Total bridges
322
Public highway bridges in White County
County profile · official public datasets
White County, AR
322 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 44.1% rated Good, 50.6% Fair, 5.3% Poor.
- 322
- Public bridges
- 44.1%
- Good condition
- 5.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
White County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 43rd
- of 75 on Poor share
- 5.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 322
- public highway bridges
- 1978
- 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.
White County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, White County ranks #43 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 5.3%). White County, Arkansas contains 322 public highway bridges. Roughly 44.1% are rated “Good,” 50.6% “Fair,” and 5.3% “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
44.1%
142 of 322 rated 7-9
Fair condition
50.6%
163 of 322 rated 5-6
Poor condition
5.3%
17 of 322 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#43 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 322 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 44.1% (142)
Fair 50.6% (163)
Poor 5.3% (17)
White County's Poor-condition bridges carry 42,272 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 5.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,487 crossings a day against 2,666 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 319 of 322 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
45.7% of White County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
147 of the 322 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 44.1% 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 31.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 67 NB WHITE over CYPRESS REL, built 1969, carries 13,391 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 17-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 42,272 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When White County's bridges were built
322 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
33 bridges
- 1940s 22
1940–1949
22 bridges
- 1950s 14
1950–1959
14 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
37 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
74 bridges
- 1980s 24
1980–1989
24 bridges
- 1990s 21
1990–1999
21 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
33 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
52 bridges
- 2020s 7
2020–2029
7 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 74 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Arkansas average (1980).
How White County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest White County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 5.3% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1983 is 5 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 336 | 68.8% | 26.2% | 5.1% | 1987 |
| Sebastian County | 331 | 34.4% | 59.8% | 5.7% | 1979 |
| White County (this page) | 322 | 44.1% | 50.6% | 5.3% | 1978 |
| Garland County | 319 | 43.3% | 55.8% | 0.9% | 1977 |
| Mississippi County | 309 | 56.3% | 34.3% | 9.4% | 1982 |
| Union County | 289 | 73% | 26% | 1% | 1992 |
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 White 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 White County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (322 bridges here).
- Lafayette County, LA · 322 bridges
- Chesterfield County, VA · 322 bridges
- Christian County, IL · 321 bridges
- Jackson County, IN · 321 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1978 here).
- Orange County, CA · avg 1978 · 1,164 bridges
- Sumner County, KS · avg 1978 · 659 bridges
- Allen County, IN · avg 1978 · 613 bridges
- Livingston County, IL · avg 1978 · 579 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (322)
S. Elm SEARCY
FairOver: GIN CREEK
.10 SOUTH SH 36, White, AR
Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,500
CR 614/White Co.
FairOver: Little Cane Creek
1.42 Mi.NE SH 31, White, AR
Built 2001 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 179
CR 12
FairOver: Bull Creek
.9 Mi NE SH5, White, AR
Built 2020 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 18
CR 196 White Co.
FairOver: BUTTER CREEK
.05 MI W US 367, White, AR
Built 1948 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 49
CR 41 White County
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
2.60 N SH 320, White, AR
Built 1958 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 761
CR 17/White County
FairOver: MUDDY BAYOU
.45 W. CR 19, White, AR
Built 2015 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 19
US67 NB Ramp WHITE
FairOver: GUM SPGS CREEK
SEARCY INSERT, White, AR
Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,676
SH 36 WHITE COUNTY
FairOver: CREEK
0.4 MI S JCT SH367&36, White, AR
Built 1949 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,210
US67C/RaceSt WHITE
FairOver: Gin Creek
1.2 MI E JCT SH 36 & 67, White, AR
Built 1949 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 21,000
CR 89 White County
FairOver: LITTLE CANE CREEK
.85 MI NORTH JCT SH 267, White, AR
Built 1991 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,650
US 67B SEARCY
FairOver: GIN CREEK
0.2 MI N JCT SH 267 & 67B, White, AR
Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 12,873
SH 157 White Co.
FairOver: PUMPKIN BRANCH
2.5 MI N JCT SH 157 & 258, White, AR
Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,700
US 67 White County
FairOver: GUM SPRINGS CREEK
0.2 MI SW US 67C, White, AR
Built 1973 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 24,953
CR 306 White Co.
FairOver: BIG MINGO
.9 E JCT US 167, White, AR
Built 1925 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 567
S Elm SEARCY
FairOver: BRANCH
.45 S SH 36, White, AR
Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 3,500
S. Oak St. SEARCY
FairOver: GIN CREEK
.38 MI N OF SH 267, White, AR
Built 1979 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 592
US 67C WHITE CO.
