State profile · Below median Poor share

Arkansas bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Arkansas, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

5,544
Public bridges
41.8%
Good condition
4.7%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

5,544

Public highway bridges in Arkansas

Good Condition

41.8%

2,317 bridges rated 7-9

-8.2pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.7%

261 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.3pp vs national avg 7.0%

Arkansas vs national bridge condition

Arkansas - Good condition share 41.8%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Arkansas - Poor-condition share 15.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Arkansas45.5%49.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Arkansas (FHWA NBI)

Counties (75)

Arkansas 52 Ashley 41 Baxter 36 Benton 162 Boone 43 Bradley 34 Calhoun 53 Carroll 51 Chicot 21 Clark 83 Clay 66 Cleburne 28 Cleveland 37 Columbia 59 Conway 68 Craighead 169 Crawford 127 Crittenden 108 Cross 55 Dallas 51 Desha 26 Drew 73 Faulkner 85 Franklin 68 Fulton 44 Garland 144 Grant 44 Greene 93 Hempstead 100 Hot Spring 110 Howard 33 Independence 92 Izard 45 Jackson 60 Jefferson 153 Johnson 66 Lafayette 36 Lawrence 61 Lee 35 Lincoln 49 Little River 28 Logan 59 Lonoke 73 Madison 58 Marion 29 Miller 130 Mississippi 115 Monroe 46 Montgomery 91 Nevada 55 Newton 32 Ouachita 59 Perry 57 Phillips 40 Pike 36 Poinsett 83 Polk 88 Pope 82 Prairie 37 Pulaski 309 Randolph 45 Saline 76 Scott 102 Searcy 38 Sebastian 128 Sevier 55 Sharp 42 St. Francis 107 Stone 37 Union 99 Van Buren 47 Washington 191 White 170 Woodruff 35 Yell 104

Arkansas vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Arkansas on the same metric.

NJ

New Jersey

4.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796

CA

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040
Selected

AR

Arkansas

4.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544

WA

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

IN

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Arkansas

Six lowest-condition bridges in Arkansas, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

CR 419 C

Poor

Over: CREEK

3 MI NO MARMADUKE, Greene, AR

Built 1992 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 227

Moccasin Creek Rd.

Poor

Over: Moccasin Creek

1.32 Mi. Jct SH5 & Mocca, Izard, AR

Built 1998 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

SH 230-05- LM 7.45

Poor

Over: Podo Creek

0.98 MI W JCT SH 91 & 230, Lawrence, AR

Built 1970 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 320

CR32-Tomlinson Rd

Poor

Over: BAYOU METO

2 Mi E of SH 31, Lonoke, AR

Built 1996 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 74

County Road 76

Poor

Over: Quachita River-Polk Co.

2.65 M SW US71 & CORD 76, Polk, AR

Built 1914 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 220

Polk Co RD 624-A

Poor

Over: Board Camp Creek

0.4 MI E JCT CO RD 57A, Polk, AR

Built 1983 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 69

All Bridges in Arkansas

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

SH13 Searcy Bypass

Good

Over: Deener Creek

3.24 mi W SH 16, White, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12

SH13 Searcy Bypass

Good

Over: Ditch

.10 East SH 16, White, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12

SH13 Searcy Bypass

Good

Over: Creek

.43 West of Main Street, White, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12

SH13 Searcy Bypass

Good

Over: Rocky Branch

0.15 mi W of Main Street, White, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12

