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 163 Sec 05

Good

Over: Ditch

Poinsett County line, Craighead, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,793

SH 91-02- LM 2.86

Good

Over: DITCH

2.92 MI SE LAWRENCE CO L, Craighead, AR

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 410

SH 226-03-LM 0.75

Good

Over: Steep Cut Creek

0.75 MI N US49, Craighead, AR

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100

AR HWY 230

Good

Over: Whaley Creek

.32 MI W of US 63, Craighead, AR

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400

12TH STREET

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH-Crawford Co.

0.08 MI N MARY ALLEN ST., Crawford, AR

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 722

Old Uniontown Rd

Good

Over: Foster Branch - Crawford

1.29 Mi. W. of SH 59, Crawford, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500

I 540 SB-Crawford

Good

Over: Union Pacific Rail Road

0.99 Mi South of I-40, Crawford, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,000

I-40 East-Crawford

Good

Over: Little Mulberry Creek

2.3 MI E of GEORGIA RD., Crawford, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,500

I-540 NB-Crawford

Good

Over: Union Pacific Rail Road

0.98 Mi S0. of I-40, Crawford, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,000

Proctor/Z-B/L-3.13

Good

Over: Fifteen Mile Bayou

3.10 Mi West Int Sh 147, Crittenden, AR

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 61

I-40WB/Se52/265.58

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch Number 20

0.58 miles east Of Sh 218, Crittenden, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40WB/Se52/266.57

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch Number 19

1.6 Mi E Jct SH 218 I-40, Crittenden, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40WB/Se52/267.68

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch Number 18

2.57 Miles East Of Sh 218, Crittenden, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40WB/Se52/268.56

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch Number 16

2.5 Mi W Jct Sh 147 &I-40, Crittenden, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40WB/Se52/269.58

Good

Over: Ditch Number 15

0.49 Miles East Of Sh 50, Crittenden, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39,000

I-40WB/Se52/270.60

Good

Over: Ditch Number 14

0.5 Miles West Of Sh 147, Crittenden, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39,000

I-40WB/Se52l271.71

Good

Over: Ditch Number 11

0.6 Mi E Jct Us 79 & I-40, Crittenden, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 37,000

I-40/Sec52/L274.78

Good

Over: Fifteen mile bayou

2.2 Mi W Jct I-40 & I-55, Crittenden, AR

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 36,000

I-40EB/Se52/265.58

Good

Over: Ditch Number 20

0.58 Miles East Of Sh 218, Crittenden, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40EB/Se52/266.57

Good

Over: Ditch Number19

1.6 Miles East Jct Sh 218, Crittenden, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40EB/Se52/267.68

Good

Over: Ditch Number 18

2.57 Miles East Sh 218, Crittenden, AR

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40EB/Se52/269.58

Good

Over: Ditch Number 15

0.49 Miles East Of Sh 50, Crittenden, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40EB/Se52/270.60

Good

Over: Ditch Number 14

0.49 West Of Sh 147, Crittenden, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,500

I-40EB/Se52/271.71

Good

Over: Ditch Number 11

0.6 Miles East Of Sh 147, Crittenden, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,043

I40B/Se52/L272.73

Good

Over: Ditch Number 10

1.6 Miles East Of Sh 147, Crittenden, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,000

I-555NB/Sec1/L0.92

Good

Over: Little Cypress Bayou

.5 Mi North Jct Of I-55, Crittenden, AR

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000

I-555FS/Sec-1/0.97

Good

Over: Little Cypress Ditch

2.87 Mi So Poinsett Co Ln, Crittenden, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,700

I-40RWB/S52/274.78

Good

Over: 15 Mile Bayou

2.2 Mi West Jct I-40 I-55, Crittenden, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 666

Sh-77/Sec-4/L-4.35

Good

Over: Little Cypress Ditch

4.35 M S MississippiCo Ln, Crittenden, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

I-40REB/S52/274.78

Good

Over: 15 Mile Bayou

3.9 Mi E I-40 SH147 Jct, Crittenden, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,113

Sh-77/Sec-5/L10.13

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

6.2 North Jct I-55 & I-40, Crittenden, AR

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,400

SH149/Sec-4/L2.31

Good

Over: Ditch #16

2.3 Mi N Jct SH 149 & I40, Crittenden, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

Sh 42/Sec-5/L-3.65

Good

Over: DEER BAYOU

3.65 MI E SH 149, Crittenden, AR

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 740

Rte. 28780(J ST.)

Good

Over: creek

0.39 MI E JCT J ST& LANG, Cross, AR

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Sh-364/Sec-2/L4.34

Good

Over: Ditch

4.30 Mi East Of Jct Sh 1, Cross, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 620

Cr-651/Z-G/L-0.01

Good

Over: Side Ditch

0.01 North Of SH 350, Cross, AR

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39

Sh-350/Sec-1/L3.94

Good

Over: Bear Creek

2.1 Mi S Jct Sh 284 & 350, Cross, AR

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Sh-306/Sec-5/L3.78

Good

Over: Ditch@ Snowden Lake

2.46 Mi W Of Jct Sh 75, Cross, AR

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Sh-306/Sec-5/L4.63

Good

Over: Walnut Timber Lake

1.3 Mi W Jct Sh 75 & 306, Cross, AR

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

US167 S-7 LM3.56SB

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

3.60 mi. N jct. US 79, Dallas, AR

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,700

US167S-7 LM 6.32SB

Good

Over: GUICE CREEK RELIEF

2.11 Mi. No. of SH 273, Dallas, AR

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,300

US167S-9 LM2.65 SB

Good

Over: Saline River Relief

0.40 MI N SH 48, Dallas, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,399

US167 S-7 LM3.60NB

Good

Over: Hurricane Creek

3.60 mi. N jct. US 79, Dallas, AR

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,700

US167 S-7LM 6.36NB

Good

Over: GUICE CREEK RELIEF

2.11 MI. NO. JCT. SH 273, Dallas, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,300

US167NBS-7 LM 6.50

Good

Over: GUICE CREEK

2.28 MI. to Jct of SH 273, Dallas, AR

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,300

US167S-9 LM2.65 NB

Good

Over: Saline River Relief

0.40 MI N SH 48, Dallas, AR

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,399

Brookhaven St-CS

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

0.2 Mi W US 65-Dumas, Desha, AR

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18

US65-19 LM 9.46 SB

Good

Over: Black Pond Slough

1.0 Mi S US 278-McGehee, Desha, AR

Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,150

US 65-17 SB 4.7

Good

Over: Walnut Lake

4.7 Mi N SH 138-Perkins, Desha, AR

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,150

US 65-17 LM 1.55SB

Good

Over: Kerch Canal

1.55 Mi S LincolnCo-Gould, Desha, AR

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,585

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