Total bridges
110
Public highway bridges in Sharp County
County profile · official public datasets
Sharp County, AR
110 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 38.2% rated Good, 56.4% Fair, 5.5% Poor.
- 110
- Public bridges
- 38.2%
- Good condition
- 5.5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Sharp County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 44th
- of 75 on Poor share
- 5.5%
- Poor-condition share
- 110
- 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.
Sharp County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Sharp County ranks #44 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.5%). Sharp County, Arkansas contains 110 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.2% are rated “Good,” 56.4% “Fair,” and 5.5% “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
38.2%
42 of 110 rated 7-9
Fair condition
56.4%
62 of 110 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.5%
6 of 110 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#44 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 110 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 38.2% (42)
Fair 56.4% (62)
Poor 5.5% (6)
Sharp County's Poor-condition bridges carry 8,547 vehicle crossings a day
That is 5.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,425 crossings a day against 1,377 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 110 of 110 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
49.1% of Sharp County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
54 of the 110 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 38.2% 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 73.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 63/Sharp Co. over MARTIN CREEK, built 1961, carries 6,300 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 8,547 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Sharp County's bridges were built
110 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 2
1910–1919
2 bridges
- 1920s 6
1920–1929
6 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
15 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
10 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
10 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
13 bridges
- 1980s 8
1980–1989
8 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s 7
2000–2009
7 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
22 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 22 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 20% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1975, 5 years older than the Arkansas average of 1980.
How Sharp County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Sharp County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.5% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is 7 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | 114 | 54.4% | 40.4% | 5.3% | 1985 |
| Lincoln County | 110 | 57.3% | 39.1% | 3.6% | 1986 |
| Sharp County (this page) | 110 | 38.2% | 56.4% | 5.5% | 1975 |
| Ashley County | 106 | 63.2% | 35.8% | 0.9% | 1981 |
| Bradley County | 105 | 58.1% | 38.1% | 3.8% | 1988 |
| Fulton County | 105 | 39% | 48.6% | 12.4% | 1969 |
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 Sharp 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 Sharp County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (110 bridges here).
- Jerome County, ID · 110 bridges
- Comanche County, KS · 110 bridges
- Powell County, KY · 110 bridges
- Washington County, ME · 110 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 (110)
CR 42 Sharp County
FairOver: LOVE CREEK
0.71 MI E US 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1935 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 50
CR 42 Sharp County
FairOver: CHANDLER CREEK
2.70 M E US 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1935 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50
CR 26 Sharp County
FairOver: Reeds Creek
1.65 MIN. N SH 230, Sharp, AR
Built 1997 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 115
CR 51 Sharp County
FairOver: Pierce Creek
2.68 Miles S US 62, Sharp, AR
Built 2002 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
CR 70 Sharp County
FairOver: MARTINS CREEK
6.81 N US 63, Sharp, AR
Built 1930 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 12
CR 51Sharp County
FairOver: Rock Creek
3.40 M NW SH 58, Sharp, AR
Built 1935 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 30
CR 42/Sharp County
FairOver: CREEK
1.62MI E OF US 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 50
CR 1 Sharp County
FairOver: CREEK
2.12 M N SH 58, Sharp, AR
Built 1945 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 180
PeaceValley SHARP
FairOver: CREEK
4.63 M W US 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1936 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 830
Grange Rd SHARP
FairOver: BRANCH
1.69 MI NE OF SH 230, Sharp, AR
Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 440
CR1487 / Sharp Co.
FairOver: MARTINS CREEK
.07 W CO RD 59, Sharp, AR
Built 1982 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 71
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: Creek
0.4 MI N JCT SH 58 W 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1919 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,700
SidneyRd EVE.SHADE
FairOver: TOWN BRANCH
.20 M S OF MAIN STREET, Sharp, AR
Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 199
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: TOWN BRANCH
0.4 MI N JCT SH 56 E 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1919 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,400
US 167 SHARP CO.
FairOver: MILL CREEK
1.2 MI S JCT SH 56 E, Sharp, AR
Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,700
Cardinal Rd/CR 4
FairOver: SOUTH BIG CREEK
.58 M NE US 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1935 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 76
JacksSchool SHARP
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
3.4 W OF US 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1987 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 36
CR/68 Sharp Co.
