Total Bridges
5,544
Public highway bridges in Arkansas
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
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
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
CA
California
4.60% top marginal rate
AR
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
WA
Washington
4.81% top marginal rate
IN
Indiana
4.94% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: CREEK
3 MI NO MARMADUKE, Greene, AR
Built 1992 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 227
Moccasin Creek Rd.
PoorOver: Moccasin Creek
1.32 Mi. Jct SH5 & Mocca, Izard, AR
Built 1998 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50
SH 230-05- LM 7.45
PoorOver: Podo Creek
0.98 MI W JCT SH 91 & 230, Lawrence, AR
Built 1970 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 320
CR32-Tomlinson Rd
PoorOver: BAYOU METO
2 Mi E of SH 31, Lonoke, AR
Built 1996 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 74
County Road 76
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
Cr-507/Z-J/L-1.0
PoorOver: Yellow Bank Bayou
1MI SO JCT HWY 44, Phillips, AR
Built 1975 ADT: 1
Cr-418/Z-E/L0.49
PoorOver: Creek
.49 Miles East Of Sh 284, St. Francis, AR
Built 1985 ADT: 169
FDR 519
PoorOver: DRAIN
4.13 MI. NORTH OF CR 2, Yell, AR
Built 1982 ADT: 50
CR 419 C
PoorOver: CREEK
3 MI NO MARMADUKE, Greene, AR
Built 1992 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 227
Moccasin Creek Rd.
PoorOver: Moccasin Creek
1.32 Mi. Jct SH5 & Mocca, Izard, AR
Built 1998 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50
SH 230-05- LM 7.45
PoorOver: Podo Creek
0.98 MI W JCT SH 91 & 230, Lawrence, AR
Built 1970 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 320
CR32-Tomlinson Rd
PoorOver: BAYOU METO
2 Mi E of SH 31, Lonoke, AR
Built 1996 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 74
County Road 76
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: Board Camp Creek
0.4 MI E JCT CO RD 57A, Polk, AR
Built 1983 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 69
EMCO OIL FIELD RD
PoorOver: CHARIVARI CREEK
EMCO OIL FIELD ROAD, Bradley, AR
Built 1960 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 1
Dickens Rd- Logan
PoorOver: Little Washburn Creek
0.26 N CO.RD 16, Logan, AR
Built 1976 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 35
SH 181-01-LM 4.08
PoorOver: DITCH
2.0 MI S OF SH 140, Mississippi, AR
Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 970
SH 118- Pvt Ent.
PoorOver: Ditch - Side Drain
1 Mile N of Tyronza, Poinsett, AR
Built 1966 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 440
CR 70 Searcy
PoorOver: TICK CREEK
1.28 MI S OF OXLEY, Searcy, AR
Built 1960 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 181
SH 56 Izard County
PoorOver: CREEK
2.6 MI E JCT SH 289 & 56, Izard, AR
Built 1957 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 1,228
Sh-20/Sec-1/L-9.73
PoorOver: Cypress Slough
9.8 Miles Se Elaine, Phillips, AR
Built 1970 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 130
SH 84 - 03 - 4.23
PoorOver: ANTOINE CREEK
4.3 MI E OF KIRBY, Pike, AR
Built 1956 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 840
CR 50-C-Parrish Rd
PoorOver: DITCH NO 11
JCT CO RD 50&51, Poinsett, AR
Built 1996 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 11
SH 166-01- LM 1.21
PoorOver: CREEK
1.23 MI N JCT US 67 & 166, Randolph, AR
Built 1955 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 537
State Highway 378
PoorOver: Kings Creek - Scott Co.
2.15 MI E SEBASTIAN CO LN, Scott, AR
Built 1971 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 298
CR 278 Searcy
PoorOver: BEAR CREEK
0.04 W SH 27, Searcy, AR
Built 1971 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 25
Sh-149/Sec-1/L4.34
PoorOver: Fifteen Mile Bayou
0.1 Mi So Jct Sh 50 & 149, St. Francis, AR
Built 1957 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 200
SH 18-03- LM 11.08
PoorOver: DITCH
0.8 MI SO OF SH 91, Craighead, AR
Built 1960 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 560
Sh-42/Sec-3/L12.56
PoorOver: St Francis River
.02 Mi E Jct Sh 75 & 42, Cross, AR
Built 1968 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 295
SH 34-04- LM 11.06
PoorOver: AUNT BETTY DITCH
1.88 MI W JCT SH 139 & 34, Greene, AR
Built 1969 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 480
SH 141-02- LM 3.85
PoorOver: POPLAR CREEK
2.25MI SW OF WALCOTT, Greene, AR
Built 1977 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 980
CR 36 Izard County
PoorOver: NASTY CREEK
.9 MI N SH 56, Izard, AR
Built 1939 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 1,460
CR 4 / Jackson Co.
