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%.

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.

All Bridges in Arkansas

US 62/412 Baxter

Good

Over: HICKS CREEK

1.2 MI E JCT US62 & US62B, Baxter, AR

Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,500

Rogers Stoney Br

Good

Over: BRANCH

0.9 MI W HORSE BARN RD, Benton, AR

Built 2005 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,000

SH 264 Benton 1

Good

Over: PUPPY CREEK

.65 MI W US 71B, Benton, AR

Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 26,000

I-49 Frnt Rd Bnt 1

Good

Over: DITCH

.01 MI N SH 264, Benton, AR

Built 1982 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 53

SH 59 Benton 2

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.1 MI N JCT of US 412, Benton, AR

Built 2008 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 17,000

Harrison Speer Dr

Good

Over: Branch of Dry Jordan Crk

0.15 MI N of Industrial P, Boone, AR

Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,148

SH 14 Boone

Good

Over: DITCH

5.2 W OF JCT SH 7, Boone, AR

Built 1952 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 850

US 65 Boone

Good

Over: REST AREA CREEK

0.7 MI S JCT US 412, Boone, AR

Built 2007 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 17,000

Bradley CR 69 Z-F

Good

Over: CHARIVARI CREEK

.8 MI S CO RD 137, Bradley, AR

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 70

SH 21 Carroll

Good

Over: CREEK

11.21 MI N OF US 412, Carroll, AR

Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,800

SH 221 Carroll

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9 Mi S US 62, Carroll, AR

Built 1998 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,000

S.4th St./Heber Sp

Good

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

.25 M SOUTH JCT SH 25B, Cleburne, AR

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 850

CR 214-B

Good

Over: KINNEMORE SLOUGH DITCH

1MS & ME CHILDRESS, Craighead, AR

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 17

US 49-04-LM 2.23

Good

Over: MCDANIELS CREEK

1.27 MI SW OF US 63, Craighead, AR

Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,248

I 49 SB-Crawford

Good

Over: Clear Creek

3.2 MI N OF DOLLARD RD, Crawford, AR

Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 33,884

State Highway 59

Good

Over: Chatman Branch

3.3 Mi. N SH 220, Crawford, AR

Built 2018 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,006

SH 273 S-1 LM 9.08

Good

Over: CREEK

6.3 MI W JCT US 79/79B, Dallas, AR

Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 810

SH 83-01S LM 1.58

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

1.2 Mi W US425-Monticello, Drew, AR

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,400

US 278-15 LM 8.09

Good

Over: Tiney Creek

1.6 Mi E US 278 Byp-Monti, Drew, AR

Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,300

US 278-15 LM 9.43

Good

Over: Piney Creek

5.1 mi W SH 293-Selma, Drew, AR

Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,300

I-40-SEC 32

Good

Over: Ditch

0.25 MI NW SH 266 UNDERPS, Faulkner, AR

Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 64,000

CR79 (Danville Rd)

Good

Over: Unnamed Creek

1.2 miles North of Hwy 5, Garland, AR

Built 2019 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 458

SH 298 Log 6.49

Good

Over: CREEK

6.49 E OF MONTGOMERY CO L, Garland, AR

Built 1971 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 691

Hwy 141

Good

Over: creek

Jnct of Hwy 141 & 412, Greene, AR

Built 2023 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100

S.H.73 - 02 -11.98

Good

Over: BLACK BOIS D'ARC RELIEF

2.25 N W JCT. S 473 & S H, Hempstead, AR

Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,388

SH 980 SEC.25-2.65

Good

Over: BRANCH

2.86 MI N SH 278, Howard, AR

Built 1978 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,800

SH 157/Indepen Co.

Good

Over: FIFE SLOUGH

0.9 MI S JCT SH 14, Independence, AR

Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 813

SH 37/Jackson Co.

Good

Over: DITCH

5.3 MI N JCT SH 18 &37, Jackson, AR

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 300

Rayhan Road-CR

Good

Over: Creek

1.7 Mi S SH 54-SulphurSpr, Jefferson, AR

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 428

Rayhan Road-CR

Good

Over: Creek

1.2 Mi S SH 54-SulphurSpr, Jefferson, AR

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 428

CR3271

Good

Over: Creek

1.43 Miles NW of State HW, Johnson, AR

Built 2022 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10

SH 21

Good

Over: Branch

.96 M N Jct US 64 & 21, Johnson, AR

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,700

US 71 SEC.04-6.95

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

6.61 NO LITTLE RIVER CO L, Little River, AR

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,000

SH 32 SEC.02-6.65

Good

Over: CREEK

6.6 MI E JCT SH41 & SH32, Little River, AR

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,478

US 67 SEC. 01-1.71

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI JCT US 82 & 67, Miller, AR

Built 1954 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,400

US278B S-8 LM 0.82

Good

Over: CREEK

.82 MI E JCT SH 4, Ouachita, AR

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,100

CR 704-C

Good

Over: LITTLE BAY DITCH

3.21MI W JCT US63 & CR704, Poinsett, AR

Built 1999 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 40

SH 163-03- LM 3.96

Good

Over: CREEK

3.96 MI N CROSS CO, Poinsett, AR

Built 1971 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,568

Hob Nob Rd.

Good

Over: Creek

0.34 Mi E. Jct of SH 326, Pope, AR

Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,600

LANDSKI DRIVE

Good

Over: CREEK

.1 E OF SH 365(I-5), Pulaski, AR

Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 373

Counts Massie Road

Good

Over: White Oak Bayou

2.5 miles NE of Hwy 100, Pulaski, AR

Built 2017 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100

SH 176

Good

Over: Shilcotts Bayou

1.7M N of I40, Pulaski, AR

Built 2020 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,000

SH90-6-LM10.44

Good

Over: Ross Creek

10mi W of Pocahontas, Randolph, AR

Built 2023 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 680

Raper Haskell Rd.

Good

Over: creek

2.0MI W HWY 229, Saline, AR

Built 2022 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200

CR914 Cold Springs

Good

Over: Cave Creek

0.2 M SO Kanis, Saline, AR

Built 2022 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 55

State Highway 252

Good

Over: Creek Sebastian County

9.7 MI EAST US 71, Sebastian, AR

Built 1997 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 190

CR 15 RED BRIDGE R

Good

Over: DOTY CREEK

2.12 MI N JCT CO RD 2, Sevier, AR

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 660

CR 12 JOHNSON BR.

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

.05 MI N JCT US 70, Sevier, AR

Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 421

N Wyatt Dr

Good

Over: Creek

3.0 MI N JCT US 82, Union, AR

Built 2020 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,500

CR348 White County

Good

Over: Pine Creek

.47 N CORD 347, White, AR

Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 114

Showing 4,551-4,600 of 5,544 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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