Total bridges
449
Public highway bridges in Washington County
County profile · official public datasets
Washington County, AR
449 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 22.3% rated Good, 70.8% Fair, 6.9% Poor.
- 449
- Public bridges
- 22.3%
- Good condition
- 6.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Washington County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 51st
- of 75 on Poor share
- 6.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 449
- public highway bridges
- 1982
- 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.
Washington County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Washington County ranks #51 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.9%). Washington County, Arkansas contains 449 public highway bridges. Roughly 22.3% are rated “Good,” 70.8% “Fair,” and 6.9% “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
22.3%
100 of 449 rated 7-9
Fair condition
70.8%
318 of 449 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.9%
31 of 449 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#51 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 449 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 22.3% (100)
Fair 70.8% (318)
Poor 6.9% (31)
Washington County's Poor-condition bridges carry 44,785 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,445 crossings a day against 7,949 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 449 of 449 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
29.4% of Washington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
132 of the 449 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 22.3% 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 29% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
East Huntsville Rd over Spout Spring Br. - Fay., built 1940, carries 13,000 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 31-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 44,785 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Washington County's bridges were built
449 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 1
Built before 1900
1 bridges
- 1920s 13
1920–1929
13 bridges
- 1930s 30
1930–1939
30 bridges
- 1940s 13
1940–1949
13 bridges
- 1950s 14
1950–1959
14 bridges
- 1960s 28
1960–1969
28 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
74 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
76 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
95 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
59 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
44 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 95 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1982) matches the Arkansas average (1980).
How Washington County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Washington County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.9% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1986 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County (this page) | 449 | 22.3% | 70.8% | 6.9% | 1982 |
| Craighead County | 442 | 65.8% | 31% | 3.2% | 1995 |
| Benton County | 410 | 49% | 47.1% | 3.9% | 1992 |
| Jefferson County | 336 | 68.8% | 26.2% | 5.1% | 1987 |
| Sebastian County | 331 | 34.4% | 59.8% | 5.7% | 1979 |
| White County | 322 | 44.1% | 50.6% | 5.3% | 1978 |
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 Washington 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 Washington County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (449 bridges here).
- Sioux County, IA · 449 bridges
- Barton County, KS · 449 bridges
- Grady County, OK · 449 bridges
- Dauphin County, PA · 449 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1982 here).
- Oklahoma County, OK · avg 1982 · 1,216 bridges
- Jackson County, MO · avg 1982 · 930 bridges
- Milwaukee County, WI · avg 1982 · 893 bridges
- Champaign County, IL · avg 1982 · 727 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (318)
Greasy Valley Road
FairOver: Blair Creek-Washington
5.3 MI SO SH 62, Washington, AR
Built 1976 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,718
East Sanders St.
FairOver: Spring Creek - Wash. Co.
0.12 E HWY 71, Washington, AR
Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,500
N. Jackson Highway
FairOver: Creek -Washington County
0.8 MI S OF SH 244&16 JCT, Washington, AR
Built 1989 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,156
Poplar Street
FairOver: Scull Cr. - Fayetteville
0.20 W OF GREGG STREET, Washington, AR
Built 1991 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,096
South 48th Street
FairOver: Ditch - Springdale
0.38 MI SOUTH OF US412, Washington, AR
Built 1997 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,200
Garland McKee Road
FairOver: Carleigh Creek Wash. Co.
0.2 Mi S Hwy 170, Washington, AR
Built 2000 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 170
State Highway 265
FairOver: Hog Eye Creek-Washington
0.5 MI NO OF HOG EYE, Washington, AR
Built 1975 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,100
Highway 62 Bypass
FairOver: Ditch - Wash. Co.
0.25 mi West of CR 9, Washington, AR
Built 2012 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 8,644
US 71 B-Washington
FairOver: Spring Creek
0.89 MI S OF BENTON CO LN, Washington, AR
Built 1929 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 28,726
State Highway 59
FairOver: Evansville Creek-Wash
2.0 MI S SH 244, Washington, AR
Built 1936 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 986
I-49 NB LNS
FairOver: US Highway 62
INTERCHANGE US 62 & I-49, Washington, AR
Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 39,423
I-49 SB LNS
FairOver: US Highway 62
INTSEC US 62 & I-49, Washington, AR
Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 42,000
Hazel Valley Road
FairOver: Dry Creek - Wash. Co.
0.1MI E CO RD 119 @ JCT, Washington, AR
Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 814
S. Whitehouse Rd.
FairOver: Rainman Creek-Washington
150 SW CO RD 57, Washington, AR
Built 1986 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 160
Jack Road
FairOver: Fly Creek - Wash. Co.
0.20 MI S CO RD #8, Washington, AR
Built 1992 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 176
Dead Horse Mtn. Rd
FairOver: Nell Creek - Wash. Co.
