State profile · Below median Poor share

Arkansas bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Arkansas.

12,974
Public bridges
45.8%
Good condition
5.4%
Poor condition

Arkansas holds 12,974 public highway bridges (#23 of 52 by inventory) with a 5.43% Poor share (#30 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 5.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 23 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

12,974

Public highway bridges in Arkansas

Good Condition

45.8%

5,940 bridges rated 7-9

-4.2pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.4%

704 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-2.1pp vs national avg 7.5%

Arkansas vs national bridge condition

Arkansas - Good condition share 45.8%
National avg

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

Arkansas - Poor-condition share 18.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Arkansas in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Arkansas has 12,974 bridges and a 5.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #23 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Arkansas has 12,974 bridges and a 5.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #23 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Arkansas vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

12,974 23rd of 54 higher than 31 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Arkansas

The highlighted point is Arkansas: 12,974 bridges and 5.43% in Poor condition, rank #23 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Arkansas on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Indiana: 19,495 bridges · 5.22% Poor
  • Kansas: 24,894 bridges · 5.26% Poor
  • Arkansas: 12,974 bridges · 5.43% Poor
  • Washington: 8,474 bridges · 5.45% Poor
  • California: 25,848 bridges · 5.91% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Arkansas

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 12,974 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Arkansas’s inventory

State agency holds 57.1% of the 12,974 public highway bridges filed under Arkansas in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Arkansas’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 13.5% of the 12,974 bridges with a recorded original year in Arkansas. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Arkansas45.8%48.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Arkansas (FHWA NBI)

Counties (75)

Arkansas 154 Ashley 106 Baxter 91 Benton 410 Boone 98 Bradley 105 Calhoun 114 Carroll 119 Chicot 88 Clark 202 Clay 200 Cleburne 53 Cleveland 79 Columbia 131 Conway 122 Craighead 442 Crawford 248 Crittenden 235 Cross 129 Dallas 103 Desha 83 Drew 149 Faulkner 219 Franklin 143 Fulton 105 Garland 319 Grant 119 Greene 251 Hempstead 174 Hot Spring 222 Howard 116 Independence 184 Izard 105 Jackson 136 Jefferson 336 Johnson 162 Lafayette 72 Lawrence 126 Lee 94 Lincoln 110 Little River 83 Logan 152 Lonoke 187 Madison 149 Marion 65 Miller 216 Mississippi 309 Monroe 85 Montgomery 199 Nevada 133 Newton 65 Ouachita 162 Perry 118 Phillips 101 Pike 95 Poinsett 194 Polk 221 Pope 188 Prairie 88 Pulaski 721 Randolph 151 Saline 231 Scott 198 Searcy 65 Sebastian 331 Sevier 164 Sharp 110 St. Francis 202 Stone 73 Union 289 Van Buren 98 Washington 449 White 322 Woodruff 79 Yell 227

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.

IN

Indiana

5.22% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,495

KS

Kansas

5.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,894
Selected

AR

Arkansas

5.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,974

WA

Washington

5.45% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,474

CA

California

5.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$25,848

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 870-H OLD US 63

Poor

Over: DITCH 123

.10 MI E JCT SH 14, Poinsett, AR

Built 1933 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 667

SH 140-02- LM 9.08

Poor

Over: NATIONAL DITCH

1.7 MI E JCT SH 77, Mississippi, AR

Built 1967 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,900

Bucklake/Z-Ew/3.10

Poor

Over: Ditch Number 21

3.1 Miles West Of Sh 50, Crittenden, AR

Built 1955 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 360

CR20 -G 911- 108

Poor

Over: Union Pacific Railroad

0.91 M E Jct. SH 349, Craighead, AR

Built 1957 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 174

Cr74/Fulton Co.

Poor

Over: SPRING RIVER

2 M SE MAMMOTH SPRINGS, Fulton, AR

Built 1916 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 779

BOWEN BR. C.R. 244

Poor

Over: LITTLE MO RIVER

.75 M S SH 301, Hempstead, AR

Built 1944 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 9

All Bridges in Arkansas

CR 960 - A

Fair

Over: EIGHT MILE DITCH

1 MI N.E. OF SCHUG, Greene, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 38

CR 220 - E- 1.40

Fair

Over: MOORE CREEK

1.4 M. NE. JCT. US67, Nevada, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 331

CR 17-E-BAYOU DEVI

Fair

Over: BAYOU DEVIEW

1.3 MI E CR 1 & 20, Poinsett, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 208

Batesville Pike

Fair

Over: CREEK

3 MI NW OF MACON, Pulaski, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,800

CR 101/HIGGINBOTHA

Fair

Over: ROTHY CREEK

1/4 MI S SH 10, Pulaski, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 229

