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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.

Total bridges

227

Public highway bridges in Yell County

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

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.

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

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Yell County and the 5 Arkansas counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Crittenden County 235 7.7%
Saline County 231 3.9%
Yell County (this page) 227 1.3%
Hot Spring County 222 5%
Polk County 221 12.7%
Faulkner County 219 1.4%

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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside AR (1971 here).

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

All 227 Good 124 Fair 100 Poor 3

Good-condition bridges (124)

FDR 985

Good

Over: DRAIN

.02 MI N OF HWY 80, Yell, AR

Built 2010 ADT: 50

FDR F32

Good

Over: KITCHEN CREEK

.22 MI E OF 4677, Yell, AR

Built 2013 ADT: 50

FDR 649

Good

Over: BOOSE HOLLOW CREEK

2 MI E OF HWY 27, Yell, AR

Built 2002 ADT: 50

FDR 649

Good

Over: BOOSE HOLLOW CREEK

2.1 MI E OF HWY 27, Yell, AR

Built 2002 ADT: 50

FDR 159

Good

Over: DRAIN

9.02 MI W OF CR 16, Yell, AR

Built 1980 ADT: 50

NFSR 170

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.322 MI E of NFSR 254, Yell, AR

Built 2017 ADT: 50

FDR 776A

Good

Over: GAFFORD CREEK

.1 MI N OF FDR 776, Yell, AR

Built 1972 ADT: 50

FDR 970

Good

Over: E. SPILLER CREEK

3.5 MI W OF FDR 519, Yell, AR

Built 1972 ADT: 50

FDR 17

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

7.2 MI E OF FDR 33, Yell, AR

Built 1957 ADT: 50

FDR 17

Good

Over: IRONS FORK

11.5 MI E OF FDR 33, Yell, AR

Built 1955 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 50

Old Belleville Rd

Good

Over: Prairie Creek

2.7 MI SW JCT SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1988 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 688

SH 27

Good

Over: Brogan Creek

15.6 M NE Montgomery CoL, Yell, AR

Built 1961 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 830

SH 28

Good

Over: Pole Pen Creek

5.96 MI N JCT SH 154 & 28, Yell, AR

Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,661

SH 314

Good

Over: DITCH

2.9 MI W JCT SH 27 & 314, Yell, AR

Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150

SH 60

Good

Over: Earl Branch

1.8 M N of Perry Co Line, Yell, AR

Built 1942 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 862

SH 60

Good

Over: Creek

.46 M W of Perry Co. Line, Yell, AR

Built 1942 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 862

SH 80

Good

Over: Henry Branch

11.24 MI E OF SCOTT CO L, Yell, AR

Built 1964 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 736

SH 22

Good

Over: Branch

W CITY LIMITS DARDANELLE, Yell, AR

Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,700

SH 10

Good

Over: Achmum Creek

7.24 MI. E. S.H. 27, Yell, AR

Built 2001 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,100

SH 10

Good

Over: Smallwood Creek

4.11 MI SE OF LOGAN CO L, Yell, AR

Built 2006 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,300

SH 27

Good

Over: CREEK

1.34 M N OF SH 10, Yell, AR

Built 1955 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 4,932

SH 154

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT SH 7 & 154, Yell, AR

Built 1966 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 560

SH 28

Good

Over: CREEK

0.6 MI W JCT SH 27 & 28, Yell, AR

Built 1969 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 730

SH 314

Good

Over: ENNIS CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT SH 27 & 314, Yell, AR

Built 1973 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 150

SH 10

Good

Over: Crowell Creek

3.37 MI E. LOGAN CO. LINE, Yell, AR

Built 2006 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,300

SH 27

Good

Over: CREEK

8.89 M NE OF SH 10, Yell, AR

Built 1955 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 4,200

SH 307

Good

Over: GAULT BRANCH

2.05 MI E BLUFTTON, Yell, AR

Built 1985 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80

SH 307

Good

Over: MCKIM BRANCH

2.7 MI E BLUFTTON, Yell, AR

Built 1985 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80

Growley Rd

Good

Over: Porter Creek

1.25 M E JCT CR 11 & 12, Yell, AR

Built 2009 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 362

Growley Rd

Good

Over: Creek

2.50 M E JCT CR 11 & 12, Yell, AR

Built 2010 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 362

SH 27

Good

Over: STOKES CREEK

3.63 M N MONTGOMERY COL, Yell, AR

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 610

SH 27

Good

Over: HAW CREEK

8.62 M NE MONTGOMERY COL, Yell, AR

Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 610

SH 27

Good

Over: CREEK

5.81 N OF SH 28 @ ROVER, Yell, AR

Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 850

SH 307

Good

Over: DITCH

.23 MI E OF BLUFFLON, Yell, AR

Built 1985 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 80

SH 10

Good

Over: Ashley Creek

0.16 M. E. LOGAN CO. LINE, Yell, AR

Built 2006 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,300

SH 10

Good

Over: DITCH

4.20 MI East Of Logan Co, Yell, AR

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,300

SH 28

Good

Over: Creek

8.38 M E OF SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,400

Harkey Valley Rd

Good

Over: Branch

1.45 W JCT CO RD 38, Yell, AR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,008

Harkey Valley Rd

Good

Over: Creek

.60 W JCT CO RD 38, Yell, AR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,008

Harkey Valley Rd

Good

Over: Branch

.51 W JCT CO RD 38, Yell, AR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,008

Harkey Valley Rd

Good

Over: Branch

2.3 NW JCT SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,008

Harkey Valley Rd

Good

Over: Branch

2.2 NW JCT SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,008

Harkey Valley Rd

Good

Over: Waid Creek

.9 NW JCT SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,008

FDR 146

Good

Over: HOGAN CREEK

11.3 MI E OF HWY 27, Yell, AR

Built 1975 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

Kingston Rd - B

Good

Over: Browns Creek

2.5 MI E JCT SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 587

Kingston Rd - B

Good

Over: Creek

3.1 M E Jct SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1990 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 587

SH 10

Good

Over: MC CARGO BRANCH

0.61 MI EAST OF JCT 27, Yell, AR

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,900

SH 10

Good

Over: CREEK

1.36 MI EAST OF JCT SH 7, Yell, AR

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,100

SH 28

Good

Over: CREEK

7.56 M E OF SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,400

SH 80

Good

Over: CEDAR BRANCH

4.9 MI E SCOTT CO. LINE, Yell, AR

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 650

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