Total bridges
227
Public highway bridges in Yell County
County profile · official public datasets
Yell County, AR
227 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 54.6% rated Good, 44.1% Fair, 1.3% Poor.
- 227
- Public bridges
- 54.6%
- Good condition
- 1.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Yell County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 9%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 227
- public highway bridges
- 1971
- 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.
Yell County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Yell County ranks #7 of 75 Arkansas counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.3%). Yell County, Arkansas contains 227 public highway bridges. Roughly 54.6% are rated “Good,” 44.1% “Fair,” and 1.3% “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
54.6%
124 of 227 rated 7-9
Fair condition
44.1%
100 of 227 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.3%
3 of 227 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#7 of 75
Among Arkansas counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 227 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 54.6% (124)
Fair 44.1% (100)
Poor 1.3% (3)
Yell County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,220 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 407 crossings a day against 1,261 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 227 of 227 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
52.4% of Yell County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
119 of the 227 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 54.6% 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 50% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
Hwy 27 Side Drain over Creek, built 1968, carries 610 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 3-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,220 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Yell County's bridges were built
227 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 13
1920–1929
13 bridges
- 1930s 16
1930–1939
16 bridges
- 1940s 4
1940–1949
4 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
29 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
36 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
34 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
48 bridges
- 1990s 19
1990–1999
19 bridges
- 2000s 18
2000–2009
18 bridges
- 2010s 7
2010–2019
7 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 48 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1971, 9 years older than the Arkansas average of 1980.
How Yell County compares with Arkansas's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Arkansas counties nearest Yell County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.3% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1971 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is 8 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 74 Arkansas counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden County | 235 | 40.4% | 51.9% | 7.7% | 1980 |
| Saline County | 231 | 56.7% | 39.4% | 3.9% | 1990 |
| Yell County (this page) | 227 | 54.6% | 44.1% | 1.3% | 1971 |
| Hot Spring County | 222 | 22.1% | 73% | 5% | 1972 |
| Polk County | 221 | 20.8% | 66.5% | 12.7% | 1965 |
| Faulkner County | 219 | 56.6% | 42% | 1.4% | 1987 |
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 Yell 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 Yell County, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AR (227 bridges here).
- McHenry County, IL · 227 bridges
- LaPorte County, IN · 227 bridges
- Rush County, IN · 227 bridges
- St. Joseph County, IN · 227 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1971 here).
- Wayne County, MI · avg 1971 · 1,026 bridges
- Baltimore County, MD · avg 1971 · 783 bridges
- Washington County, PA · avg 1971 · 655 bridges
- Linn County, OR · avg 1971 · 566 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (100)
FDR F72G
FairOver: DRAIN
1.619 MI SE OF FDR 146, Yell, AR
Built 1986 ADT: 15
FDR 847
FairOver: DRAIN
.895 MI S OF HWY 80, Yell, AR
Built 1976 ADT: 25
FDR 159
FairOver: DRAIN
8.72 MI. WEST OF CR16, Yell, AR
Built 1975 ADT: 50
FDR 159
FairOver: DRAIN
4.17 MI W OF CR 16, Yell, AR
Built 1980 ADT: 50
FDR 818
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
5.5 MI NW OF HWY 28, Yell, AR
Built 1965 ADT: 50
FDR 11
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
19.3 MI W OF HWY 7, Yell, AR
Built 1923 ADT: 50
FDR 970
FairOver: E. WEAVER CREEK
5.9 MI W OF FDR 519, Yell, AR
Built 1975 ADT: 50
FDR 970
FairOver: W. SPILLER CREEK
4.3 MI W. OF FDR 519, Yell, AR
Built 1972 ADT: 50
FDR 519
FairOver: DRAIN
2.31 MI N OF YE2, Yell, AR
Built 1982 ADT: 50
FDR 776
FairOver: DRAIN
5.8 MI W OF 519, Yell, AR
Built 1985 ADT: 50
CR8/Duck Pond Rd
FairOver: Fourche LaFave River
3 Mi S. Jct SH 28, Yell, AR
Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15
Mickles Switch Rd
FairOver: Achmum Creek
0.40 MI E JCT SH 10, Yell, AR
Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 183
Pumpkin Bridge Rd
FairOver: Piney Creek
1.78 SO SH 10 @ Havana, Yell, AR
Built 1982 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 104
Oak Street
FairOver: Keeland Creek
0.35 MI E JCT SH 10 & 7, Yell, AR
Built 1990 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 287
PROJECT ROAD
FairOver: Blue Mntn Lake Emergency
5 MI. SE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN, Yell, AR
Built 1947 Load: 7.7 t ADT: 55
Mickles Switch Rd
FairOver: Achmun Creek
0.45 MI E JCT SH 10, Yell, AR
Built 1920 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 183
Petillo Hill Rd
FairOver: Pond Creek
.68 MI S SH 154, Yell, AR
Built 1977 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50
Horseshoe Lake Rd
FairOver: Petit Jean River
1.24 SW Jct Co Rd 20, Yell, AR
Built 1986 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 39
Saddle Back Rd
FairOver: Durrough Branch
0.5 MI N JCT CO RD 1 & 2, Yell, AR
Built 1990 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 139
New Hope Rd
FairOver: Harris Creek
0.02 MI S JCT SH 28, Yell, AR
Built 1985 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 42
McCray Ridge Rd
FairOver: Little Chickalah Crk
0.21 MI N JCT SH27&CR41, Yell, AR
Built 1988 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 80
Old Hwy 10
FairOver: Keeling Creek
0.65 E JCT SH 7, Yell, AR
Built 1976 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 71
Humpback Rd.