CR 684/MT PLEASANT

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK BRANCH

BTWN CR 681 & 682, Pulaski, AR

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

Cr-747/Z-H/L-4.6

Fair

Over: Lick Creek

2 Miles East Of Sh 1, Cross, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 52

CR 443-C

Fair

Over: SLAVENS CREEK

1 M E of Jct CR 287., Greene, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 570

Cr-152/Z-F/L-3.51

Fair

Over: Drainage Ditch

1.1 Miles East Jct Us 49, Cross, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70

Cove Creek Xing

Fair

Over: Cove Creek

1.5 MI NE OF JCT CR 33, Crawford, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21

CR 7 Madison

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

3 MI S JCT SH 23 & CR 7, Madison, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 230

ROLLING OAKS DRIVE

Fair

Over: BRANCH

.3 MI. W OF SH 100, Pulaski, AR

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,271

Cr-205/Z-F/L-1.75

Fair

Over: Languille Drainage

1.75 North Of Jct Sh 42, Cross, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

Hogan Roberts - B

Fair

Over: Gum Log Creek

.25 M S of Jct SH 326, Pope, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 368

CR 17- H- FAIRVIEW

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 1, Randolph, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 305

SO. 10TH AVE-I

Fair

Over: CREEK

15 S. OF W. CLAY ST., Clay, AR

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,400

CR 832 White Co.

Fair

Over: BAYOU DES ARC

3.6 MI SE SH367 & CR 410, White, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 210

CR 229-D (911=339)

Fair

Over: DITCH NO 3

1 MI N W OF POLLARD, Clay, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 148

Senate Drive

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.02M. West Geyer Springs, Pulaski, AR

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 959

CR 129/ Garden Rd

Fair

Over: Village Creek

1.72 Mi S CaneCrk-StarCty, Lincoln, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

CR 56-E-STOKES RD

Fair

Over: Creek

0.15 W JC. RD. 56 &HWY115, Randolph, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 397

CR 8-H RUSH LANE

Fair

Over: Cedar Creek

2.9 M W CR 8 & SH 62, Randolph, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 347

CR 11-I- ROGERS RD

Fair

Over: Creek

1.3 MI S of Birdell, Randolph, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 211

Union CR 26 Z-C

Fair

Over: CREEK

.2 mi north co. rd#308, Union, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 855

CR 721 - G

Fair

Over: VILLAGE CREEK

1 Mile S of Hwy 358, Greene, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140

CR 119 - D

Fair

Over: Big Gum Lateral

5.2 Mi NW of Stonewall, Greene, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

CR 1 - H Blk Ferry

Fair

Over: Bradley Creek

2.6 MI S JT CR 1 & SH 90, Randolph, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 714

UNION CR34 Z-I

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.3MI EAST SH#15, Union, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 202

County Road 23

Fair

Over: Riddle Creek Seb. Co.

1.6 mi s of sh 252, Sebastian, AR

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 626

Mall Avenue

Fair

Over: Mud Creek - Fayetteville

0.3 mi S. of Joyce blvd., Washington, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,000

CR 218 Benton Co

Fair

Over: LICK BRANCH Benton Co

SW healing Spr. 3.5 mi., Benton, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 151

CR 517 - C

Fair

Over: CREEK

1 mile NE of Oak Grove, Greene, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 347

CR 870 - B

Fair

Over: Mayo Ditch

0.5 mi e of mounds, Greene, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 95

CR 9-F (MACARCHER)

Fair

Over: Creek

1.5 mi n JCT CR90& US 62, Randolph, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 233

CR 823 - B

Fair

Over: Big Slough Ditch

3.5 miles SE of Marmaduke, Greene, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23

CR 122 - D

Fair

Over: CACHE RIVER

2.13 Mi N of SH 34, Greene, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 98

CR 1-B-DOE BEND RD

Fair

Over: Creek

3.2 M N JCT US 67& CR 1, Randolph, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 249

CR 1-H-LLOYD WILL

Fair

Over: Powell Creek

0.55 Mi no. Jct SH62&CR1, Randolph, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 296

CR 48 Benton Co.

Fair

Over: S PRONG SPAVINAW CREEK

6 Mi W of Centerton, Benton, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,270

CR 489/C Glen Rose

Fair

Over: REYBURN CREEK

0.41 M W CR 74 & 489, Hot Spring, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 247

CR 860 - B

Fair

Over: Mayo Ditch

0.3 miles N of Hwy 139, Greene, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28

CR 284 Newton Co.

Fair

Over: LEFT FORK of BIG CREEK

.06 MI E of McElroy Gap, Newton, AR

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 135

N Conley St-CS

Fair

Over: Ditch

5 blcks N US278-Monticell, Drew, AR

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 970

Cornerstone Road

Fair

Over: Crooked Creek

0.20 M W. Hwy 111, Saline, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,610

CR 72-D- MINORCA

Fair

Over: Glaze Creek

1 MI S MISSOURI LINE, Randolph, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 124

Bradley Cove Rd- B

Fair

Over: Cove Creek

1.8 MI E SH 331, Pope, AR

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,900

CR 831 - B

Fair

Over: MAYO DITCH

4.5 MI SW OF MOUNDS, Greene, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33

CR S103 - G

Fair

Over: Ditch No. 40

2.5 Mi S of Dyess, Mississippi, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96

Chicot Road

Fair

Over: Smith Creek

1.6 M. No. Saline Co., Pulaski, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,400

CR 306-F

Fair

Over: Main Lateral Ditch

1 Mi East SH 228, Greene, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 52

Showing 5,551-5,600 of 12,974 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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