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

Union CR2 Z-J

Good

Over: CORNIE CREEK

1.66 MI SO IF SH 15, Union, AR

Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,075

Union CR2 Z-J

Good

Over: CORNIE CREEK

1.5 M S SH 15 & CR 2, Union, AR

Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,075

CR 58 Boone

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.1 M E JCT SH7/ CR 58, Boone, AR

Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 168

HILLSBORO CIRCLE

Good

Over: OWEN CREEK

0.40 MI N HILLDALE, Saline, AR

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 58

Union CR 35 Z-H

Good

Over: THREE CREEK

1.5 MI W JCT CR51, Union, AR

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 101

CR 50 ZONE G

Good

Over: BEECH CREEK

1.5 M E SH 57 & CR 50, Union, AR

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 320

PIGGEE STREET

Good

Over: ISON CREEK

0.5 M. SO. SH 10, Pulaski, AR

Built 1990 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 304

HarmonyChurchRd-CR

Good

Over: Sandy Bayou

0.40 Mi N US 63-Pinebergn, Jefferson, AR

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 85

Klie Road-CR 416

Good

Over: Wagon Bayou

0.23 Mi S US 65-Tamo, Jefferson, AR

Built 2001 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2

W. 34th Street-CS

Good

Over: Inteceptor Canal

2.32 Mi W MainSt-PineBluf, Jefferson, AR

Built 2001 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 232

CR 50-A (911=E458)

Good

Over: Ditch # 31

1.78 Mi E of HWY 61, Mississippi, AR

Built 2001 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 218

CR 185 Jack Mann

Good

Over: McHenry Creek

.5 Mi. S Col. Glenn Rd., Pulaski, AR

Built 2001 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 430

Shiloh Dr. - Fay.

Good

Over: Mud Creek Tributary

0.7 mi EAST of Gregg St., Washington, AR

Built 2001 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,000

Baker Rd- Wickes

Good

Over: Creek - Polk Co

0.36 mi S. Jct Daniel Rd, Polk, AR

Built 2001 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 116

Union CR 5 ZONE J

Good

Over: creek

3.24 so. US 82, Union, AR

Built 2002 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 270

CR 93 Boone

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.5 MI E of HARRISON, Boone, AR

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 577

CO. RD. 51-ZONE D

Good

Over: CALTON CREEK

4.5 MI.S. OF WINTHROP, Little River, AR

Built 2002 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 234

McEntire Road-CR

Good

Over: Bayou Bartholomew

1.93 Mi S US 425-Ladd, Jefferson, AR

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 40

County Line Rd-CR

Good

Over: Bayou Bartholomew

1.8 Mi W US 425-Ladd, Jefferson, AR

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 24

Rosswood Road-CR

Good

Over: Boggy Bayou

0.29 Mi E MidWarrenRd-PB, Jefferson, AR

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 97

CamdenCutoffRd-CR

Good

Over: Ditch

0.4 Mi N US 79-Faith, Jefferson, AR

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,402

CR 43 Boone

Good

Over: SUGARLOAF CREEK

2 MI W LEAD HILL, Boone, AR

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 173

CR 25 ZONE C

Good

Over: CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT CR 25, Union, AR

Built 2002 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 131

CR 29-C (Pineview)

Good

Over: Ditch # 1

1.48 Mi. W CR. 29&49, Poinsett, AR

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 225

Oakbrook Drive

Good

Over: Gap Creek

0.2 Mi S of SH 107, Pulaski, AR

Built 2004 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,961

CR 13 ZONE G

Good

Over: Smackover Creek

1.75 MI N JCT CR 411, Union, AR

Built 2004 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 547

Union CR 25 Z-C

Good

Over: Richland / Woodard creek

0.25 Mi. S Urbana, Union, AR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 22

Natural Springs Dr

Good

Over: South Fork Saline River

.5 mi N Jct SH 5 & 7, Garland, AR

Built 1985 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 222

Brookview Drive

Good

Over: Fourche Creek

Hindman Park, Pulaski, AR

Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 17

CR15/Old Warren Rd

Good

Over: Ten Mile Creek Relief

4.5 Mi W US425-Monticello, Drew, AR

Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,500

QuattlebaumRd-CR69

Good

Over: Black Bayou

0.79 Mi N US 79-Altheimer, Jefferson, AR

Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 97

Union CR 411 Z-G

Good

Over: Beech creek

0.80 MI E JCT CR 13, Union, AR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 500

UNION CR 7 (J)

Good

Over: Creek

0.8 MI S JCT CR 4, Union, AR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,200

Union CR 229 Z-H

Good

Over: Creek

0.35 MI W JCT CR 67, Union, AR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 72

Earl Chadick Rd-CR

Good

Over: Canal

2.4 Mi S SH 256-Wright, Jefferson, AR

Built 2007 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11

Columbia CR 66 Z-C

Good

Over: Henderson Creek

0.87 MI W JCT CR 63, Columbia, AR

Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 220

Kanis Road/ CR 38

Good

Over: Fletcher Creek

Kanis at Walnut Grove Rd, Pulaski, AR

Built 2008 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,800

UNION CR 5 Z-J

Good

Over: Bayou De Loutre

3.08 MI S JCT US 82B, Union, AR

Built 2008 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 270

CR11/Arena Rd

Good

Over: Cypress Creek

4.4 MI W JCT SH 9, Conway, AR

Built 2008 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 55

CR 933 Carroll

Good

Over: Osage Creek

2.38 Mi E of SH 103, Carroll, AR

Built 2010 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 102

Lynn creek Rd.

Good

Over: Creek

1.9 mi SE jct SH65, Van Buren, AR

Built 2011 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 237

Woodland Drive

Good

Over: Ditch

0.29 N of Odom Blvd., Pulaski, AR

Built 2012 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,069

Bradley CR1 Z-F

Good

Over: La Baum Creek

0.6 MI. North CO RD 100, Bradley, AR

Built 2012 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 39

Marietta Church Rd

Good

Over: Creek BR 022

1.56 M. S of Hwy. 22, Sebastian, AR

Built 1990 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100

CR 57D Goose Pond

Good

Over: Creek

2.0 M So. CR 59, Saline, AR

Built 2012 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 140

Union CoRd. 64 Z-H

Good

Over: Creek

0.7 MI E JCT CR 8 & 64, Union, AR

Built 2013 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 320

Weston RD

Good

Over: Molly Creek

0.6 Ml. North of HWY 70, Garland, AR

Built 2015 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 664

CR 17 Baxter

Good

Over: Howard Creek

1.57 mi W of SH 5 North, Baxter, AR

Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 500

Kerr Station Rd

Good

Over: Creek

0.31 Ml S Adams St, Lonoke, AR

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,300

Liberty Rd.

Good

Over: Smith Creek

8 Mi E of Jct. SH 8, Montgomery, AR

Built 2019 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 250

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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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