FairOver: GUM SPRING CREEK
0.45MI N JCT SH 11 & 367, White, AR
Built 1949 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 8,600
SH 5 White County
FairOver: CREEK
1.3 MI N US 64, White, AR
Built 1966 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 5,675
US 67 White County
FairOver: BIG MINGO CREEK
1.18 MI NE JCT 167, White, AR
Built 1978 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 11,000
SH 310 WHITE CO.
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR CR
5.82 MI W OF SH 16, White, AR
Built 1985 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 480
CR/96 White Co.
FairOver: DITCH
JCT Collins & Ditch 13 Rd, White, AR
Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 38
SH 5 White County
FairOver: CREEK
6.18 MI NO JCT US 64, White, AR
Built 1964 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,100
SH 13 White County
FairOver: MCKOWN SLOUGH
2.19 MI N JCT SH 367, White, AR
Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,800
US 167 White Co.
FairOver: CREEK
3.4 MI S. INDEP/WHITE, White, AR
Built 1995 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 6,102
SH 36 WHITE CO.
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH CREEK
2.0 MI E JCT SH 5 & 36, White, AR
Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,600
US 64 WHITE COUNTY
FairOver: DITCH
.4 M E JCT SH367&US64, White, AR
Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,200
FreewayAve 67 FrRd
FairOver: DITCH
.10 NE JCT SH 367 & US 67, White, AR
Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 260
SH 16 WHITE CO.
FairOver: BRIER CREEK
.25 MI S PANGBURN, White, AR
Built 1985 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,600
SH 5 WHITE COUNTY
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2.00 MI S JCT OF SH 36, White, AR
Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,400
SH 267 White Co.
FairOver: BIG CANE CREEK
1.3 MI SW JCT SH 371 &267, White, AR
Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,300
SH 16 White County
FairOver: BIG CREEK
.8 MI N JCT SH 310, White, AR
Built 1971 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,400
US 67 White County
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0 MI S JCT US 64 & 67, White, AR
Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 28,960
SH 367 White Co.
FairOver: LITTLE RED RIVER
.3 M N OF SH 36, White, AR
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,129
SH 31 White County
FairOver: BULL CREEK
0.3 MI N JCT US 67 & 31, White, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,566
SH 267 White Co.
FairOver: DESARC CREEK
.80 MI NE JCT SH 371, White, AR
Built 1962 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,700
CR 77 White County
FairOver: Adler Creek
.22Mi.SouthCedarCornerRd, White, AR
Built 2017 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,208
Donnie Stevens Rd
FairOver: Adler Creek
.2 Mi N. Cedar Crnr. Rd., White, AR
Built 2018 Load: 23.6 t
SH 16 White County
FairOver: CREEK
.50 MI S OF SH 305, White, AR
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,384
SH 16 White County
FairOver: CREEK
.10 MI N JCT OF SH 310, White, AR
Built 1960 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,400
SH 367 While Co.
FairOver: CORN STALK BROOK
JCT SH 367 & 371, White, AR
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,023
SH 367 White Co.
FairOver: BUTTER CREEK
0.5 MI SW JCT SH 87 & 67, White, AR
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,200
US 64 White County
FairOver: DITCH
0.10 MI N JCT US 67 & 167, White, AR
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 12,000
SH 323 White Co.
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
1.7 MI N US 67, White, AR
Built 1970 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 940
SH 31 White County
FairOver: WEBB BRANCH
1.0 MI SE JCT SH 305 & 31, White, AR
Built 1969 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,100
US 67 White County
FairOver: GUM CREEK
0.5 MI S SH 31, White, AR
Built 1973 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 28,975
US 67 WHITE COUNTY
FairOver: POWDER FORK
0.78 MI N JCT SH 323, White, AR
Built 1976 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 21,000
US 67 White County
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1.68 MI N JCT SH 323, White, AR
Built 1974 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 21,000
US 67 White County
FairOver: DITCH
.86 NE JCT 167, White, AR
Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 11,000
SH/16 White County
FairOver: Rocky Branch
1.62 M W US 67B, White, AR
Built 2003 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,500
US64 RROP WHITE
FairOver: Grubbs Rd. & UPRR
0.19 M E JCT SH 367&US64, White, AR
Built 1935 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,200
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