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

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 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

Arkansas45.5%49.3%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$6,796

CA

California

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

AR

Arkansas

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

WA

Washington

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

IN

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

CR 419 C

Poor

Over: CREEK

3 MI NO MARMADUKE, Greene, AR

Built 1992 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 227

Moccasin Creek Rd.

Poor

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

SH 18-05-LM 0.16

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.16 MI E Craighead Co Li, Mississippi, AR

Built 2015 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,000

SH 8

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9 MI E Poll Co. Line, Montgomery, AR

Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 680

SH 27

Good

Over: Creek

.59 M E of US 270, Montgomery, AR

Built 1956 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,900

SH 88

Good

Over: Creek

2.1 MI W JCT SH 27, Montgomery, AR

Built 1969 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250

SH 7 Newton

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH

JASPER, ARK, Newton, AR

Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,800

SH 9 S-1 LM 6.96

Good

Over: CREEK

1.03 MI SO DALLAS CO LN, Ouachita, AR

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,800

SH 57 S-1 LM 1.80

Good

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

2.0 MI S JCT SH 4 & 57, Ouachita, AR

Built 1963 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 340

SH 10

Good

Over: DITCH

0.2 MI WEST OF SH 9-PERRY, Perry, AR

Built 1938 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,700

SH 60

Good

Over: Creek

5.5 M W of Perryville, Perry, AR

Built 1951 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 690

SH 301 SEC.02-2.36

Good

Over: CREEK

2.34 M E JCT SH 29, Pike, AR

Built 1991 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

CR 259-C-

Good

Over: DITCH NO 23

1.35 MI E SH 69, Poinsett, AR

Built 1998 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 111

SH 1-15- LM 3.04

Good

Over: CREEK

3.04 MI NO OF CROSS CO LI, Poinsett, AR

Built 1954 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,137

SH 373-02-LM 1.20

Good

Over: DITCH

1.20 E JCT SH 163, Poinsett, AR

Built 1982 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 180

Russell Rd. - B

Good

Over: Prairie Creek

0.25 W ST. Hwy. 326, Pope, AR

Built 2004 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,800

SH 247

Good

Over: Tanyard Branch

3.7 Mi E of Jct SH 7, Pope, AR

Built 2011 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,300

US 165 Log 0.82

Good

Over: FISH SLOUGH

0.1 MI E JCT SH 343 & 130, Prairie, AR

Built 1952 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,372

Chenonceau Blvd.

Good

Over: Creek

.25 M No. SH10, Pulaski, AR

Built 2004 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,000

US 70 Swaggerty

Good

Over: SWAGGERTY BRANCH

ROOSEVELT @ Pulaski St., Pulaski, AR

Built 1935 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 12,410

SH 365 Log 4.68

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.3 MI SO SH 338, Pulaski, AR

Built 1997 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,500

SH 90-05- LM 10.51

Good

Over: LITTLE RUNNING WATER

0.72 MI E JCT US 67&90, Randolph, AR

Built 1995 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 220

SH 9 -5 Log 5.69

Good

Over: CREEK

5.69 MI N JCT SH 5, Saline, AR

Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,200

SH 5 Log 3.25

Good

Over: Creek

0.06 South of HWY 183, Saline, AR

Built 2012 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 15,000

County Road 12

Good

Over: Coon Log Creek-Scott Co.

0.1MI W US 71, Scott, AR

Built 1979 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 463

US 65 Searcy

Good

Over: DITCH

2.4 MI North of JCT SH 74, Searcy, AR

Built 1932 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,700

CR 427 Searcy

Good

Over: DITCH

0.75 MI E US 65, Searcy, AR

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30

US 70 sec. 01-3.95

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.95 MI E OKLAHOMA ST LIN, Sevier, AR

Built 1947 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,805

US 70 SEC.02 -3.71

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

3.7 MI E OF JCT US 70 &71, Sevier, AR

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,917

US 71- 05 - 9.81

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BELLVILLE CR.

9.8 MI N LITTLE RIVER, Sevier, AR

Built 1933 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,900

SH 27 -SEC 01-3.75

Good

Over: BRANCH OF TRENT CREEK

2 MI E OF BEN LOMAND, Sevier, AR

Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,500

SH 27 N.SEC.1-0.08

Good

Over: WINTERS CREEK

0.08 MI E JCT US 71, Sevier, AR

Built 1998 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,500

CR/01447 Sharp Co.

Good

Over: North Big Creek

1.2 Mi. N. SH 354, Sharp, AR

Built 2005 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 347

Us-70/Sec-18/L5.57

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

4.4 Mi East Of Jct Sh 78, St. Francis, AR

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,200

Us-70/Sec-18/L8.42

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

1.1 Mi East Of Jct Sh 259, St. Francis, AR

Built 1931 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,600

Cr-351/Z-E/6.71

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

2.45 Mi So Of Jct Sh 306, St. Francis, AR

Built 1919 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 59

Cr-107/Z-G/L-9.74

Good

Over: Cypress Creek

.79 Mi North Jct Cr 111, St. Francis, AR

Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 60

Us-79/Sec-17/L5.42

Good

Over: Caruthers Bayou

1 Mi West Jct Us 79 &149, St. Francis, AR

Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,800

US 82 S-7 LM 6.86

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

6.86 MI E OF STRONG, Union, AR

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,800

SH172 S-00 LM4.05

Good

Over: CREEK

4.05 M N CAIRO & US 82, Union, AR

Built 1993 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 416

SH7B S2 LM 3.09

Good

Over: Ditch

3.19mi.E.Oua.Co., Union, AR

Built 2005 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,600

SH 92

Good

Over: BRANCH

1.7 MI NE OF CONWAY CO LI, Van Buren, AR

Built 1971 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 725

US 412 SEC 2

Good

Over: Nathan Creek

JCT CO RD 85&412-2, Washington, AR

Built 1993 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20,000

State Highway 265

Good

Over: Town Branch-Washington

0.1 MI N OF SH 16, Washington, AR

Built 2002 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20,000

SH 11 White County

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

.70 MI W JCT OF SH 323, White, AR

Built 1966 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 594

SH 11 White County

Good

Over: CREEK

2.6 MI W JCT SH 385, White, AR

Built 1966 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 750

SH 11 White County

Good

Over: CREEK

3.54 MI SE JCT 367, White, AR

Built 1966 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 750

SH 367 White Co.

Good

Over: DITCH

0.1 MI W JCT SH 371 & 67, White, AR

Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,970

SH 27

Good

Over: STOKES CREEK

3.63 M N MONTGOMERY COL, Yell, AR

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 610

SH 27

Good

Over: HAW CREEK

8.62 M NE MONTGOMERY COL, Yell, AR

Built 1961 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 610

SH 27

Good

Over: CREEK

5.81 N OF SH 28 @ ROVER, Yell, AR

Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 850

SH 307

Good

Over: DITCH

.23 MI E OF BLUFFLON, Yell, AR

Built 1985 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 80

Showing 3,651-3,700 of 5,544 bridges

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