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
Kalamazoo Rd.
FairOver: Hegwood Creek-Logan Co.
1.8 MI N SH 22, Logan, AR
Built 1966 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 237
SH 109-Logan Co.
FairOver: Little Shoal Creek
0.5 MI N JCT SH 109, Logan, AR
Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,002
State Hwy 22-Logan
FairOver: Anderson Creek
CARBON CITY, Logan, AR
Built 2002 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,800
SH 16 Madison Co.
FairOver: DITCH
.50 MI NW OF DELANEY, Madison, AR
Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,600
SH 16 Madison Co
FairOver: DITCH
1.97 MI E JCT OF SH 23, Madison, AR
Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 500
SH 16 Madison Co
FairOver: Creek
6.37 MI E OF SH 23, Madison, AR
Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 500
US 71-SEC.02-0.94
FairOver: CHICKEN CREEK
1.0 MI N FOUKE ARK., Miller, AR
Built 1928 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,200
US 82 SEC.01-8.98
FairOver: DITCH
9.0 MI E JCT US 67 & 82, Miller, AR
Built 1948 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,000
US 82 SEC.01-15.29
FairOver: TEN MILE BAYOU
15.0 MI E JCT US 67 & 82, Miller, AR
Built 1933 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,700
I-55-SEC 12- 52.30
FairOver: DITCH NO 41
.5 MI S JCT SH 158 & 55, Mississippi, AR
Built 1962 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 19,000
Owley Rd
FairOver: Crump Creek
.64 M E Jct SH 27, Montgomery, AR
Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2
Bumblebee Rd.
FairOver: Caney Creek
2.9 M SE Jct CR 34, Montgomery, AR
Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 100
Kennedy Cutoff Rd
FairOver: Mud Lick Creek
1.16 M NE Pike Co Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 75
SH 8
FairOver: Creek
1.58 MI nw of Pike Co Lin, Montgomery, AR
Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,400
SH 8
FairOver: Five Mile Creek
1.63 M NW of PikeCo Line, Montgomery, AR
Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,400
SH 298
FairOver: Creek
3.58 M E jct of hwy 27, Montgomery, AR
Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 220
US 371 - 05 -15.96
FairOver: CREEK
1.01 M N OF U.S 278 JCT, Nevada, AR
Built 1952 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,200
C.R.14 - F - 2.72
FairOver: BRANCH OF TERRE ROUGE CR
2 MI SO OF EMMET, Nevada, AR
Built 1986 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30
CR 6335 Newton
FairOver: BIG CREEK
0.4 MI SW of MT JUDEA, Newton, AR
Built 2003 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 210
US 278 S-8 LM 9.49
FairOver: GREENINGS LK SPILLWAY
2.8 MI W JCT SH 376, Ouachita, AR
Built 1931 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,400
SH 10
FairOver: DITCH
8.48 MI E OF YELL CO LINE, Perry, AR
Built 1928 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,470
SH 75-05- LM 2.86
FairOver: DITCH 106
8.1 MI S JCT SH 63, Poinsett, AR
Built 1955 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 241
State Highway 8
FairOver: Dry Fork Creek - Polk Co
14.9 MI SE US 71, Polk, AR
Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 798
US 71 - Polk Co.
FairOver: Carter Creek
1.61 MI N SEVIER CO L, Polk, AR
Built 1939 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,900
US 71 - Polk Co.
FairOver: Fork Creek
10.31 MI N SEVIER CO LN, Polk, AR
Built 1938 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,395
US 71-Polk Co
FairOver: Brier Creek
2.24 N OF JCT 71 & 88 E, Polk, AR
Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 6,168
US 71-Polk Co
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
0.09 MI E OF ACORN, Polk, AR
Built 1966 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,100
Pine Ridge Rd - A
FairOver: Creek
1.52 S US 64, Pope, AR
Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 590
East Gumlog Rd - B
FairOver: Gumlog Creek
.15 MI SO 326, Pope, AR
Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 385
Sandstone Rd. - D
FairOver: Shiloh Creek
.53 SE HWY 7, Pope, AR
Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,000
SH 324
FairOver: Horsehead Branch
4.0 SW of Atkins, Pope, AR
Built 1980 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 120
SH 872/N El Paso
FairOver: Engineers Creek
0.1 Mi. SW. Jct. SH 7, Pope, AR
Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 436
SH 249 Log 6.44
FairOver: BARNES CREEK
2.9 MI N I 40, Prairie, AR
Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 394
SH 5 Log 4.51
FairOver: BRANCH
1.0 MI E I-430, Pulaski, AR
Built 1920 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10,572
US 67 Log 8.11
FairOver: Rocky Branch
.5 MI S REDMOND RD EXIT, Pulaski, AR
Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 75,000
SH 365 Log 14.14
FairOver: DITCH
0.79 MI N I-40 (I-5), Pulaski, AR
Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,367
SH 365 Log 14.64
FairOver: Shilcotts Bayou
0.28 MI N OF I-40, Pulaski, AR
Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,367
I-30 Log 130.93
FairOver: CREEK
1/2 M E OF SH 338, Pulaski, AR
Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 82,346
SH 5-9 Log 1.57
FairOver: CALLEGAN BRANCH
0.8 MI SW SH 338, Pulaski, AR
Built 1999 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20,000
US 67-9 Log 3.14
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH DEW DROP CR
3.14 MI NE HOT SPRINGS CO, Saline, AR
Built 1927 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,633
US 65 Searcy
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
4.34 MI E NEWTON CO LN, Searcy, AR
Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 5,000
CO RD 4 - Zone G
FairOver: Bearhead Branch Seb. Co.
0.01 MI E CO RD 1, Sebastian, AR
Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 239
County Road 78
FairOver: Cow Creek Sebastian Co.
1.26MI NE OF WITCHERVILLE, Sebastian, AR
Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 548
CO RD 80 ZONE A
FairOver: Prairie Creek- Seb. Co.
1.10 M SO SH 252, Sebastian, AR
Built 1935 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 101
County Road 90
FairOver: Prairie Creek Seb. Co.
0.2MI NO CORD 57, Sebastian, AR
Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 480
I-540
FairOver: Mill Creek Seb. Co.
0.2 MI W US 71, Sebastian, AR
Built 1977 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 36,774
State Highway 59
FairOver: Creek - Sebastian County
1.36 M S OF ARK RVR, Sebastian, AR
Built 1979 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 7,749
US 167 Sharp Co.
FairOver: TOWN BRANCH
0.4 MI N JCT SH 56 E 167, Sharp, AR
Built 1919 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,400
Gore Road
FairOver: Branch of Crow Creek
.25 Mi North Gore Rd&Us70, St. Francis, AR
Built 2014 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 406
Us-70/Sec18/L17.98
FairOver: Drainage Ditch
2.42 Mi West Of Jct Sh 1, St. Francis, AR
Built 1931 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,600
Showing 901-950 of 5,544 bridges
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