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

AR Hwy 135

Good

Over: Ditch No. 4

1 MI S JCT of SH 158, Craighead, AR

Built 2023 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,700

I-30

Good

Over: Saline River Relief

2.7 MI SW OF SH 5 @ BENTO, Saline, AR

Built 2023 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 82,000

US 412-08 LM 5.52

Good

Over: Main Lateral Ditch

5.52 MI East Cache River, Greene, AR

Built 2020 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,500

I-430 SB Log 11.92

Good

Over: WHITE OAK BAYOU

1.0 MI SW OF I 40 (I-5), Pulaski, AR

Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 18,811

US 412

Good

Over: Grassy Slough

4.42 MI E Cache River, Greene, AR

Built 2020 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,500

Hole in the Gnd Rd

Good

Over: Hole In Ground Creek

1 M N Jct SH 88, Montgomery, AR

Built 2023 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 82

Hwy 412 Section 08

Good

Over: Ditch

3.77 MI E Cache Rvr, Greene, AR

Built 2020 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,500

US 167

Good

Over: Ditch

.5 Mi S of SH 172, Calhoun, AR

Built 1935 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 4,500

AR Hwy 7

Good

Over: Gulpha Creek

At Jct. Fox Pass CO, Garland, AR

Built 2023 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 11,142

CO.RD.#FR75

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Franklin, AR

Built 1990 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 50

US 167

Good

Over: Drain

0.01 Mi N of SH 172, Calhoun, AR

Built 1935 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,721

TRAM ROAD

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

2 MI S OF CNTRL RD OFF 71, Sevier, AR

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10

LICHFORD LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: POND CREEK

2 MI S OF CNTRL RD OFF 71, Sevier, AR

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10

US 67

Good

Over: Branch Jacks Bayou

4 miles south of SH 5, Pulaski, AR

Built 2018 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 53,466

US Hwy 425-01

Good

Over: West Creek

4.20 Mi N LA Line- Hambur, Ashley, AR

Built 2022 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,300

Hwy 230 Sec 5

Good

Over: Ditch

3 Miles E of Alicia, Lawrence, AR

Built 2022 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 320

Sh-78/Sec-3/L0.59

Good

Over: Spring Creek

0.59 Mi W Of Jct Sh 121, Lee, AR

Built 2023 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 150

US 167

Good

Over: Champagnolle Creek RLF

1.54 MI N OF Hampton, Calhoun, AR

Built 2018 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 3,900

US 412

Good

Over: Creek

0.84 South of US 412 WEST, Greene, AR

Built 2019 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,500

US 412

Good

Over: Creek

2.68 South of US 412 WEST, Greene, AR

Built 2019 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 4,500

COVINGTON LAKE RD

Good

Over: BIG ISLAND CHUTE

SEC 15 T5S R1W, Arkansas, AR

Built 2001 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 35

CR 120/Landmark Rd

Good

Over: Boyd Creek

0.4 Mi W CR51-Lancaster, Lincoln, AR

Built 2023 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 82

I-530 ML LM 23.27

Good

Over: Simpson Creek

0.5 Mi N Exit 24-Jeffersn, Jefferson, AR

Built 1976 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 22,000

SH 158-02 LM 4.47

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.5 Miles West of Caraway, Craighead, AR

Built 2023 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,700

US 412

Good

Over: CANEY SLOUGH

7.08 mi E of Cache River, Greene, AR

Built 2020 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 5,600

US 412-08 LM 1.34

Good

Over: Cache Relief

1.34 MI East Cache River, Greene, AR

Built 2020 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 3,412

AR Hwy 230

Good

Over: Double Branch

SH 230/ Independence Coun, Independence, AR

Built 2023 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,600

US Hwy 425-01

Good

Over: Hanks Creek

2.0 Mi S US 82-Hamburg, Ashley, AR

Built 2022 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 2,300

Levee

Good

Over: Pump Station Road Levee

McLean Bottoms, Logan, AR

Built 1947 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 2

Airport 980 E.

Good

Over: Ditch

0.2 Mi E JCT SH 18, Jackson, AR

Built 2023 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,000

Sh-78/Sec-3/L-2.94

Good

Over: Little Hog Tusk Creek

2.94 Mi East Jct Sh 121, Lee, AR

Built 2023 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 150

SH 120-SEC 01-2.61

Good

Over: DITCH NO 35

2.61 MI E JCT SH 61 & 120, Mississippi, AR

Built 2023 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 280

LEVEE ROAD

Good

Over: CONNERLY BAYOU

LK.CHICOT PUMPING STATION, Chicot, AR

Built 1980 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 240

SH 328-02- LM 3.40

Poor

Over: PALATKA DITCH

3.46 MI E JCT SH 211, Clay, AR

Built 1977 ADT: 700

E.8TH ST. Heber Sp

Poor

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

.39 MILE SO. JCT SH 110, Cleburne, AR

Built 1994 ADT: 457

SH 230-07- LM 0.51

Poor

Over: CACHE RIVER

4.5 MI E JCT SH 91, Craighead, AR

Built 1968 ADT: 740

CR 948 - LM 5.56

Poor

Over: BIG BAY DITCH

1.5 MI W JCT SH 135 & 230, Craighead, AR

Built 1968 ADT: 650

N Redding St W Mem

Poor

Over: Ten Mile Bayou

.76 Miles North Jct Us 70, Crittenden, AR

Built 1987 ADT: 510

SH 195 - 03 - 6.32

Poor

Over: TRIBBLE CREEK

.5 MI S JCT SH 371 & 195, Hempstead, AR

Built 1967 ADT: 191

Independence CR 53

Poor

Over: BAILEY CREEK

6.35 M S SH 157, Independence, AR

Built 1940 ADT: 310

Moccasin Creek Rd.

Poor

Over: Moccasin Creek

2.15 Mi. Jct SH5 & Mocca, Izard, AR

Built 1998 ADT: 50

SH 25-06- LM 1.39

Poor

Over: CANEY CREEK

1.39 M N INDEPENDENCE COL, Lawrence, AR

Built 1962 ADT: 1,000

Sh-259/Sec-1/L3.13

Poor

Over: Creek

3.13 Mile North Of Sh 78, Lee, AR

Built 1965 ADT: 425

N Roseville- Paris

Poor

Over: West Creek-Logan Co.

0.12 MI N SH 22, Logan, AR

Built 1935 ADT: 416

Madison CORD 19-B

Poor

Over: BRANCH

2MI West of SH 21, Madison, AR

Built 1950 ADT: 923

CR 42-C(911=W346)

Poor

Over: PEMISCOT BAYOU

1.4 M E J CO 93 & 42, Mississippi, AR

Built 1975 ADT: 2

SH 181-02- LM 0.49

Poor

Over: DITCH 44

0.5 MI N JCT SH 140, Mississippi, AR

Built 1960 ADT: 680

SH 158-01-LM 10.35

Poor

Over: NATIONAL DITCH

2 MI W VICTORIA ARK., Mississippi, AR

Built 1978 ADT: 630

FDR D92A

Poor

Over: DRAIN

.11 MI E OF FDR 17, Montgomery, AR

Built 1979 ADT: 10

FDR 177

Poor

Over: DRAIN

15.2 MI E OF HWY 8, Montgomery, AR

Built 1985 ADT: 50

Showing 5,251-5,300 of 5,544 bridges

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