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
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SH 258 WHITE CO.
GoodOver: BIG MINGO CREEK
.2 MI E JCT US 67, White, AR
Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 220
SH13 Searcy Bypass
GoodOver: Creek
.05 mi W SH 16, White, AR
Built 2018 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12
TOUR ROAD
GoodOver: WINTON SPRING
AFTER TOUR STOP #2., Benton, AR
Built 1955 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 250
SH 178 Baxter
GoodOver: DODD CREEK
1.0 MI W JCT US 62B&178, Baxter, AR
Built 1991 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,500
Bradley CR 1 S-F
GoodOver: Jordan Branch
.60 mi, south jct SH160, Bradley, AR
Built 2003 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 47
CR901/Sewer Pnd Rd
GoodOver: Town Branch
0.1 Mi. E of CO RD 44, Bradley, AR
Built 2010 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 16
Bradley CR 8
GoodOver: Camp Creek
0.71 MI N JCT CR 7, Bradley, AR
Built 2023 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 20
Bradley CR 32 Z- E
GoodOver: BRUSHY L'AIGLE CR REL
0.55 MI S JCT CR 192, Bradley, AR
Built 1998 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 240
Bradley CR 32 Z-E
GoodOver: BRUSHY L'AIGLE CREEK
0.5 MI S JCT CR 192, Bradley, AR
Built 1998 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 240
CR 274
GoodOver: LITTLE CANEY CREEK
1.00 MI E OF JCT SH 203, Calhoun, AR
Built 2021 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 300
US 65-20 LM 14.90
GoodOver: Little Lake Bayou
2.2 Mi N US82-LakeVillage, Chicot, AR
Built 1938 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,900
Ar Hwy 98
GoodOver: drainage ditch
5.9 MI Jct 82&98, Columbia, AR
Built 2023 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 330
EAST MARY ALLEN ST
GoodOver: TOWN BRANCH-Crawford Co.
0.03 MI EAST OF SO. 11TH, Crawford, AR
Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 69
AR 289
GoodOver: ditch
16.3 Mi. N US 62, Fulton, AR
Built 2021 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 500
S. ROCKINGCHAIR -G
GoodOver: CREEK
0.6 MI N SH 358, Greene, AR
Built 1988 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 6,000
AR Hwy. 34
GoodOver: Coal Oil Ditch
0.42mi W JCT SH139 & 34, Greene, AR
Built 2021 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 860
SH 84 - 6 Log 0.96
GoodOver: DE ROCHE BAYOU
0.96 MI E SH 7 & 84 JCT, Hot Spring, AR
Built 1951 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,500
Moccasin Creek Rd.
GoodOver: Moccasin Creek
.76 Mi. Jct SH5 & Moccas, Izard, AR
Built 2022 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50
SH 123
GoodOver: Sugar Creek
5.47 W of Pope Co Line, Johnson, AR
Built 1983 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 60
SH 54-03 LM 13.83
GoodOver: Ables Creek Relief
0.7 Mi N SH 83-Tyro, Lincoln, AR
Built 1984 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 740
SH 108 SEC.03-7.50
GoodOver: LICK CREEK
2.0 MI W ASHDOWN, Little River, AR
Built 1973 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 780
N. Carbon City Rd.
GoodOver: Ditch - Logan Co.
0.53 Mi. N. Hwy. 22, Logan, AR
Built 2011 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 620
W. 3rd St.
GoodOver: DITCH
0.5 MI W OF SH 31, Lonoke, AR
Built 1997 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,400
S.H. 200-02-1.50
GoodOver: CREEK
1.49 M N E JCT S H 24, Nevada, AR
Built 1993 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 280
SH 301 SEC.01-8.01
GoodOver: CLEAR CREEK
8.2 MI SE OF MURFREESBORO, Pike, AR
Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 261
CO RD 671
GoodOver: Prairie Creek Polk Co.
0.41 M S SH 88 E, Polk, AR
Built 2022 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50
SH 323 Log 4.54
GoodOver: BIG CREEK REL
4.6 MI S JCT SH38&323, Prairie, AR
Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 220
Hutsell Road
GoodOver: Creek
0.5 ML E of Geyer Springs, Pulaski, AR
Built 2019 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 142
CR 22-F-PYBURN EXT
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
1.3 MI. E OF HOELSHER LN, Randolph, AR
Built 2003 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,400
Congo Ferndale Rd
GoodOver: Branch
11.9 mi North I-30, Saline, AR
Built 2015 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,800
Nella Road
GoodOver: Creek - Scott County
0.1 MI N. CO. RD. # 4, Scott, AR
Built 2004 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 200
US 167
GoodOver: Ouachita River
3.95 MILES NORTH SH 335, Union, AR
Built 2021 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,200
Don Tyson Parkway
GoodOver: Ditch - Springdale
7.6 mi. E. of Dearing Rd., Washington, AR
Built 2009 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 356
US 412 Sec 2, EB L
GoodOver: Wildcat Creek
0.6 Mi E BENTON CO LINE, Washington, AR
Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 10,000
Sh-17/Sec-4/L10.99
GoodOver: Drainage Ditch
7.9 Mi N Jct Sh 38 &17, Woodruff, AR
Built 2019 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 250
SH 155
GoodOver: Bayou Creek
0.11 MI W JCT OF SH22, Yell, AR
Built 1935 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,900
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
LAT.35.57.8 LONG.92.10.3, Stone, AR
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: NO DATA ENTERED
NO DATA ENTERED, Stone, AR
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
South Yoder Rd-CR
GoodOver: Elm Prong Mill Bayou
5.0 Mi S SH 130-Yoder, Arkansas, AR
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 134
CR 131
GoodOver: Chemin-A-Haut Creek
3.0 Mi N US 82-Hamburg, Ashley, AR
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47
Mt Home Cardinal D
GoodOver: HICKS CREEK
0.26 MI N OF JCT HWY 5, Baxter, AR
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,300
CR 236 Baxter
GoodOver: BENNETTS BAYOU
4.5 MI NE GAMALIEL, Baxter, AR
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3
US 62/412 Baxter
GoodOver: DODD CREEK
0.5 MI E JCT US62 & US62B, Baxter, AR
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,308
US 62/412 Baxter
GoodOver: HICKS CREEK
1.2 MI E JCT US62 & US62B, Baxter, AR
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500
US 62/412 Baxter
GoodOver: DODD CREEK
0.5 MI E JCT US62 & US62B, Baxter, AR
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,308
SH 177 Baxter
GoodOver: DRY RUN CREEK
1.4 mi SE of SH 5 jct., Baxter, AR
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,300
CR 330 Benton Co.
GoodOver: DITCH
.1 MI NORTH SH 59S, Benton, AR
Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 437
SR Med. LN Rogers
GoodOver: Blossom Way/ Osage Creek
1.16Mi W Promenade Blvd, Benton, AR
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,977
SR Med. LN Rogers
GoodOver: Blossom Way/Osage Creek
.26 Mi W Promenade Blvd, Benton, AR
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,977
Bntonvile S W I ST
GoodOver: BRANCH
0.12 M S JCT S H 102, Benton, AR
Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,787
Showing 4,601-4,650 of 5,544 bridges
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