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Arkansas Bridge Conditions
Highway bridges longer than 20 feet in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
Yearly inspection ratings. A poor rating does not mean a bridge is unsafe to use.
- Highway bridges
- 12,978
- Good condition
- 44.5%
- 5,770
- Poor condition
- 5.4%
- 695
- Weight-limited or closed
- 1,450
Bridges by county
| County | Bridges | Good | Poor | Weight-limited | Avg. year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | 154 | 46.1% | 2.6% (4) | 49 | 1980 |
| Ashley County | 105 | 62.9% | 1% (1) | 8 | 1981 |
| Baxter County | 91 | 61.5% | 0% (0) | 3 | 1984 |
| Benton County | 409 | 49.6% | 2.4% (10) | 31 | 1992 |
| Boone County | 98 | 54.1% | 3.1% (3) | 8 | 1972 |
| Bradley County | 103 | 50.5% | 3.9% (4) | 10 | 1989 |
| Calhoun County | 114 | 48.2% | 9.6% (11) | 11 | 1985 |
| Carroll County | 120 | 48.3% | 1.7% (2) | 21 | 1976 |
| Chicot County | 88 | 40.9% | 10.2% (9) | 8 | 1973 |
| Clark County | 201 | 41.3% | 3.5% (7) | 42 | 1974 |
| Clay County | 201 | 42.8% | 10.4% (21) | 78 | 1988 |
| Cleburne County | 53 | 47.2% | 3.8% (2) | 3 | 1975 |
| Cleveland County | 78 | 44.9% | 5.1% (4) | 9 | 1970 |
| Columbia County | 131 | 47.3% | 2.3% (3) | 7 | 1984 |
| Conway County | 122 | 47.5% | 0% (0) | 4 | 1974 |
| Craighead County | 443 | 66.8% | 2% (9) | 12 | 1995 |
| Crawford County | 248 | 22.2% | 7.7% (19) | 20 | 1975 |
| Crittenden County | 234 | 35.9% | 7.7% (18) | 23 | 1980 |
| Cross County | 127 | 33.9% | 13.4% (17) | 15 | 1979 |
| Dallas County | 105 | 50.5% | 4.8% (5) | 8 | 1981 |
| Desha County | 83 | 60.2% | 3.6% (3) | 7 | 1984 |
| Drew County | 149 | 58.4% | 2% (3) | 23 | 1987 |
| Faulkner County | 218 | 53.7% | 1.4% (3) | 14 | 1987 |
| Franklin County | 142 | 26.1% | 9.9% (14) | 26 | 1965 |
| Fulton County | 104 | 30.8% | 12.5% (13) | 20 | 1969 |
| Garland County | 318 | 43.1% | 0.9% (3) | 30 | 1977 |
| Grant County | 121 | 69.4% | 2.5% (3) | 4 | 1981 |
| Greene County | 251 | 49.8% | 2.4% (6) | 26 | 1993 |
| Hempstead County | 173 | 37% | 3.5% (6) | 13 | 1977 |
| Hot Spring County | 222 | 21.6% | 5% (11) | 39 | 1973 |
| Howard County | 116 | 32.8% | 3.4% (4) | 19 | 1978 |
| Independence County | 182 | 36.8% | 7.7% (14) | 21 | 1975 |
| Izard County | 105 | 33.3% | 18.1% (19) | 27 | 1981 |
| Jackson County | 136 | 48.5% | 7.4% (10) | 16 | 1977 |
| Jefferson County | 336 | 69.3% | 4.8% (16) | 26 | 1987 |
| Johnson County | 162 | 43.8% | 1.9% (3) | 12 | 1972 |
| Lafayette County | 72 | 56.9% | 2.8% (2) | 4 | 1987 |
| Lawrence County | 130 | 56.9% | 6.9% (9) | 18 | 1981 |
| Lee County | 94 | 31.9% | 13.8% (13) | 18 | 1979 |
| Lincoln County | 110 | 59.1% | 5.5% (6) | 9 | 1986 |
| Little River County | 83 | 47% | 7.2% (6) | 4 | 1979 |
| Logan County | 152 | 19.7% | 8.6% (13) | 27 | 1961 |
| Lonoke County | 189 | 55.6% | 4.8% (9) | 20 | 1982 |
| Madison County | 149 | 23.5% | 13.4% (20) | 28 | 1978 |
| Marion County | 67 | 44.8% | 4.5% (3) | 12 | 1968 |
| Miller County | 217 | 61.8% | 3.2% (7) | 7 | 1986 |
| Mississippi County | 309 | 57.6% | 7.1% (22) | 45 | 1984 |
| Monroe County | 85 | 55.3% | 7.1% (6) | 4 | 1975 |
| Montgomery County | 200 | 35.5% | 2.5% (5) | 21 | 1976 |
| Nevada County | 131 | 35.1% | 4.6% (6) | 8 | 1973 |
| Newton County | 65 | 47.7% | 3.1% (2) | 3 | 1977 |
| Ouachita County | 162 | 32.1% | 10.5% (17) | 17 | 1973 |
| Perry County | 118 | 60.2% | 1.7% (2) | 7 | 1969 |
| Phillips County | 97 | 37.1% | 19.6% (19) | 25 | 1983 |
| Pike County | 95 | 29.5% | 5.3% (5) | 9 | 1975 |
| Poinsett County | 194 | 42.3% | 16% (31) | 34 | 1982 |
| Polk County | 222 | 21.2% | 13.1% (29) | 50 | 1965 |
| Pope County | 191 | 38.7% | 1% (2) | 19 | 1976 |
| Prairie County | 88 | 36.4% | 9.1% (8) | 13 | 1973 |
| Pulaski County | 730 | 50.3% | 2.6% (19) | 22 | 1981 |
| Randolph County | 151 | 39.1% | 3.3% (5) | 10 | 1976 |
| Saline County | 233 | 57.1% | 2.6% (6) | 15 | 1990 |
| Scott County | 198 | 27.3% | 5.1% (10) | 17 | 1971 |
| Searcy County | 65 | 40% | 3.1% (2) | 5 | 1970 |
| Sebastian County | 325 | 34.8% | 5.2% (17) | 38 | 1979 |
| Sevier County | 164 | 50% | 6.1% (10) | 24 | 1978 |
| Sharp County | 111 | 36.9% | 5.4% (6) | 16 | 1976 |
| St. Francis County | 201 | 31.8% | 7% (14) | 24 | 1974 |
| Stone County | 73 | 39.7% | 13.7% (10) | 2 | 1974 |
| Union County | 289 | 64% | 1% (3) | 10 | 1992 |
| Van Buren County | 98 | 39.8% | 8.2% (8) | 15 | 1979 |
| Washington County | 449 | 22.3% | 6.7% (30) | 69 | 1982 |
| White County | 322 | 41.9% | 6.5% (21) | 28 | 1978 |
| Woodruff County | 79 | 39.2% | 7.6% (6) | 4 | 1976 |
| Yell County | 227 | 49.8% | 2.6% (6) | 25 | 1971 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many bridges in Arkansas are in poor condition?
- In the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, 695 of 12,978 highway bridges in Arkansas were rated poor (5.4% of rated bridges).
- Which Arkansas counties have the most bridges in poor condition?
- Among counties with at least 30 bridges, the highest shares rated poor are Phillips County (19.6%), Izard County (18.1%), Poinsett County (16%), Lee County (13.8%), Stone County (13.7%).
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory ยท 2025 data