Total Bridges
5,544
Public highway bridges in Arkansas
State profile · Below national median SD
Arkansas bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Arkansas — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 5,544
- Public bridges
- 41.8%
- Good condition
- 4.7%
- Poor condition
- 4.7%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
41.8%
2,317 bridges rated 7-9
-8.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.7%
261 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
4.7%
261 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 15.7%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Arkansas on the same metric.
34
New Jersey
4.59% top marginal rate
06
California
4.60% top marginal rate
05
Arkansas
4.71% top marginal rate
53
Washington
4.81% top marginal rate
18
Indiana
4.94% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Arkansas
Six lowest-condition bridges in Arkansas, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
CR 419 C
Structurally DeficientOver: CREEK
3 MI NO MARMADUKE, Greene, AR
Built 1992 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 227
Moccasin Creek Rd.
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
SH 14/Independ. Co
FairOver: BRANCH
1.85 MI NW JCT OF SH 25, Independence, AR
Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,600
State Highway 69B
FairOver: POLK BAYOU
0.35 MI SE JCT SH 106 69B, Independence, AR
Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 9,200
SH 233/Independ Co
FairOver: SULPHUR SPRINGS
0.7 MI E SH 69, Independence, AR
Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 710
SH 69/Independ. Co
FairOver: PUMPKIN CREEK
1.9 MI SO IZARD CO LINE, Independence, AR
Built 1989 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,100
SH 56 Izard County
FairOver: BIBBS BRANCH
1.48 MI W OF JCT SH 9, Izard, AR
Built 1949 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,000
RichmondCoreRd-CR
FairOver: Canal
0.7 Mi E SH 256-Wright, Jefferson, AR
Built 1928 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 19
State Highway 217
FairOver: Neff Creek - Logan Co.
0.01 MI E JCT SH 23 & 217, Logan, AR
Built 1969 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,600
SH 22-Logan Co.
FairOver: Little Shoal Creek
1.2 MI W SH 197 NO, Logan, AR
Built 1928 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,499
SH 22-Logan Co.
FairOver: West Fork Mill Creek
0.6 MI E JCT SH 197 N 22, Logan, AR
Built 1928 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,400
US 62 Spur Marion
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
.34MI N OF US62 & 62 Spur, Marion, AR
Built 1924 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 560
CR E246 - A
FairOver: DITCH NO 6
1.0 Mi W of CR N791, Mississippi, AR
Built 2000 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 30
I-55- 12- LM 37.86
FairOver: DITCH NO 51
2.0 MI N JCT SH 181 & 55, Mississippi, AR
Built 1961 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 20,040
Owley Rd
FairOver: Williams Creek
2.28 M E Jct SH 27, Montgomery, AR
Built 1970 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 669
Sims Loop Rd
FairOver: Little Rainy Creek
1.3 M E Jct CR 65, Montgomery, AR
Built 1936 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 187
Abernathy Rd
FairOver: Hackberry Creek
1 Mi. E. of Jct. SH 270, Montgomery, AR
Built 1975 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 11
SH 8
FairOver: Pitman Branch
1.92 MI E Polk Co. Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1951 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 680
SH 88
FairOver: Haw Creek
3.35 M E Sims City Limit, Montgomery, AR
Built 1966 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 250
I -30 SEC.13-42.58
FairOver: STEEL CREEK
1.5 MI SW OF SH 24, Nevada, AR
Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 30,000
SH 43 Newton
FairOver: STREAM
1.3 MI N JCT SH 74 & 43, Newton, AR
Built 1971 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 470
SH 57 S-1 LM 0.56
FairOver: CREEK
0.5 MI S SH 4, Ouachita, AR
Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 340
SH 376 S-1 LM 4.53
FairOver: CHAFFIE CREEK
SH 376 SEC 1, Ouachita, AR
Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,000
Deberrie Rd CR14
FairOver: Fourche LaFave
2.7 MI W JCT SH155 $ CR14, Perry, AR
Built 1983 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 40
SH 163-03- LM 1.25
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
1.25 MI N CROSS CO, Poinsett, AR
Built 1971 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,568
County Road 25
FairOver: Six Mile Creek Polk Co.