2.73 S OF SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1993 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 222
Steele Blvd.
FairOver: Mud Creek - Fayetteville
0.2 MI S OF JOYCE BLVD., Washington, AR
Built 2001 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,600
US Highway 71
FairOver: Dye Creek - Wash. Co.
0.72 MI N JCT SH 170, Washington, AR
Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,800
US 71B-Washington
FairOver: Dry Branch
0.76 MI S OF BENTON CO LN, Washington, AR
Built 1929 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 28,726
Maple Street
FairOver: Ar. & Mo. RR - Wash. Co.
0.62 Mi W Jct US71B, Washington, AR
Built 1936 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,736
Little Elm Rd-Wash
FairOver: Goose Creek Tributary
3.2 MI N JCT US 62, Washington, AR
Built 1983 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,687
Bill Campbell Road
FairOver: Zach Creek-Wash. Co.
0.13 MI NORTH US 62, Washington, AR
Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 940
Latta Road
FairOver: Creek - Washington Co.
0.64 MI E OF MORROW, Washington, AR
Built 1982 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 490
Summers Mtn. Road
FairOver: Price Creek - Wash. Co.
1.07 EAST OF US 62, Washington, AR
Built 1984 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 296
N. Scott Hollow Rd
FairOver: Friendship Creek Wash Co
0.5 MI SE CO RD 91, Washington, AR
Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 220
E. North St.
FairOver: Moores Creek - Lincoln
0.3 M W. S. Wdngtn Blktp, Washington, AR
Built 2003 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 735
Trace Branch Road
FairOver: M.F. White River-Wash
1 MI S OF SULFUR CITY, Washington, AR
Built 1966 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 499
Cato Springs Road
FairOver: Cato Spr. - Fayetteville
0.4 MI W71B, Washington, AR
Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,100
Strickler Road
FairOver: Fall Creek-Washington Co
0.02 MI SO SH 265, Washington, AR
Built 1982 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 619
County Road 845
FairOver: Creek-Washington Co.
1.0 MILE NE SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1988 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 470
4 Corners Road
FairOver: Creek - Wash. Co.
0.02 MI E CR 8, Washington, AR
Built 1990 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 754
South Harris Drive
FairOver: Middle Fork White River
1.1 Ml N Co Rd 57, Washington, AR
Built 1996 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 571
S. Harris Drive
FairOver: Koger Branch - Wash. Co.
2.9 MI S OF SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1996 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 40
US 71 - Wash. Co.
FairOver: Barnett Creek
4.31 MI SE OF US 62, Washington, AR
Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,371
Harmon Rd. - Wash.
FairOver: Wildcat Creek
2.1 MI SOUTH US 412, Washington, AR
Built 1986 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 568
Hwy.412 - Sec. 2
FairOver: Creek - Wash. Co.
1.5 Miles W. Jct Hwy. 112, Washington, AR
Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 30,000
Sonora Road-Wash
FairOver: Friendship Creek
1 MI N US 412, Washington, AR
Built 1980 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 151
Goose Creek Road
FairOver: Owl Creek-Washington Co.
0.01 MI E Jct Flynn Rd., Washington, AR
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 900
N. Starr Drive
FairOver: Mossback Branch-Wash Co.
0.2 MI NORTH CO RD 48, Washington, AR
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,123
Greenridge Rd-Wash
FairOver: Holley Brooke Creek
0.002 MI SO CO RD 57, Washington, AR
Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 231
Fletcher Road
FairOver: Clear Creek - Wash. Co.
Jct. 751 & Beef Farm Rd., Washington, AR
Built 1992 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 470
Hale Mountain Road
FairOver: Fly Cr. - Washington Co.
N CITY LIMITS OF MORROW, Washington, AR
Built 1993 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,743
Union Star Road
FairOver: Lee Creek - Wash. Co.
2.0 MI N. CO RD 237, Washington, AR
Built 1993 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 481
Bethel Blacktop Rd
FairOver: Creek-Washington Co.
0.6 MI E CO RD 33, Washington, AR
Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,065
Habberton Road
FairOver: Creek - Wash. Co.
2.7 MI S. OF US 412, Washington, AR
Built 2000 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,200
Greasy Valley Road
FairOver: Fly Creek-Washington Co.
0.15 MI N CO RD 10, Washington, AR
Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 69
S. Cove Creek Road
FairOver: Hog Head Creek - Wash.
0.02 MI SO OF CO RD 21, Washington, AR
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 31
N. Hughmount Road
FairOver: Clabber Creek - Wash. Co
0.12 MI N CO RD 84, Washington, AR
Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,128
Hamestring Road
FairOver: Hamestring Creek - Wash
1.15 N JCT SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1981 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 320
Rennic Road
FairOver: Wedington Creek - Wash.
1.51 MI S JCT SH 244, Washington, AR
Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 103
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