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

Total Bridges

5,544

Public highway bridges in Arkansas

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)

Arkansas41.792929292929294%45.25613275613276%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796

06

California

4.60% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,040
Selected

05

Arkansas

4.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,544

53

Washington

4.81% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,808

18

Indiana

4.94% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,630

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 Deficient

Over: CREEK

3 MI NO MARMADUKE, Greene, AR

Built 1992 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 227

Moccasin Creek Rd.

Structurally Deficient

Over: Moccasin Creek

1.32 Mi. Jct SH5 & Mocca, Izard, AR

Built 1998 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

SH 230-05- LM 7.45

Poor

Over: Podo Creek

0.98 MI W JCT SH 91 & 230, Lawrence, AR

Built 1970 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 320

CR32-Tomlinson Rd

Poor

Over: BAYOU METO

2 Mi E of SH 31, Lonoke, AR

Built 1996 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 74

County Road 76

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: 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

FDR 86

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

.1 MI E OF HWY 7, Perry, AR

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100

Hoadley Rd

Fair

Over: ARMY & UNION PACIFIC RR

HOADLEY RD GATE, Jefferson, AR

Built 1969 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,700

Arkansas Hwy 177

Fair

Over: Norfork Dam Spillway

13 MI SE of Mountain Home, Baxter, AR

Built 1944 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,800

Project Road

Fair

Over: Gillham Dam Spillway

9.7 KM NE Of Gillham, Howard, AR

Built 1970 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 85

Park Entrance Road

Fair

Over: Lee Creek Park Entrance

Lee Creek Park, AR, Crawford, AR

Built 1975 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50

Blakely Dam Road

Fair

Over: L.OUACHITA PWRPL CO2 RM

1.5MI.N.OF MOUNTAIN PINE, Garland, AR

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700

Loop D Road

Fair

Over: Collins Creek

John F Kennedy Park, Cleburne, AR

Built 1989 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 100

County Road #96

Fair

Over: Lock 2 Ark Post Canal

9 MI S of Tichnor, Arkansas, AR

Built 1967 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 250

COVINGTON LK RD

Fair

Over: COOLEY SLOUGH

SEC 16 T5S R1W, Arkansas, AR

Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 35

Arkansas Hwy 25

Fair

Over: Dam Spillway

3 mi. NE of Heber Springs, Cleburne, AR

Built 1964 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 6,200

I-40 WB - Crawford

Fair

Over: Little Frog Bayou

13.38 E OKLA ST LINE, Crawford, AR

Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 15,000

CHANNEL ROAD

Fair

Over: Caddo River

10 mil N Arkadelphia, AR, Clark, AR

Built 1963 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 46

Arkansas Hwy 187

Fair

Over: Beaver Dam Spillway

6 mi NW of Eureka Springs, Carroll, AR

Built 1965 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,500

I-430 NB Log 11.92

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK BAYOU

1.0 MI SW I 40 (I-5), Pulaski, AR

Built 1971 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 18,811

Access Rd to Park

Fair

Over: Love Creek

Dam Site 5, Jefferson, AR

Built 1972 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 125

ST FRANCIS LEVEE

Fair

Over: ST FRANCIS R.-- HUXTABLE

W.G. HUXTABLE PUMP STA., Lee, AR

Built 1977 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 30