0.25 M E US 71 & CO.RD 25, Polk, AR
Built 1988 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 50
County Road 62
FairOver: Sulphur Creek Polk Co.
1.36 Mi. SE Hwy 8, Polk, AR
Built 2014 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 78
State Highway 246
FairOver: Joshling Creek-Polk Co.
4.81 MI E OKLA ST LINE, Polk, AR
Built 1965 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 390
St Hwy 246
FairOver: Alexander Creek Polk Co.
16.86 MI E JCT US 71 246, Polk, AR
Built 1948 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 140
State Highway 375
FairOver: Prairie Creek Polk Co.
1.22 MI S JCT SH 8, Polk, AR
Built 1941 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 720
CRYSTAL HILL RD
FairOver: CREEK
0.4 MI W SH 365, Pulaski, AR
Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,300
W 12TH STREET
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
500ft east of Woodrow, Pulaski, AR
Built 1936 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 8,700
EDGEMERE STREET
FairOver: DITCH
.4 MI E SH 107, Pulaski, AR
Built 1926 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 82
W 37TH ST
FairOver: SHILCOTTS BAYOU
.3 MI W PIKE AVE (I-5), Pulaski, AR
Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 112
SH 10 WB Log 15.10
FairOver: UNION PACIFIC RR
SH 10 @ U.P.R.R., Pulaski, AR
Built 1927 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 27,000
I-630 @ University
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
4.6 MI W INT. I-30, Pulaski, AR
Built 1973 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 12,000
CR 45 / KANIS RD
FairOver: ALLENS CREEK
5.7 MI W PULASKI CO LINE, Saline, AR
Built 1990 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,079
Brush Creek Road
FairOver: Catalpa Creek-Scott Co.
1.2 MI N HWY 28, Scott, AR
Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 197
US 71-Scott Co.
FairOver: West Turner Branch
1.8ME NE OF POLK CO LN, Scott, AR
Built 1939 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,727
State Highway 80
FairOver: Parker Branch-Scott Co.
4.5 MI NE JCT SH 250 & 80, Scott, AR
Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 650
State Highway 80
FairOver: Hunt Creek-Scott Co.
3.0 MI SW OF YELL CO LINE, Scott, AR
Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 650
SH 250-Scott Co.
FairOver: Hunt Creek
9.8 NE US 71B, Scott, AR
Built 1973 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 310
County Road 57
FairOver: Bear Creek - Seb. Co.
1.5MI E OF US 71, Sebastian, AR
Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 390
Co Rd 77 Seb. Co.
FairOver: Vache Grasse Creek
5.73 MI SE SH 10, Sebastian, AR
Built 1998 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 540
Plumbark Drive
FairOver: Creek - Greenwood
0.25 MI E RIDGECREST, Sebastian, AR
Built 1997 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 829
SH 45
FairOver: Wells Creek Seb. Co.
5.21 MI SW JCT US 71, Sebastian, AR
Built 1974 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,000
Highway 22 Sec. 1
FairOver: Creek Sebastian Co.
1.2 MI E Jct SH 22 & 59, Sebastian, AR
Built 2010 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 16,000
PeaceValley SHARP
FairOver: CREEK
4.63 M W US 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1936 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 830
Grange Rd SHARP
FairOver: BRANCH
1.69 MI NE OF SH 230, Sharp, AR
Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 440
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: Creek
0.4 MI N JCT SH 58 W 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1919 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,700
4th street
FairOver: Little Tellico Creek
.21 South Of Jct Sh 1, St. Francis, AR
Built 1918 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 8
Us-70/Sec18/L11.35
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
4.0 Mi East Of Jct Sh 259, St. Francis, AR
Built 1931 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,600
Showing 801-850 of 5,544 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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