PoorOver: DEPARTEE CREEK
0.3 MI E JCT CR 4 & UPRR, Jackson, AR
Built 1997 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 504
SH 230-06- LM 2.90
PoorOver: WEST FORK CACHE RIVER
2.90 MI E JCT SH 91-230, Lawrence, AR
Built 1967 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 740
SH 148-02- LM 8.10
PoorOver: DRAINAGE DITCH NO. 29
0.7 MI E JCT SH 181, Mississippi, AR
Built 1963 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 200
SH 86 Log 3.92
PoorOver: WATTENSAW BAYOU REL
3.9 MI S JCT SH 38, Prairie, AR
Built 1931 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 190
ShawneeDropZone Rd
PoorOver: Creek-Ft. Chaffee BR 016
0.87 Mi W Jct Hwy 96, Sebastian, AR
Built 1939 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
Archey Rd - D
PoorOver: Archey Creek
1.39 MI N Jct SH 16, Van Buren, AR
Built 1956 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 183
CR948 - LM 6.28
PoorOver: DITCH
1.0 MI W JCT SH 230 & 135, Craighead, AR
Built 1968 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 650
CR 281/Fulton Co.
PoorOver: TRACE CREEK
1.8 M E MAMMOTH SPRINGS, Fulton, AR
Built 1946 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 19
CR 309-Madison Co.
PoorOver: HOCK CREEK
8 MI SW HUNTSVILLE, Madison, AR
Built 1960 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 68
Cr-514/Z-I/L-1.48
PoorOver: Ditch
.5Mi W Jct Cr 251 & 73, Phillips, AR
Built 1975 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 2
CR 59D Danville Rd
PoorOver: MIDDLE FORK SALINE RIVER
10.4 M W SH 9, Saline, AR
Built 1997 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 208
Lick Skillet Road
PoorOver: Rocky Creek-Scott Co.
1.1 MI S. SH 80, Scott, AR
Built 1993 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 55
CR 1048/Griffin Rd
PoorOver: S FORK SPRING RIVER
.12 MI E SH 175, Sharp, AR
Built 1965 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 569
CR 66 White Co.
PoorOver: LITTLE RED RIVER
.25MI SO OF 385 @ JUDSONI, White, AR
Built 1924 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 67
SH 9/Fulton County
PoorOver: Little Strawberry Creek
0.4 MI N OF Wheeling, AR, Fulton, AR
Built 1926 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,200
SH 9/Fulton County
PoorOver: CREEK
1.66 Mi. So. Salem, Fulton, AR
Built 1926 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,200
CR 8/Indepen Co.
PoorOver: DOTA CREEK
2.62 Mi S SH 122, Independence, AR
Built 2001 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 40
SH 25-06- LM 14.30
PoorOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
3.5 MI NE OF LYNN, Lawrence, AR
Built 1971 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,800
Bob Long Lane CR59
PoorOver: WHITE OAK BRANCH
.7MI N 58, Lonoke, AR
Built 1946 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 2
SH 119-02- LM 6.71
PoorOver: DITCH NO. 41
0.5 MI S SH 158, Mississippi, AR
Built 1955 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 397
Sh-238/Sec-1/L7.63
PoorOver: Little Piney Creek
8.27 Mi East Of Jct Us 49, Monroe, AR
Built 1948 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 260
No Ingram Blvd.
PoorOver: Ten Mile Bayou Diversion
1.02 Mi No Int Broadway, Crittenden, AR
Built 1960 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 6,900
SH 9/Fulton County
PoorOver: HARKLE ROAD CREEK
2.29 Mi NE of Izard Co Li, Fulton, AR
Built 1926 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 1,200
Showing 5,301-5,350 of 5,544 bridges
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