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
All Bridges in Arkansas
I-530 SB LM 17.08
GoodOver: Turkey Creek
0.8 Mi S PulaskiCo-Hnsley, Grant, AR
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,500
I-530 SB LM 16.57
GoodOver: Wildcat Creek
0.3 Mi S PulaskiCo-Hensly, Grant, AR
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,500
I-530 FRT LM 17.08
GoodOver: Turkey Creek
0.8 Mi S PulaskiCo-Hnsley, Grant, AR
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170
I-530 FRT LM 16.57
GoodOver: Wildcat Creek
0.3 Mi S PulaskiCo-Hensly, Grant, AR
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 170
SH 291-01 LM 0.65
GoodOver: Moore's Slough Tributary
0.65 Mi N SH 46-Prattsvil, Grant, AR
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 320
PRUETTS CHAPEL- G
GoodOver: CREEK
1.6 MI WEST US 49, Greene, AR
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,100
CR 335-D (911=223)
GoodOver: STAR DITCH
1.5 SW EVENING STAR, Greene, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15
CR 320 - F
GoodOver: MAIN LATERAL
1.23 Mi N of county line, Greene, AR
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 39
CR 132 - D
GoodOver: Ditch #1
2.5 Miles N of Beech Grov, Greene, AR
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31
CR 932 - A
GoodOver: LAKE DITCH
2.2 Mi E SH 135, Greene, AR
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 290
CR 308 - F
GoodOver: GUM SLOUGH DITCH
4 Mi SE of FONTAINE, Greene, AR
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21
CR 214 - E
GoodOver: SWAN POND DITCH
1 MI N OF FAULKNERVILLE, Greene, AR
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11
CR 422 - C
GoodOver: SLAVENS CREEK
2 MI NW OF MARMADUKE, Greene, AR
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 162
CR 514 - C
GoodOver: LOCUST CREEK
1.58 Miles N of Paragould, Greene, AR
Built 2003 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,181
US Hwy 412 Spur
GoodOver: Eight Mile Creek
4.9 miles E of Hwy 49, Greene, AR
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,799
US 412-09- LM 7.35
GoodOver: GATE DITCH
.89 M W MISSOURI SL, Greene, AR
Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,700
US 412 Sect. 8
GoodOver: Creek
11.2 M E Cache River, Greene, AR
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,268
SH 141-02-LM 2.86
GoodOver: Creek
2.86 MI N Craighead Co. L, Greene, AR
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 980
State Hwy 141
GoodOver: Creek
0.5 MI S Beech Grove, Greene, AR
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 650
412 Section 8
GoodOver: Creek
1.54 South of US 412 WEST, Greene, AR
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500
US 412
GoodOver: Creek
1.65 South of US 412 WEST, Greene, AR
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500
U S 412
GoodOver: Lateral # 3
2.67 mi E. of Cache River, Greene, AR
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,500
US 412
GoodOver: Overcup Slough
5.42 MI east Cache River, Greene, AR
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500
AR Hwy 141
GoodOver: creek
5.26NE Craighead Line, Greene, AR
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100
CO RD 32 -C-2.16
GoodOver: HOLT CREEK- CO JUDGE
2.2 MI SW PIKE CO LINE, Hempstead, AR
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 285
C.R.19 -E - 2.53
GoodOver: TERRE ROUGE CREEK
2 MI NE OF OLD WASHINGTON, Hempstead, AR
Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 104
CO RD 35-D-1.40
GoodOver: YELLOW CREEK
0.7 M. E. JCT SH 355&CR35, Hempstead, AR
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 411
C.R.40 ZONE-C-1.85
GoodOver: GAINES BRANCH
3.0 M. W. OFMcCASKILL, Hempstead, AR
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 109
C.R. 13- D - 0.60
GoodOver: LITTLE BRIDGE CREEK
0.6 MI. E. OF MCNAB, Hempstead, AR
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30
I-30, EB LNS-29.23
GoodOver: KAIMICHI RR
.76 MI SW OF SH 278 JCT, Hempstead, AR
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,500
I-30, EB LNS-39.78
GoodOver: VICKERS CREEK
9.79 MI. E OF S.H.278 JCT, Hempstead, AR
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,000
S.H. 32 - 06- 0.27
GoodOver: BRANCH OF CANEY CREEK
.3 MI. E. OF JCT. U.S.278, Hempstead, AR
Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200
SH 355 SEC.04-1.04
GoodOver: Little Bodcau Creek
1.0 MI E JCT SH 29 & 355, Hempstead, AR
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
SH 355 SEC.04-1.13
GoodOver: LITTLE BODCAW RELIEF
1.1 MI E JCT SH 29 & 355, Hempstead, AR
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300
I-30 EB Log 89.63
GoodOver: PRAIRIE BAYOU
8.35 MI SW OF SH 270, Hot Spring, AR
Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,373
SH 84 -5 Log 9.59
GoodOver: BIG HILL CREEK
9.3 MI E CLARK CO LINE, Hot Spring, AR
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100
SH 171
GoodOver: DEE BAYOU
2.2 MI E GARLAND CO LINE, Hot Spring, AR
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600
SH 84-6 Log 17.68
GoodOver: Branch
5.0 MI W I-30, Hot Spring, AR
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,312
CO RD 292 (CHAPEL
GoodOver: WEST FK MINE CREEK
.3 MI E JCT CR11&CR292, Howard, AR
Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 266
US 278- 03 - 3.39
GoodOver: Howard Crk/Thmpsn Brnch
3.25 MI SE of Dierks, Howard, AR
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,892
CR 86/Independ. Co
GoodOver: BLUE CREEK
2.52 MI W SH 233, Independence, AR
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 62
Independence/CR 79
GoodOver: CURIA CREEK
3.2 MILE N E JCT SH 25, Independence, AR
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40
Misty Ln
GoodOver: Ditch
4.5 mi S Jct Sharp Co Ln, Independence, AR
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 218
SH 106/Indepen. Co
GoodOver: CREEK
1.4 Mi.S.SH.106 LM 11.37, Independence, AR
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 220
SH 122/Indep.Co
GoodOver: Creek
2.7 Mi. SW Jct. 37 & 122, Independence, AR
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 752
SH 106
GoodOver: Dry Run Creek
0.6mi W Jct SH 69 B, Independence, AR
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,800
SH 9 Izard County
GoodOver: CREEK
5.3 MI N OF SH 56, Izard, AR
Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500
SH. 69B Izard Co.
GoodOver: CREEK
5.5 MI. E. JCT. SH. 9, Izard, AR
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 330
SH 223
GoodOver: Brushy Creek
2.6 Mi N Jct Ar Hwy 56, Izard, AR
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 420
North Pack Rd-CR74
GoodOver: Waterloo Bayou
2.1 Mi N CR 720-Pastoria, Jefferson, AR
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12
Showing 4,851-4,900 of 5,544 bridges
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