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: PERRY BRANCH

NO DATA ENTERED, Franklin, AR

Built 1971 ADT: 50

FSR 1677

Good

Over: WICKED CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Logan, AR

Built 2006 ADT: 100

FDR 208

Good

Over: DRAIN

1.6 MI. EAST OF CR 30, Montgomery, AR

Built 2014 ADT: 50

FDR 887

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

2.2 MI E OF CTY RT 63, Montgomery, AR

Built 1998 ADT: 50

FDR 887

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

3.6 MI E OF CTY RT 63, Montgomery, AR

Built 1998 ADT: 50

FDR 887

Good

Over: DRAIN

4.8 MI E OF CTY RT 63, Montgomery, AR

Built 1982 ADT: 50

FDR 177

Good

Over: DRAIN

6.2 MI E OF HWY 27, Montgomery, AR

Built 1987 ADT: 50

FDR 45

Good

Over: DRAIN

2.75 MI W OF HWY 7, Perry, AR

Built 1997 ADT: 50

FDR 45

Good

Over: DRAIN

2.8 MI W OF HWY 7, Perry, AR

Built 1997 ADT: 50

FSR 808

Good

Over: OUACHITA RIVER

1.37 MI. NW OF US HWY 270, Polk, AR

Built 2006 ADT: 50

FDR 528

Good

Over: E. SALINE CREEK

.3 MI W OF FDR 38, Polk, AR

Built 1940 ADT: 75

FDR 173

Good

Over: TWOMILE CREEK

0.558 MI OFF NFRS 30, Polk, AR

Built 2023 ADT: 25

FDR 33

Good

Over: DRAIN

6.95MI N OF HWY 270, Scott, AR

Built 1976 ADT: 50

FDR 970

Good

Over: WEST WEAVER CREEK

8.3 MI W OF FDR 519, Scott, AR

Built 1972 ADT: 50

FDR 33

Good

Over: DRAIN

5 MI N OF HWY 270, Scott, AR

Built 1976 ADT: 50

FDR 33

Good

Over: DRAIN

5.4 MI N OF HWY 33, Scott, AR

Built 1976 ADT: 50

FDR 985

Good

Over: DRAIN

.02 MI N OF HWY 80, Yell, AR

Built 2010 ADT: 50

FDR F32

Good

Over: KITCHEN CREEK

.22 MI E OF 4677, Yell, AR

Built 2013 ADT: 50

FDR 649

Good

Over: BOOSE HOLLOW CREEK

2 MI E OF HWY 27, Yell, AR

Built 2002 ADT: 50

FDR 649

Good

Over: BOOSE HOLLOW CREEK

2.1 MI E OF HWY 27, Yell, AR

Built 2002 ADT: 50

FDR 159

Good

Over: DRAIN

9.02 MI W OF CR 16, Yell, AR

Built 1980 ADT: 50

NFSR 170

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.322 MI E of NFSR 254, Yell, AR

Built 2017 ADT: 50

FDR 776A

Good

Over: GAFFORD CREEK

.1 MI N OF FDR 776, Yell, AR

Built 1972 ADT: 50

FDR 970

Good

Over: E. SPILLER CREEK

3.5 MI W OF FDR 519, Yell, AR

Built 1972 ADT: 50

FDR 17

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

7.2 MI E OF FDR 33, Yell, AR

Built 1957 ADT: 50

Bennett Road-CR

Good

Over: Little Lagrue Bayou

1.70 Mi E SH 130-Almyra, Arkansas, AR

Built 2007 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 55

Clark CR 123 Z-B

Good

Over: WAGGLE CREEK

0.19 MI W JCT 123 & 17, Clark, AR

Built 2018 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 16

CR 126-TWIN BRIDGE

Good

Over: WALNUT SPRINGS CREEK

0.01 MI E JCT CR125 & 126, Sevier, AR

Built 1999 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 120

CR 269 - G

Good

Over: DITCH

2.3 MI S OF KNOBEL, Clay, AR

Built 2002 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

CR 97-C (911=310)

Good

Over: POPLAR CREEK

2.7 Mi E of Hwy 139, Clay, AR

Built 2001 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 149

Dallas CR 55 Z-A

Good

Over: Bryant Creek

.5 M E CR 55 & 229, Dallas, AR

Built 2009 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75

CO RD 12 Zone H

Good

Over: McNeeley Creek

0.25 MI. W JCT SH 51 & 12, Clark, AR

Built 2016 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 38

EAST ROOSEVELT

Good

Over: AIRPORT OUTFALL DITCH

.3 MI WEST OF BANKHEAD, Pulaski, AR

Built 1974 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 5,900

CR 418 - I

Good

Over: Creek

3 Mi NW Rector, Clay, AR

Built 2006 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 50

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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 Editorial.

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