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 195 SEC.01-2.38
FairOver: BRIDGE CREEK
2.5 MI NE SH 355, Hempstead, AR
Built 1967 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 330
SH 332- 06 - 6.10
FairOver: VICKERS CREEK
5.0 MI E JCT SH 195 & 332, Hempstead, AR
Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 320
SH 29 -04 -4.72
FairOver: TERRE ROUGE CREEK
2.2MI SO SH 332, Hempstead, AR
Built 1980 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,207
SH 51-3 Log 0.69
FairOver: BROWN SPRINGS
0.7 MI N CLARK COUNTY LIN, Hot Spring, AR
Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 680
SH 25/Independ. Co
FairOver: DRY FORK CREEK
1.0 M SW SH 25 SPUR, Independence, AR
Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,706
SH 25/Independ. Co
FairOver: DOTA CREEK
5.2 M NW SH 122, Independence, AR
Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,414
SH 224/Jackson Co.
FairOver: CREEK
6.85 MI SW JCT SPUR 224, Jackson, AR
Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 159
SH 833-02 LM 0.06
FairOver: Creek
Inside PB Prison Compound, Jefferson, AR
Built 1976 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 67
SH 199-01 LM 0.95
FairOver: Deep Bayou
0.8 Mi E US 425-Yorktown, Lincoln, AR
Built 1966 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 110
SH 234 -01-5.21
FairOver: FLAT CRK REL
2.2 MI SE WINTHROP, Little River, AR
Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 380
SH 22-Logan Co.
FairOver: West Fork Cane Creek
6.7 MI E JCT 309 @ PARIS, Logan, AR
Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,800
SH 22-Logan Co.
FairOver: South Fork PeDee Creek
0.18 MI W JCT 109@ MIDWAY, Logan, AR
Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,800
21040-FRANKLIN ST.
FairOver: BRANCH NIX CREEK (CITY)
0.12 M N JCT 18TH ST, Miller, AR
Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 559
SH 237 -01-16.15
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
16.1 M S JCT US 71&SH 237, Miller, AR
Built 1948 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 340
SH 327 Newton
FairOver: LITTLE BUFFALO RIVER
4.02 MI S JCT SH 74 & 327, Newton, AR
Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 642
SH 301 - 01 - 2.57
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
2.5 SE JCT SH 27, Pike, AR
Built 1970 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 270
County Road 27-D
FairOver: Joshling Creek-Polk Co.
.25 MI N SH 246, Polk, AR
Built 1978 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 12
State Highway 246
FairOver: Flat Creek Polk Co.
6.36 MI E JCT US 71 & 246, Polk, AR
Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 212
SH 164
FairOver: Branch
3.0 M NW Jct hwy 7 & 164, Pope, AR
Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,100
SH 249 Log 6.67
FairOver: BARNES CREEK
2.1 MI W JCT SH 11 & 249, Prairie, AR
Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 210
SH 249 Log 7.19
FairOver: PAYNE CREEK
1.6 MI W JCT 11 & 249, Prairie, AR
Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 210
SH 302 Log 1.95
FairOver: MELLON CREEK
1.1 MI W JCT SH 249, Prairie, AR
Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 330
SPARKS RD Log 1.02
FairOver: FOURCHE CREEK
1 SO CR 23/LAWSON RD, Pulaski, AR
Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,198
N BEVERLY STREET
FairOver: WOODRUFF CREEK
.3 N CTRY CLUB RD(I-6), Pulaski, AR
Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 585
WEST 14TH STREET
FairOver: COLEMAN CREEK
14TH & GRANT, Pulaski, AR
Built 1990 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,013
SH 365 Log 9.03
FairOver: NEWTON CREEK
5.62 MI N I-40/I-2, Pulaski, AR
Built 1919 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,188
CR 28 - Oconee Rd.
FairOver: Dry Creek
2.8 M E of Oak Ridge Road, Randolph, AR
Built 2021 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 100
US 70 B -01- 2.95
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
0.5 M E OF POST OFFICE, Sevier, AR
Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,300
Sh-261/Sec-3/L0.81
FairOver: Languille River
3.64 Mi West Of Jct Sh 1, St. Francis, AR
Built 1977 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,100
Sh-261/Sec-3/L1.00
FairOver: Languille River Relief
3.41 Miles West Of Sh 1, St. Francis, AR
Built 1977 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 670
Union CORD 27 (L)
FairOver: Hibank Creek
2.5 MI NO JCT 32, Union, AR
Built 2012 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2
S. Whitehouse Rd.
FairOver: Rainman Creek-Washington
150' SW CO RD 57, Washington, AR
Built 1986 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 160
Steele Blvd.
FairOver: Mud Creek - Fayetteville
0.2 MI S OF JOYCE BLVD., Washington, AR
Built 2001 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,600
US Highway 71
FairOver: Dye Creek - Wash. Co.
0.72 MI N JCT SH 170, Washington, AR
Built 1930 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,800
SH 146-01 LM 6.32
FairOver: Canal
6.32 Mi E US 79-Stuttgart, Arkansas, AR
Built 1980 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 690
SH 160-10 LM 2.59
FairOver: Flat Creek Relief
2.59 Mi E SH 8-Longview, Ashley, AR
Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 80
SH 160-10 LM 2.82
FairOver: Flat Creek
2.82 Mi E SH 8-Longview, Ashley, AR
Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 80
SH 160-10 LM 2.86
FairOver: Flat Creek Relief
2.869 Mi E SH 8-Longview, Ashley, AR
Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 80
Benton CR 579
FairOver: BRANCH
0.2 M N SH 12, Benton, AR
Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10,000
US 412, WB Bent CO
FairOver: ILLINOIS RIVER
11.6 MI E OF OKLAHOMA LN, Benton, AR
Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10,000
SH 412 EB Benton 2
FairOver: ILLINOIS RIVER
Benton Co 8.17 W OKLINE, Benton, AR
Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 10,000
US 278 S-12 LM9.85
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
6.38 MI W JCT US 63, Bradley, AR
Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,500
US 278 S-12 LM 8.2
FairOver: STEEP BANK EAGLE CREEK
8.23 MI NE CALHOUN CO LIN, Bradley, AR
Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,500
US 278 S-12 LM 5.7
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
2.75 MI EAST OF BANKS, Bradley, AR
Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,500
US 278 S-12LM12.01
FairOver: BEECH CREEK
12.02 MI E CALHOUN CO LIN, Bradley, AR
Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,500
Calhoun CR 20
FairOver: Slough
2 Mi. South CR 29, Calhoun, AR
Built 2017 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 668
SH 160-12 LM 3.60
FairOver: Ditch
8.2 Mi W US 65-Chicot Jct, Chicot, AR
Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 388
SH53 S-0 LM 7.44
FairOver: HOLLYWOOD CREEK
.5 MI S JCT SH 26, Clark, AR
Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 380
SH 189 S-1 LM 6.76
FairOver: CREEK
6.99 MI SE JCT 97, Cleveland, AR
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 240
SH 189 S-1 LM13.36
FairOver: SIXTEENTH CREEK
3.93 MI NW BRADLEY CO LN, Cleveland, AR
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 440
Showing 2,051-2,100 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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