FairOver: HARRIS CREEK
2.40 MI S JCT SH 28, Yell, AR
Built 1912 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 80
Slaty Crsng /CR306
FairOver: Petit Jean River
.8 MI S CO RD 57 & 306, Yell, AR
Built 1987 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 144
Old Hwy 10
FairOver: Creek
2.4 MI E JCT SH 7, Yell, AR
Built 1989 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 660
SH 10
FairOver: Milky Branch
2.32 MI EAST JCT OF SH 27, Yell, AR
Built 2001 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,100
FDR 818
FairOver: MCCLAIN BRANCH
.4 MI N OF HWY 28, Yell, AR
Built 1977 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50
SH 27
FairOver: PEAVINE CREEK
1.0 MI N JCT SH 28-SEC4, Yell, AR
Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 850
SH 154
FairOver: Choate George Branch
0.9 MI E JCT SH 28 & 154, Yell, AR
Built 1966 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 560
Saddle Back Rd.
FairOver: Robertson Creek
0.1 M N Jct CR 1 & 2, Yell, AR
Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 139
Old Hwy 10
FairOver: Mason Creek
5.09 MI E JCT SH 7, Yell, AR
Built 1988 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 660
SH 80
FairOver: DECEIPHER CREEK
1.9 MI E OF SCOTT CO L, Yell, AR
Built 1931 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 650
FDR 519
FairOver: MILLER RANCH CREEK
5.1 MI N OF CTY RT 2, Yell, AR
Built 1952 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 50
SH 27
FairOver: Robertson Creek
4.25 MI MONTGOMERY CO LN, Yell, AR
Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 610
SH 27
FairOver: S.F. Fourche La Fave Riv
.10 MI S JCT SH 314, Yell, AR
Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 610
SH 27
FairOver: BIG CREEK
1.63 MI N JCT SH 28 SEC 3, Yell, AR
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,898
Brabec Rd
FairOver: Pole Pin Creek
.35 E SH 28, Yell, AR
Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 467
Bethel Road
FairOver: Smiley Bayou
1.46 mi N of Jct SH 27, Yell, AR
Built 1996 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,495
SH 154
FairOver: Petit Jean River
On Conway & Yell Co Line, Yell, AR
Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 573
Chula Rd.
FairOver: Reed Creek
.42 M W JCT CR 2 & SH 27, Yell, AR
Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 481
Guinn River Rd
FairOver: Guinn River
0.85 MI NW JCT CR 40 & 41, Yell, AR
Built 1983 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 265
SH 80
FairOver: LONG CREEK
4.1 MI W OF JCT SH 10 80, Yell, AR
Built 1942 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 810
SH 27
FairOver: Big Chicklah Creek
.50 MI W JCT OF SH 307, Yell, AR
Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,882
SH 27
FairOver: Little Chicklah Creek
.25 MI SW OF CHICKALAH, Yell, AR
Built 1955 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,882
SH 28
FairOver: Fourche La Fave River
9.15 M E Scott Co Line, Yell, AR
Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 429
River Rd
FairOver: Lake Nimrod Rel.
3.0 S SH 28, Yell, AR
Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30
Young Gravelly Rd
FairOver: Park Creek
1.4 MI NE SH 28, Yell, AR
Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 452
SH 27
FairOver: Barnhart Creek
13.4 M NE MONTGOMERY COL, Yell, AR
Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 829
SH 28
FairOver: Fourche Lafave River
3.23 M E of Scott Co line, Yell, AR
Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 327
SH 27
FairOver: ABANDONED RAILROAD
.31 MI NE JCT OF SH 10, Yell, AR
Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,932
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