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
N Rosser Forest Ci
FairOver: Ditch
.68 Miles North Of Us 70, St. Francis, AR
Built 1938 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 790
Sh-1/Sec-11/L-1.07
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
1.08 Mi North Lee Co Line, St. Francis, AR
Built 1934 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 4,400
Sh-1B/Sec-12/L0.67
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
0.67 Mi North Jct Us 70, St. Francis, AR
Built 1934 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 11,650
Old Hwy 389
FairOver: BRANCH
0.29 MI W JCT SH 95, Van Buren, AR
Built 1945 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 110
SH 16-Wash Co.
FairOver: Stream
2.0 MI S JCT SH 74 & 16, Washington, AR
Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 7,720
State Highway 45
FairOver: Stream Washington Co.
8.38 MI NE JCT SH 59 & 45, Washington, AR
Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,900
SH 45-Wash. Co.
FairOver: Creek
2.6 MI SW JCT SH 303 & 45, Washington, AR
Built 1951 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,900
US 62 - Wash. Co.
FairOver: S. Fork Farmington Br.
4.0 M W OF I540, Washington, AR
Built 1984 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 28,000
US 71 - Washington
FairOver: Ditch
11.25 MI NE OF SH 74, Washington, AR
Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 5,800
US 71 - Washington
FairOver: Ditch
4.75 MI SE SH 265, Washington, AR
Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 5,800
North Gregg Avenue
FairOver: Skull Creek
0.57 MI. NW JCT 71B, Washington, AR
Built 2007 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 22,000
CR 41 White County
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
2.60 N SH 320, White, AR
Built 1958 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 761
US67 NB Ramp WHITE
FairOver: GUM SPGS CREEK
SEARCY INSERT, White, AR
Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,676
Sh-33/Sec-8/L-4.21
FairOver: Ditch
4.21 Mi No Jct Us 64 & 33, Woodruff, AR
Built 1935 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 533
FDR 12
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1 MI W OF HWY 71, Scott, AR
Built 1936 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 50
Left Abut Acces RD
FairOver: DeQueen Lake Spillway
7 MI NW Of DeQueen, Sevier, AR
Built 1976 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 300
CO.RD.#FR75
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Franklin, AR
Built 1941 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 50
SH 1B-04 LM 0.98
FairOver: Prices Branch
0.98 Mi N SH 1-DeWitt, Arkansas, AR
Built 1937 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,400
I-49,Benton 2
FairOver: DITCH
.21 MI N SH 264, Benton, AR
Built 1982 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 79,000
Harrison E Ridge
FairOver: DRY JORDAN CREEK
CITY OF HARRISON, Boone, AR
Built 1962 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,000
CR 601 Carroll
FairOver: BRANCH
2.2 MI W SH 103, Carroll, AR
Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,111
US 62 Carroll
FairOver: DITCH
.4 M W OF SH 103, Carroll, AR
Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 9,300
Clark CR 14 Z-F
FairOver: Creek
1.08Mi.SJCT.SH51&CR14, Clark, AR
Built 2008 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2
CR 543 - B Rt 83
FairOver: QUICK CREEK
1.0 MI. E OF GREENWAY, Clay, AR
Built 2004 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 18
SH 337/Cleburne Co
FairOver: DITCH
0.3 MI SE JCT SH 337-25, Cleburne, AR
Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,521
SH 213
FairOver: Devils Creek
1.8 MI N SH 247 W, Conway, AR
Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 250
SH 9
FairOver: Caney Creek
2.61 MI NE JCT US 64, Conway, AR
Built 1998 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,843
SH 1B-17- LM 2.78
FairOver: CREEK
100' N Jct SH1B/ParkerRd, Craighead, AR
Built 1983 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 12,000
SH 158-SEC 5
FairOver: DITCH
1.3 MI W SH 463, Craighead, AR
Built 1985 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,100
Industrial Park Rd
FairOver: Town Branch-Crawford Co.
0.11 Mi E. Jct Hwy 59, Crawford, AR
Built 1970 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,600
State Highway 59
FairOver: Creek-Crawford Co.
0.3 MI NORTH OF I-40, Crawford, AR
Built 1947 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 23,000
State Highway 220
FairOver: Creek
7.30 NW JCT SH 59, Crawford, AR
Built 1942 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,253
I540, Ramps, N.B.
FairOver: Town Ditch-Crawford Co.
0.1 MI SE JCT I-540 & 59, Crawford, AR
Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 10,253
I540-RAMPS, S.B.
FairOver: Town Ditch-Crawford Co.
0.1 Mi NE Jct I540 & 59, Crawford, AR
Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,400
Us-64/Sec-16/L6.41
FairOver: Ditch
1.35 Miles East Of Sh 163, Cross, AR
Built 1939 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,600
Cr-739/Z-H/L-1.54
FairOver: Creek
1.5 Mi N St Francis Co Li, Cross, AR
Built 1986 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 80
CR 450/Old Hwy133
FairOver: Handly Creek Relief
1.67 Mi S SH 35-Wilmar, Drew, AR
Built 1956 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 220
Mitchell Rd
FairOver: Bridge Creek
.6 MI N JCT SH 89, Faulkner, AR
Built 1984 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 363
SH 107
FairOver: Creek
0.46 MI N JCT SH 36, Faulkner, AR
Built 1961 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,400
SH 310
FairOver: Curley Branch
2.7 MI W JCT SH 107 & 310, Faulkner, AR
Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 680
SH 186-Franklin Co
FairOver: Snake Creek
0.5 MI E US 64, Franklin, AR
Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 620
SH 395/Fulton Co.
FairOver: CREEK
0.6 MI N JCT SH 9 & 395, Fulton, AR
Built 1970 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,200
Amber Street
FairOver: East Fork Hot Springs Cr
85 ft W Glade St, Garland, AR
Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 271
US 70B-9 Log 0.29
FairOver: HOT SPRINGS CREEK
.29 MI E OF SH 7 HOT SPRG, Garland, AR
Built 1929 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 20,000
CR 33-A Leau Fraiz
FairOver: L'Eau Frais Crk
7 MI E DONALDSON, Hot Spring, AR
Built 1916 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 378
CR 35-A, Countess
FairOver: SALINE BAYOU
2.5 MI N CLARK CO LINE, Hot Spring, AR
Built 1989 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 23
US 67 Log 16.05
FairOver: Kokomo Creek
1.7 MI JCT SH 9 & US 67, Hot Spring, AR
Built 1928 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,570
SH 9 log 15.63
FairOver: CHATHAM CREEK
2MI SO OF MALVERN CITY LM, Hot Spring, AR
Built 1980 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,030
CO RD 812 (KIRBY R
FairOver: BRANCH
.25 MI W JCT SH 278, Howard, AR
Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 55
CR 29 (GREENE PLAI
FairOver: CREEK
3 MI E JCT SH 278, Howard, AR
Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 180
Showing 751-800 of 5,544 bridges
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