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
FDR 86
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
.1 MI E OF HWY 7, Perry, AR
Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 100
Hoadley Rd
FairOver: ARMY & UNION PACIFIC RR
HOADLEY RD GATE, Jefferson, AR
Built 1969 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 2,700
Arkansas Hwy 177
FairOver: Norfork Dam Spillway
13 MI SE of Mountain Home, Baxter, AR
Built 1944 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 2,800
Project Road
FairOver: Gillham Dam Spillway
9.7 KM NE Of Gillham, Howard, AR
Built 1970 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 85
Park Entrance Road
FairOver: Lee Creek Park Entrance
Lee Creek Park, AR, Crawford, AR
Built 1975 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50
Blakely Dam Road
FairOver: L.OUACHITA PWRPL CO2 RM
1.5MI.N.OF MOUNTAIN PINE, Garland, AR
Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700
Loop D Road
FairOver: Collins Creek
John F Kennedy Park, Cleburne, AR
Built 1989 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 100
County Road #96
FairOver: Lock 2 Ark Post Canal
9 MI S of Tichnor, Arkansas, AR
Built 1967 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 250
COVINGTON LK RD
FairOver: COOLEY SLOUGH
SEC 16 T5S R1W, Arkansas, AR
Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 35
Arkansas Hwy 25
FairOver: Dam Spillway
3 mi. NE of Heber Springs, Cleburne, AR
Built 1964 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 6,200
I-40 WB - Crawford
FairOver: Little Frog Bayou
13.38 E OKLA ST LINE, Crawford, AR
Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 15,000
CHANNEL ROAD
FairOver: Caddo River
10 mil N Arkadelphia, AR, Clark, AR
Built 1963 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 46
Arkansas Hwy 187
FairOver: 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
FairOver: 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
FairOver: Love Creek
Dam Site 5, Jefferson, AR
Built 1972 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 125
ST FRANCIS LEVEE
FairOver: ST FRANCIS R.-- HUXTABLE
W.G. HUXTABLE PUMP STA., Lee, AR
Built 1977 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 30
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: PERRY BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Franklin, AR
Built 1971 ADT: 50
FSR 1677
GoodOver: WICKED CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Logan, AR
Built 2006 ADT: 100
FDR 208
GoodOver: DRAIN
1.6 MI. EAST OF CR 30, Montgomery, AR
Built 2014 ADT: 50
FDR 887
GoodOver: BIG BRANCH
2.2 MI E OF CTY RT 63, Montgomery, AR
Built 1998 ADT: 50
FDR 887
GoodOver: BIG BRANCH
3.6 MI E OF CTY RT 63, Montgomery, AR
Built 1998 ADT: 50
FDR 887
GoodOver: DRAIN
4.8 MI E OF CTY RT 63, Montgomery, AR
Built 1982 ADT: 50
FDR 177
GoodOver: DRAIN
6.2 MI E OF HWY 27, Montgomery, AR
Built 1987 ADT: 50
FDR 45
GoodOver: DRAIN
2.75 MI W OF HWY 7, Perry, AR
Built 1997 ADT: 50
FDR 45
GoodOver: DRAIN
2.8 MI W OF HWY 7, Perry, AR
Built 1997 ADT: 50
FSR 808
GoodOver: OUACHITA RIVER
1.37 MI. NW OF US HWY 270, Polk, AR
Built 2006 ADT: 50
FDR 528
GoodOver: E. SALINE CREEK
.3 MI W OF FDR 38, Polk, AR
Built 1940 ADT: 75
FDR 173
GoodOver: TWOMILE CREEK
0.558 MI OFF NFRS 30, Polk, AR
Built 2023 ADT: 25
FDR 33
GoodOver: DRAIN
6.95MI N OF HWY 270, Scott, AR
Built 1976 ADT: 50
FDR 970
GoodOver: WEST WEAVER CREEK
8.3 MI W OF FDR 519, Scott, AR
Built 1972 ADT: 50
FDR 33
GoodOver: DRAIN
5 MI N OF HWY 270, Scott, AR
Built 1976 ADT: 50
FDR 33
GoodOver: DRAIN
5.4 MI N OF HWY 33, Scott, AR
Built 1976 ADT: 50
FDR 985
GoodOver: DRAIN
.02 MI N OF HWY 80, Yell, AR
Built 2010 ADT: 50
FDR F32
GoodOver: KITCHEN CREEK
.22 MI E OF 4677, Yell, AR
Built 2013 ADT: 50
FDR 649
GoodOver: BOOSE HOLLOW CREEK
2 MI E OF HWY 27, Yell, AR
Built 2002 ADT: 50
FDR 649
GoodOver: BOOSE HOLLOW CREEK
2.1 MI E OF HWY 27, Yell, AR
Built 2002 ADT: 50
FDR 159
GoodOver: DRAIN
9.02 MI W OF CR 16, Yell, AR
Built 1980 ADT: 50
NFSR 170
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.322 MI E of NFSR 254, Yell, AR
Built 2017 ADT: 50
FDR 776A
GoodOver: GAFFORD CREEK
.1 MI N OF FDR 776, Yell, AR
Built 1972 ADT: 50
FDR 970
GoodOver: E. SPILLER CREEK
3.5 MI W OF FDR 519, Yell, AR
Built 1972 ADT: 50
FDR 17
GoodOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
7.2 MI E OF FDR 33, Yell, AR
Built 1957 ADT: 50
Bennett Road-CR
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: WAGGLE CREEK
0.19 MI W JCT 123 & 17, Clark, AR
Built 2018 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 16
CR 126-TWIN BRIDGE
GoodOver: WALNUT SPRINGS CREEK
0.01 MI E JCT CR125 & 126, Sevier, AR
Built 1999 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 120
CR 269 - G
GoodOver: DITCH
2.3 MI S OF KNOBEL, Clay, AR
Built 2002 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40
CR 97-C (911=310)
GoodOver: POPLAR CREEK
2.7 Mi E of Hwy 139, Clay, AR
Built 2001 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 149
Dallas CR 55 Z-A
GoodOver: Bryant Creek
.5 M E CR 55 & 229, Dallas, AR
Built 2009 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75
CO RD 12 Zone H
GoodOver: McNeeley Creek
0.25 MI. W JCT SH 51 & 12, Clark, AR
Built 2016 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 38
EAST ROOSEVELT
GoodOver: AIRPORT OUTFALL DITCH
.3 MI WEST OF BANKHEAD, Pulaski, AR
Built 1974 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 5,900
CR 418 - I
GoodOver: Creek
3 Mi NW Rector, Clay, AR
Built 2006 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 50
Showing 2,951-3,000 of 5,544 bridges
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