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.
All bridges (449)
Township Avenue
FairOver: Niokaska Creek-Wash
0.18 MI EAST OLD WIRE RD, Washington, AR
Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,000
Highland Church Rd
FairOver: Creek - Wash. Co.
150 FT E CO RD 659, Washington, AR
Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 280
Delight Road
FairOver: Sulphur Fork-Washington
0.1 MI EAST CO RD 21, Washington, AR
Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 273
Co Rd 47 Wash Co
FairOver: Middle Fork White River
1 MI NE CO RD 119 JCT, Washington, AR
Built 1989 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 814
Summers Road
FairOver: Price Creek - Wash. Co.
0.47 MI SOUTH OF SUMMERS, Washington, AR
Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 141
Ball Road-Wash. Co
FairOver: Sinking Creek
0.1 MI S OF JCT CO RD 332, Washington, AR
Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 787
Hale Road
FairOver: Dry Creek
2.18 MI SE CO RD 328, Washington, AR
Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 67
Ball Road
FairOver: Dry Creek-Washington Co.
0.1 MI S E OF CO RD 79, Washington, AR
Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 787
Prince Rd-Wash Co.
FairOver: Creek
2 MI E MORROW, Washington, AR
Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 79
County Road 154
FairOver: Creek-Washington Co.
0.15 E U.S. 71 SEC 16, Washington, AR
Built 1982 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 65
Parker Branch Road
FairOver: Parker Branch-Wash
1.91 S CO RD 32, Washington, AR
Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300
W Battlefield Park
FairOver: Muddy Fork-Washington Co
4.52 MI NW PRAIRIE GROVE, Washington, AR
Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 23
W. Cincinnati Road
FairOver: Creek -Washington County
.24 MI W. OF SH. 59, Washington, AR
Built 1996 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 245
Bethel Blacktop Rd
FairOver: Moores Creek-Wash Co.
6.58 MI W FARMINGTON, Washington, AR
Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,065
Oxford Bend Rd.
FairOver: Creek-Washington Co.
0.2 MI N OF SH 45, Washington, AR
Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 214
N. Skylight Mtn
FairOver: Creek - Washington Co.
1.14 MI E CO RD 3, Washington, AR
Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 448
Nicewarner Rd-Wash
FairOver: Branch of Baron Fork
0.05N JCT CO RD 452 & 415, Washington, AR
Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 281
Vineyard Road
FairOver: Creek-Washington
0.05 MI CO RD 3, Washington, AR
Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 377
Rothrock Road
FairOver: Creek - Wash. Co.
0.07 MI S. CO. RD. 49, Washington, AR
Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 173
Millers Chapel Rd
FairOver: Jones Branch - Wash. Co.
5.8 MI E OF US 71-16, Washington, AR
Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 124
Millers Chapel Rd
FairOver: Jones Creek - Wash. Co.
6.0 MI E OF US 71-16, Washington, AR
Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 124
Bethel Blacktop Rd
FairOver: Muddy Fork
JCT OF CR 80 & 62, Washington, AR
Built 2000 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 278
Antioch Rd. - Wash
FairOver: BR of Evansville Creek
2.1 MI N OF CRAWFORD CO, Washington, AR
Built 2000 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 346
CO RD 612 - L
FairOver: Creek-Washington Co.
2.2 MI. SW OF CORD 37, Washington, AR
Built 2002 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 199
Old Cincinnati Rd
FairOver: Cincinnati Creek-Wash
2.2 MI E OF CINCINNATI, Washington, AR
Built 2002 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250
Salem Springs Rd
FairOver: Little Branch-Wash. Co.
1.45 MI. E. CR. 452, Washington, AR
Built 2002 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 79
CO.RTE. 1
FairOver: Evansville Creek Wash Co
1.6 M E.OFCO RD 3 JCT., Washington, AR
Built 2003 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 136
Rennic Road
FairOver: Creek - Wash Co.
2.28 Mi So Benton Co Ln, Washington, AR
Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 167
County Road 882
FairOver: Hamestring Creek - Wash.
0.10 W OF CR 877, Washington, AR
Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 140
US 62-Washington
FairOver: Price Creek
3.53 Mi East of OK Line, Washington, AR
Built 1929 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,299
State Highway 265
FairOver: Creek
250 Ft So Jct Hwy 45, Washington, AR
Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 26,882
I 49 Ramp-Wash
FairOver: Cato Springs Branch
RAMP JUST S OF A&B6243, Washington, AR
Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,513
I 49- Washington
FairOver: Cato Springs Branch
0.1 MI S JCT SH 265, Washington, AR
Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 32,112
Goshen Tuttle Road
FairOver: Dry Creek
1.63 MI S SH 45, Washington, AR
Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,447
Armstrong Avenue
FairOver: Town Creek - Wash. Co.
0.4 MI SOUTH SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,900
Caleb Drive
FairOver: Town Ditch - Greenland
0.04 Mi N of Landy Place, Washington, AR
Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 477
ErnestLancaster Dr
FairOver: Airport Cr. Fayetteville
0.2 Mi E US Hwy 71, Washington, AR
Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 959
Spring Creek Ave.
FairOver: Creek - Springdale
0.18 Mi. E. SH 265, Washington, AR
Built 2003 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,667
SH 59-Washington
FairOver: Little Branch
1.80 MI N JCT OF SH 45, Washington, AR
Built 1931 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 840
Giles Road
FairOver: Tanner Cr- Prairie Grove
0.42 mi. N. SH 170, Washington, AR
Built 2002 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 249
Sunset Road-Wash
FairOver: West Fork White River
0.10 Mi E Jct Hwy 71, Washington, AR
Built 2009 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 64
SSCHOOLAVE
FairOver: Town Branch
.10 S JCT OF SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000
State Highway 45
FairOver: Brush Creek-Washington
1.23 MI W OF MADISON CO, Washington, AR
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,900
US 71-Wash Co.
FairOver: West Fork White River
0.10 Mi. So. of Greenland, Washington, AR
Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,900
N. Cove Creek Rd.
FairOver: Sulphur Creek - Wash. Co
3.45 M S OF PRAIRIE GROVE, Washington, AR
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,686
Old Missouri Road
FairOver: Mudd Creek - Wash. Co.
0.98 MI N OLD WIRE RD, Washington, AR
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,700
Goose Creek Road
FairOver: Illinois River Relief
1.8 MI E CORD 37 JCT, Washington, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 298
Wilkerson Road
FairOver: Clear Creek - Wash. Co.
0.75 MI N OF VAN ASCHE, Washington, AR
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,000
Double Springs Rd.
FairOver: Owl Creek
0.37 S. OF SH 16, Washington, AR
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,500
Wyman Road
FairOver: White River - Wash. Co.
3.05 MI. E. SH.265, Washington, AR
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 700
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