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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.

Total bridges

322

Public highway bridges in White County

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

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).

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

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for White County and the 5 Arkansas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Jefferson County 336 5.1%
Sebastian County 331 5.7%
White County (this page) 322 5.3%
Garland County 319 0.9%
Mississippi County 309 9.4%
Union County 289 1%

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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1978 here).

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

All 322 Good 142 Fair 163 Poor 17

All bridges (322)

SH 13 White Co.

Good

Over: Little Red River

1.6 NE OF SEARCY & 67C, White, AR

Built 1986 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12

CR 35/White County

Good

Over: BAD LUCK CREEK

4.46 MI N JCT SH 31, White, AR

Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 680

SH 5 White County

Good

Over: CREEK

6.75 MI NO OF JCT US 64, White, AR

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,100

SH 36 White County

Good

Over: DITCH

JCT OF SH 36 & SH 367, White, AR

Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,136

SH 367 / White Co.

Good

Over: CANE CREEK RELIEF

2 MI NE JCT SH 371, White, AR

Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,200

SH 13 WHITE COUNTY

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

.8 MI N SH 137, White, AR

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 620

CR348 White County

Good

Over: Pine Creek

.47 N CORD 347, White, AR

Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 114

SH 258 WHITE CO.

Good

Over: BIG MINGO CREEK

.2 MI E JCT US 67, White, AR

Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 220

SH13 Searcy Bypass

Good

Over: Creek

.05 mi W SH 16, White, AR

Built 2018 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12

CR615 white county

Good

Over: Smith springs branch

1.10Mi Ne Sh 31, White, AR

Built 2018 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 434

SH 67B White Co.

Good

Over: STONY BRANCH

.5 MI S JCT OF US 67, White, AR

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,600

SH 5 WHITE COUNTY

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

2.78 MI N US 64, White, AR

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,100

Davis Rd. WHITE

Good

Over: DEENER CREEK

0.8_MI NE JCT 67C, White, AR

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,500

CR 383 White Co.

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

.57 MI N CR 383 & SH 157, White, AR

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 801

CR 68 White County

Good

Over: Stevens Creek

.05 Mile E - SH 157, White, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 410

CR 12 White County

Good

Over: Little Bull Creek

.6 Mi. S CO RD 16, White, AR

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 560

CR379 White County

Good

Over: Stevens Creek

0.01MI JCT CR 379&345, White, AR

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

CR 75 White County

Good

Over: Glaise Creek

.7 MI E JCT RD 73 & 75, White, AR

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49

CR184 White County

Good

Over: Glaise Creek

.4 Mi. W. Jct. CR 189, White, AR

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,532

SH 367 Sec16 WHITE

Good

Over: US 67-SEC 12

JCT US 67 & SH 367, White, AR

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,000

SH 124/White Co.

Good

Over: BRIER CREEK

0.7MI W JCT S H 305&124, White, AR

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,400

SH 36/White County

Good

Over: IORIO CREEK

0.80 MI W OF US 67&S36, White, AR

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,043

SH 36 O/P White Co

Good

Over: US HWY 67&167

2.1 MI E OF SH 36&MAIN, White, AR

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000

SH 367 White Co.

Good

Over: Bull Bayou

1.8 Miles NE Hwy 31, White, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,900

SH 385 White Co.

Good

Over: Black Creek

.4 MI.S.JCT SH 36, White, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 947

SH 13 White County

Good

Over: Bayou Des Arc

1.08 Mi. N SH 267, White, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,800

SH 13

Good

Over: N. Main St; Rocky Branch

0.85 MI E of SH 16, White, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12

hwy 36

Good

Over: West Hog Thief Creek

1.40 Mi. W. Jct. SH 305, White, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,600

hwy 36

Good

Over: East Hog Thief Creek

1.26 MI W. Jct. SH 305, White, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,600

SEARCY JimmyCarrDr

Good

Over: GIN CREEK

0.13 MI N SH 36, White, AR

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,900

CR9 White County

Good

Over: Kettle Creek

.65 Miles West Hwy-64, White, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 357

Dairy Rd. White Co

Good

Over: Spring Branch

1.3MI NW SH 36, White, AR

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 118

CR 605 White Co.

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

.9M SW CO RD 90, White, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 127

Old River Rd WHITE

Good

Over: Cedar Branch

1.12 Mi W SH 305, White, AR

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 92

Daffodil Rd. White

Good

Over: Daniels Creek

1.77 Mi. E SH5, White, AR

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 104

No. Main St/Searcy

Good

Over: Deener Creek

.5 Mi. North SH 16, White, AR

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,400

S.Waller Rd /CR73

Good

Over: Big Mingo Creek

5.0 Miles S. of US 64, White, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 129

CR 809 White Co.

Good

Over: Jones Creek

.09 MI E Jct SH 5, White, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

Smith Rd CR46

Good

Over: Panther Creek

2.1 Mi. W of SH16, White, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

CR 23 White County

Good

Over: Cedar Creek

1.1 Mi SW of SH 5, White, AR

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38

US 67 SB WHITE

Good

Over: OVERFLOW CREEK

1.78 M W JCT US 167, White, AR

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,500

US 67 SB WHITE

Good

Over: GLAISE CREEK

5.11 MI NE JCT US 167, White, AR

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,500

US 67 SB WHITE

Good

Over: OATS CREEK

.4 MI N BRADFORD OVERPASS, White, AR

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,003

US 67 NB WHITE

Good

Over: OVERFLOW CREEK

1.78 MI W JCT US 167, White, AR

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,500

US 67 NB WHITE

Good

Over: GLAISE CREEK

5.11 MI NE JCT US 167, White, AR

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,500

US 67 NB WHITE

Good

Over: OATS CREEK

.4 MI N BRADFORD OVERPASS, White, AR

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,003

US 64 White Co.

Good

Over: JONES BRANCH

6.2 M NW OF SH 367, White, AR

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,000

SH 36 White County

Good

Over: CREEK

.25 MI E OF MAIN, White, AR

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,399

HoneyHillLoopWHITE

Good

Over: Ditch

2.43 Mi N of Jct SH 267, White, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 91

SH13 N.ByPassRmp

Good

Over: Rocky Branch

Jct.N.Main&N.ByPass(Ramp), White, AR

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12

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