Bridge Safety in Arkansas

12,978 bridges — 695 Poor condition — avg age 45 years.

Bridge Inventory

Total Bridges12,978
Good Condition5,770
Fair Condition6,513
Poor Condition695
Oldest BridgeBuilt 1860
Average Age45 years

Condition Summary

% Good44.5%
% Fair50.2%
% Poor5.4%

Highest-Traffic Poor Condition Bridges in Arkansas

Poor condition bridges sorted by daily traffic — the most urgent safety concerns.

Bridge Condition Year Built ADT Length
UNION PACIFIC RR Poor 1961 119,000
Rice Thayer RR Creek Poor 1969 55,000
Rice Thayer RR Creek Poor 1969 55,000
SH 367 RR CREEK Poor 1961 53,500
SH 367 RR CREEK Poor 1961 53,500
SH 161 Poor 1958 50,000
FRONTAGE RD & U.P.R.R. Poor 1960 49,000
FRONTAGE RD & U.P.R.R. Poor 1960 49,000
SH 77 BN RR Poor 1959 27,500
SH 77 BN RR Poor 1959 27,500
LINDSEY ROAD Poor 1977 24,628
LINDSEY ROAD Poor 1977 24,628
Gill St/RR/Rose Bayou Poor 1961 21,884
FAULKNER LAKE Poor 1979 21,500
FAULKNER LAKE Poor 1979 21,500
Railroad & Swamp Poor 1980 21,000
W 9TH ST & UPRR Poor 1927 19,253
FRONT ST UPRR &1ST Poor 1955 18,000
Ouachita Rvr; Riverview Poor 1963 15,000
Little Frog Bayou Poor 1965 15,000

Oldest Bridges in Arkansas

Bridge Condition Year Built Age ADT
Turner Tee Creek - Wash. Fair 1860 166 yrs 2,163
Mt. Fork River Poor 1905 121 yrs 144
Fourche LaFave River Poor 1905 121 yrs 15
WAR EAGLE CREEK Fair 1907 119 yrs 540
LITTLE COSSATOT RIVER Fair 1908 118 yrs 25
Fourche La Fave River Poor 1909 117 yrs 34
DITCH Fair 1910 116 yrs 670
Holt Branch-Arkansas Co Poor 1910 116 yrs 740
Haydon Branch Poor 1910 116 yrs 32
Holt Branch Fair 1910 116 yrs 41

Bridge Safety in Arkansas

Bridge condition data for Arkansas comes from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. All publicly accessible bridges with a span over 20 feet are inspected at least every 24 months by certified bridge inspectors.