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

SH7Sec3Lm13.66

Good

Over: DITCH

1.0 MI N JCT 7 & 376, Ouachita, AR

Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,985

SH 10

Good

Over: DITCH

0.2 MI EAST OF JCT SH 324, Perry, AR

Built 1928 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,695

SH 60

Good

Over: Branch

2.0 Mi W of Houston, Perry, AR

Built 1947 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,100

SH 113

Good

Over: Creek

0.62 MI N JCT SH 60 & 113, Perry, AR

Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,200

SH 324

Good

Over: CREEK

0.24 MI N SH 10, Perry, AR

Built 1991 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 360

Us-49/Sec-10/L0.83

Good

Over: Little Cypress

0.83 Mi E Of Monroe Co Li, Phillips, AR

Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,000

SH 369 SEC.03-7.97

Good

Over: CREEK

2 MI N OF LANGLEY, Pike, AR

Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 80

CR 74-A(Midsouth R

Good

Over: DITCH NO 1

1.26 MI E MARKED TREE, Poinsett, AR

Built 1991 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 86

CR 29-C (Pineview)

Good

Over: Ditch # 1

1.48 Mi. W CR. 29&49, Poinsett, AR

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 225

SH 1-16- LM 4.95

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

4.95 MI N JCT SH 14, Poinsett, AR

Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,700

SH 1-16- LM 3.50

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

3.5 MI N JCT SH 14, Poinsett, AR

Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,700

State Highway 370

Good

Over: Boggy Creek Polk Co.

0.85 East of SH 8 & 370, Polk, AR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 210

Union Grove Rd - B

Good

Over: White Oak Creek

.5 N OF I-40, Pope, AR

Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 204

Pilot Rock Rd. - E

Good

Over: Dry Creek

.81 M jct CR 16 & SH 164, Pope, AR

Built 1981 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 205

SH 7

Good

Over: Creek

4.1 MI N I-40 & SH 7, Pope, AR

Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,000

SH 124

Good

Over: Creek

6.53 M NE of jct SH 7, Pope, AR

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,800

SH 33 Log 2.43

Good

Over: JACKSON BAYOU

2.4 MI N JCT US 70 & 33, Prairie, AR

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 340

SO REDMOND RD

Good

Over: ROCKY BRANCH

0.2 MI N OF US 67, Pulaski, AR

Built 1996 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,900

Oakbrook Drive

Good

Over: Gap Creek

0.2 Mi S of SH 107, Pulaski, AR

Built 2004 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,961

SH 90-05- LM 5.45

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

5.45 M W GREENE CO LINE, Randolph, AR

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 220

CR 18 (W. Sardis)

Good

Over: Branch Brier Lick Creek

3.5 E OF JCT SH 183, Saline, AR

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,800

Cold Spring Road

Good

Over: Barnett Creek - Scott Co

EAST END SH 248&98 JCT, Scott, AR

Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 119

SH 80-Scott Co.

Good

Over: Crowh Creek

0.3 MI W JCT SH 250 & 80, Scott, AR

Built 1966 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 648

US 65 Searcy

Good

Over: DITCH

1.81 M SE OF NEWTON CO LN, Searcy, AR

Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,100

SH 317-SEC 4-10.59

Good

Over: LITTLE BELLVILLE CREEK

10.76 MI N JCT SH 24, Sevier, AR

Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 250

US 63B Sharp Co.

Good

Over: FORTY ISLAND CREEK

SO @ HARDY, ARK, Sharp, AR

Built 1929 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,900

Sh-1/Sec12/L6.88

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

6.08 Mi No Of Jct Us 70, St. Francis, AR

Built 1934 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,900

SH-284/Sec-3/L3.89

Good

Over: Creek

5.35 Miles North Of I-40, St. Francis, AR

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,300

Sh-1/Sec-11/L-5.16

Good

Over: Ditch

1.9 Mi North Of Jct Sh 1B, St. Francis, AR

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,176

SH 5 Stone County

Good

Over: BRANCH

3.60 MI. S. JCT. 5 & 14, Stone, AR

Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,900

Union CR 35 Z-H

Good

Over: THREE CREEK

1.5 MI W JCT CR51, Union, AR

Built 2000 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 101

Union CR 25 Z-C

Good

Over: Richland / Woodard creek

0.25 Mi. S Urbana, Union, AR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 22

UNION CR 7 (J)

Good

Over: Creek

0.8 MI S JCT CR 4, Union, AR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,200

Union CR 229 Z-H

Good

Over: Creek

0.35 MI W JCT CR 67, Union, AR

Built 2005 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 72

UNION CR 5 Z-J

Good

Over: Bayou De Loutre

3.08 MI S JCT US 82B, Union, AR

Built 2008 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 270

SH 15 S-1 LM 20.59

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI SW OF JCT US &2, Union, AR

Built 1931 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,200

US 63 S-18 LM17.29

Good

Over: CREEK

0.42 MI E OF US 167, Union, AR

Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,600

Graham Rd.

Good

Over: Ditch

.23 N Fuller Rd., White, AR

Built 2020 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 350

SH 11 White County

Good

Over: CREEK

1.97 MI SE JCT OF SH 367, White, AR

Built 1966 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 750

SH 5 White County

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5 MI S JCT US 64 & SH 5, White, AR

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,200

SH 323 White Co.

Good

Over: RAFF CREEK

2.3 MI S JCT SH 36 & 323, White, AR

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,100

SH 323 White Co.

Good

Over: CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT SH 36 & 323, White, AR

Built 1997 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,100

SH 10

Good

Over: DITCH

0.3 MI EAST JCT SH 307, Yell, AR

Built 1931 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,295

SH 28

Good

Over: CREEK

4.04 MI E OF SCOTT LINE, Yell, AR

Built 1985 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 350

SH 7

Good

Over: DITCH

4.38 MI N JCT SH 10, Yell, AR

Built 1996 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,100

FSR 512

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

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

Built 2009 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 50

RogersPromnde Bvd.

Good

Over: OSAGE / TURTLE CREEK

0.3 MI N SH 94, Benton, AR

Built 2007 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,000

SH 92

Good

Over: Sulphur Creek Relief

2 Mi W of Van Buren Co Ln, Conway, AR

Built 2015 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 970

CR 425 - H

Good

Over: MAIN DITCH # 2

1 Mi S Valley View, Craighead, AR

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 361

CR 263 - F

Good

Over: Cottonmouth Creek

0.5 mi S Jct SH226, Craighead, AR

Built 2014 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 94

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