRING TOWN

Good

Over: STRING TOWN CREEK

.2 MI EJCT CO RD 13, Sevier, AR

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 102

US 71 SEC.06 -5.96

Good

Over: COSSATOT RIVER RELIEF

.75 MI NW JCT OF US 70, Sevier, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,772

US 71 SEC. 05-8.50

Good

Over: Johns Branch

4.48 M S JCT SH 24, Sevier, AR

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,900

TRAM ROAD

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

2 MI S OF CNTRL RD OFF 71, Sevier, AR

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10

LICHFORD LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: POND CREEK

2 MI S OF CNTRL RD OFF 71, Sevier, AR

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10

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