AR Hwy 87

Good

Over: creek

.15 Mi NW SH11, White, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 460

Sh-33/Sec-7/L-0.19

Good

Over: Ditch

0.2 Mi No Jct Sh 38 & 33, Woodruff, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 509

Sh-38/Sec-2/L3.08

Good

Over: Ditch

3.08 Mi E Jct Sh 33&38, Woodruff, AR

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 740

SH 7

Good

Over: Keeland Creek

4.51 MI NW Perry Co, Yell, AR

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

NFSR 140

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

4.1 MI W OF FDR 31, Polk, AR

Built 2014 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50

FDR 86

Good

Over: WRIGHT BRANCH

1.7 MI E OF HWY 7, Perry, AR

Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

I-30 EB TO I-40 EB

Good

Over: CREEK

1.4 MI N SH 70 (I-5), Pulaski, AR

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60,544

30200

Good

Over: DRAIN

NO DATA ENTERED, Garland, AR

Built 2006 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50

277

Good

Over: GAP CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Polk, AR

Built 2017 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50

S JB Hunt Dr

Good

Over: Blossum Way Creek

.40 SW of W. Pauline Whit, Benton, AR

Built 2023 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,000

FDR 776A

Good

Over: WEST GAFFORDS CREEK

1.35 MI N OF FDR 776, Yell, AR

Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100

FDR 776A

Good

Over: WEST GAFFORDS CREEK

.5 MI N OF FDR 776, Yell, AR

Built 1972 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 100

FDR 970

Good

Over: GAFFORDS CREEK

.15 MI W OF FDR 519, Yell, AR

Built 1972 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 50

FDR 970

Good

Over: WEST GAFFORDS CRK

.8 MI W OF FDR 519, Yell, AR

Built 1972 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 50

US Hwy 425-01

Good

Over: Creek

3.05 Mi N LA-Hamburg, Ashley, AR

Built 2022 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,300

AR Hwy 224

Good

Over: Cattail Creek

.25 Mi SO JCT CO RD 78, Jackson, AR

Built 2023 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 150

PRAIRIE BAYOU ROAD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE BAYOU

SEC 10 T6S R1W, Arkansas, AR

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25

US 167

Good

Over: Lost Creek

2 Mi S. of Thorton, Calhoun, AR

Built 2021 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,999

I-530 ML LM 30.49

Good

Over: Arnold Creek

0.6 Mi SE SH 104-WhiteHal, Jefferson, AR

Built 1975 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 21,000

HOOKED LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: SANDY BAYOU

SEC 29 T3S R1W, Monroe, AR

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 45

HOOKED LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: HOG THIEF LAKE SLOUGH

SEC 21 T3S R1W, Monroe, AR

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 40

HOOKED LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: BRUSHY LAKE SLOUGH

SEC 17 T3S R1W, Monroe, AR

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Garland, AR

Built 2006 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 50

CAMPUS STREET

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.06MI S JCT M H RUSSELL D, Clark, AR

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 44

AR 49

Good

Over: Johnson Creek

3.03MI N JCT US 412, Greene, AR

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,000

BLUE LAKE SLOUGH

Good

Over: BLUE LAKE SLOUGH

BLUE LAKE SLOUGH/PIPELINE, Union, AR

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5

FSR 1677

Good

Over: WICKED CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Logan, AR

Built 2012 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 100

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: FIDDLERS CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Montgomery, AR

Built 2012 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 100

PRAIRIE BAYOU ROAD

Good

Over: ESSEX BAYOU

SEC 21 T5S R1W, Arkansas, AR

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50

CR10 Bettis Mtn Rd

Good

Over: Beaver Creek

.55 No JCT SH 25, Cleburne, AR

Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 129

SH139 Sec0 LM 2.46

Good

Over: Asher Ditch

2.5 MI North of Caraway, Craighead, AR

Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,700

NFSR 1520

Good

Over: COVE CREEK

1.4 MI WEST STE. HWY 23, Franklin, AR

Built 2018 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

AR Hwy 91

Good

Over: Lick Pond Slough

5 miles SE of Hoxie, Lawrence, AR

Built 2023 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 540

SH 59 Benton 2

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

.3 MI S SH 102, Benton, AR

Built 2023 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 9,700

Hwy 412 Section 07

Good

Over: Float road Slough

1.6 MI. West Greene Co., Lawrence, AR

Built 2020 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,166

US-412

Good

Over: Canal

3.07 MI W Green Co., Lawrence, AR

Built 2020 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,900

SH 18 LM 24.09

Good

Over: Ditch

1.2M W of Monette, Craighead, AR

Built 2017 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,699

SH 144-00 LM 1.53

Good

Over: Bells Gulley

2.63 Mi W US 165-Gillett, Arkansas, AR

Built 2023 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 250

I-30

Good

Over: Saline River

2.6 MI SW SH 5 AT BENTON, Saline, AR

Built 2023 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 82,000

SH 1-22- LM 3.64

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

3.64 MI E OF JCT US 62, Clay, AR

Built 2023 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 620

SH 18 LM 24.49

Good

Over: Ditch

1.1M W of Monette, Craighead, AR

Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,699

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