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

CR19/Jasper Road

Good

Over: Clear Creek

0.19 Mi N SH 11S-StarCity, Lincoln, AR

Built 2008 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 40

SH 530-08 LM 10.77

Good

Over: Clear Creek

3.4 Mi N SH 11-Star City, Lincoln, AR

Built 2008 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,101

SH 321 Log 1.19

Good

Over: Bayou Two Prairie

1.15 MI E US 67, Lonoke, AR

Built 2021 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 20,000

US 165 Log 26.50

Good

Over: DITCH

4.98 SE OF PULASKI CO LN, Lonoke, AR

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,100

CR 19 LINEFERRY RD

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.10 S OF SH151, Miller, AR

Built 1991 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 770

CR 21 - B - 2.93

Good

Over: McKINNEY BAYOU RELIEF

0.50 MI N JCT US HWY 82, Miller, AR

Built 2009 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 90

RAMP E-S SH 151

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.6 MI S OF TEXARKANA, Miller, AR

Built 1999 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,326

S.H.151 SEC0-0.59

Good

Over: ADAMS CREEK

0.59 MI E OF TEXAS ST LN, Miller, AR

Built 2000 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,000

I-55SB-12-LM 71.64

Good

Over: PEMISCOT BAYOU

.34 NO JCT SH 150, Mississippi, AR

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,500

I-55NB-12-LM 71.65

Good

Over: PEMISCOT BAYOU

0.34 MI NO JCT SH 150, Mississippi, AR

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,500

SH 18-05- LM 5.20

Good

Over: Ditch No 16

1.00 MI W of Manila, Mississippi, AR

Built 2015 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,881

SH 88

Good

Over: Franklin Creek

5.06 M E of Polk Co Line, Montgomery, AR

Built 1931 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,400

FSR 512

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

7.8 MI. NW OF ST. HWY 84, Montgomery, AR

Built 2010 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

CR 323 - G - 2.22

Good

Over: MIDDLE CANEY CREEK

2.2 MI NW JCT SH 200, Nevada, AR

Built 2000 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

C.R. 23- G - 3.14

Good

Over: CREEK

3.14 M. SE JCT SH 24, Nevada, AR

Built 2010 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 260

CR 32/5050 Newton

Good

Over: Creek

6.33 mi E of SH 123, Newton, AR

Built 2015 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 190

Trail 86

Good

Over: Wright Branch

1.85 NE JCT SH 7, Perry, AR

Built 1980 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 40

Boyd Street

Good

Over: Romine Ditch

0.4 M N 36th Street, Pulaski, AR

Built 1990 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 878

Silver Creek Drive

Good

Over: Creek

.24 Mi west Warden Rd., Pulaski, AR

Built 2012 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,884

67 SB SR log 2.44

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

2.43 MI N OF I-40(I-6), Pulaski, AR

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,951

67 NB SR Log 2.44

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

2.43 MI N OF I-40(I-6), Pulaski, AR

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,490

SH 365 Log 11.88

Good

Over: CREEK

3.02 MI N OF I 40, Pulaski, AR

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,181

County Road 23

Good

Over: Creek - Sebastian Co.

2.5 Mi N. Jct Hwy 96, Sebastian, AR

Built 2013 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2

Hwy 96

Good

Over: Creek

0.1 Mi East junction Hwy, Sebastian, AR

Built 2023 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,200

CR 34-T. J. KING

Good

Over: BRANCH

.35 MI SE JCT SH 24, Sevier, AR

Built 1992 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

CR 19 MELROSE RD

Good

Over: WOOLSEY CREEK

4.45 MI SW JCT US 71, Sevier, AR

Built 1995 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 547

CR 211/Cardinal Rd

Good

Over: Wooldridge Creek

.30 MI SE SH 167, Sharp, AR

Built 2018 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 94

CR 53/Stone County

Good

Over: JACKS CREEK

3.05 West SH5, Stone, AR

Built 2004 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 165

SH 160 S-5 LM11.84

Good

Over: OVER FLOW CREEK

2.5 MI W OF SMACKOVER, Union, AR

Built 1957 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 589

US 82 S-5 LM 5.11

Good

Over: CREEK

3.2 M E JCT 57 & 82, Union, AR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,200

US 82 S-5 LM 9.99

Good

Over: CREEK

7.7 E JCT 57 & 82, Union, AR

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,000

Lynn Creek Rd

Good

Over: Lynn Creek

1.1 M SE JCT US 65, Van Buren, AR

Built 2014 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 25

Old SH 330

Good

Over: Big Branch

0.5 MI E Jct US 65, Van Buren, AR

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 660

I-49 SB ON RAMP

Good

Over: Creek - Washington Co.

300 Ft South of Porter Rd, Washington, AR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,009

Appleby Road

Good

Over: Skull Creek - Wash. Co.

0.1 E Gregg Ave., Washington, AR

Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,100

CR 86 White County

Good

Over: Departee Creek

.35 Mi. Co.Rd.243, White, AR

Built 2004 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 74

CR 83 White County

Good

Over: Mingo Creek

.5 Mi.E CR 206, White, AR

Built 2005 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 200

CR74 White County

Good

Over: Glaise Creek

0.23 mi w jct 74 &236, White, AR

Built 2005 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 40

CR44 White County

Good

Over: Panther Creek

.97Mi E Jct.CoRd42 & 44, White, AR

Built 2007 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 700

CR 52 White County

Good

Over: Bull Creek

3.14 E SH 31, White, AR

Built 2008 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 410

CR 50 White County

Good

Over: Bull Creek Relief

.7 M W Jct SH 367, White, AR

Built 2012 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 152

CR 433 White Co.

Good

Over: Des Arc Bayou

1.12Mi W Jct Co Rd 64&433, White, AR

Built 2012 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 410

US 64 White County

Good

Over: DITCH

4.3 M E OF SH 5, White, AR

Built 1947 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,000

US 64 White County

Good

Over: Kettle Creek

4.5 M NW OF SH 367, White, AR

Built 1947 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,000

US67 NB Off White

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.1 MI S JCT US 167, White, AR

Built 1976 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 7,800

US 67 White County

Good

Over: DITCH

3.92 MI NE JCT US 167, White, AR

Built 1978 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 11,000

SH/16 White County

Good

Over: Deener Creek

.98 M N JCT US 67 B, White, AR

Built 2003 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 8,500

SH 10

Good

Over: DITCH

4.20 MI East Of Logan Co, Yell, AR

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,300

SH 28

Good

Over: Creek

8.38 M E OF SH 27, Yell, AR

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,400

Harkey Valley Rd

Good

Over: Branch

1.45 W JCT CO RD 38, Yell, AR

Built 1981 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,008

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