FairOver: LOVE CREEK
.75 MI E SH 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1997 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 140
MillCreekRd SHARP
FairOver: MARS BRANCH
3.8 M NW SH 115, Sharp, AR
Built 2010 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 156
SH 175 Sharp Co.
FairOver: MARTINS CREEK
12.2 MI N JCT US 63, Sharp, AR
Built 1975 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 335
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: BIG CREEK
1.6 MI N JCT 115, Sharp, AR
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,791
Sidney Rd Sidney
FairOver: CREEK
.02 M NE SH 58, Sharp, AR
Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 199
OldHwy11Rd SHARP
FairOver: TOWN BRANCH
0.08 M S MAIN STREET, Sharp, AR
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 425
CR 3 Sharp County
FairOver: Bird Creek
3.65 SW SH 167, Sharp, AR
Built 2012 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 230
SH115 Sharp Co.
FairOver: LICK FORK CREEK
1.7 MI E JCT SH 167 & 115, Sharp, AR
Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,800
US 63/Sharp County
FairOver: HUMPHREY CR
.6 MI W JCT SH 58 & US 63, Sharp, AR
Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 6,106
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: SALINE BAYOU
0.3 MI S JCT SH 58 W 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 5,791
SH 56 Sharp County
FairOver: RUNNELS BRANCH
7.26 MI E JCT 167 & 56, Sharp, AR
Built 1989 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 420
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: Strawberry River
2.6 MI NO JCT SH 56, Sharp, AR
Built 1928 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,400
US 63/Sharp County
FairOver: BROWNS CREEK
.04 MI N OF LAWRENCE CO, Sharp, AR
Built 1950 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,200
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: PINEY FORK
11.31 MI N INDEPENDENCE, Sharp, AR
Built 1928 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,400
SH 58/Sharp County
FairOver: SIDNEY CREEK
4.4 MI W JCT OF 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1935 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,159
SH 115 SHARP CO.
FairOver: MILL CREEK
6.11 Mi W Lawrence Co, Sharp, AR
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,000
SH 354 Sharp Co.
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
5.5 MI SE JCT US167&SH354, Sharp, AR
Built 1974 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 360
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 MI S SH 56 W, Sharp, AR
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,400
SH 58 Sharp County
FairOver: FOOL CREEK
3.35 MI N JCT OF SH 115, Sharp, AR
Built 1934 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 550
Cherokee Rd
FairOver: S FORK SPRING RIVER
2.43 MI NW SH 175, Sharp, AR
Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,165
FLATHEAD DRIVE
FairOver: S FORK SPRING RIVER
.15 MI N SH 175, Sharp, AR
Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,141
CR/46 Sharp County
FairOver: N. BIG CREEK
2.3 MI W US 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1978 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 830
SH 58 Sharp County
FairOver: SIDNEY CREEK
3.8 MI W JCT US 167 & 58, Sharp, AR
Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,159
CR 44 Sharp County
FairOver: UNDERWOOD BR.
.35 MI SW SH 354, Sharp, AR
Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 160
SH/58 Sharp County
FairOver: CREEK
7.6 MI N JCT SH 354 & 58, Sharp, AR
Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 200
US 62 Sharp County
FairOver: SH 342 Spring River
0.25 MI S JCT US 63, Sharp, AR
Built 1955 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,200
SH 58 Sharp County
FairOver: STRAWBERRY RIVER
1.73 MI SO JCT SH 354, Sharp, AR
Built 1982 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 270
SH 58 SHARP CO.
FairOver: BRANCH
1.6 MI N JCT SH 56 & 58, Sharp, AR
Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 270
Cr 52 Sharp County
FairOver: Dry Creek
.77 M W US 63, Sharp, AR
Built 2019 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 555
SH 58E SHARP CO.
FairOver: CREEK
0.84 MI E JCT 58&58E, Sharp, AR
Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 170
SH/58 Sharp Co.
FairOver: WATERWAY
2.5 MI N JCT SH 354 & 58, Sharp, AR
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 200
SH 354 Sharp Co.
FairOver: BIG CREEK
1.6 MI E JCT US 167&SH354, Sharp, AR
Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 586
SH 58 Sharp County
FairOver: SPG RV & SLSF RR
21.49 N OF SH JCT 115&58, Sharp, AR
Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200
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