Bridge Condition Trends in Arkansas

Between 2015 and 2025, bridge conditions in Arkansas have worsened. The share of bridges rated poor went from 4.7% to 5.4% — a change of 0.6 percentage points.

Condition Summary

YearTotalGoodFairPoorPoor %
201512,8537,0135,2306104.7%
202012,9466,3915,8926635.1%
202512,9785,7706,5136955.4%

Most Improved Counties in Arkansas

CountyPoor % (2015)Poor % (2025)Change
Searcy8.5%3.1%-5.4 pp
Carroll5.7%1.7%-4.0 pp
Madison16.5%13.4%-3.1 pp
Garland2.8%0.9%-1.9 pp
Benton4.2%2.4%-1.8 pp
Sevier7.5%6.1%-1.4 pp
Franklin10.8%9.9%-0.9 pp
Hot Spring5.7%5.0%-0.8 pp
Lonoke5.3%4.8%-0.5 pp
Newton3.4%3.1%-0.4 pp

Counties Where Conditions Worsened

CountyPoor % (2015)Poor % (2025)Change
Izard2.2%18.1%+15.9 pp
Phillips4.9%19.6%+14.6 pp
Stone1.5%13.7%+12.2 pp
Cross2.6%13.4%+10.8 pp
Ouachita0.7%10.5%+9.8 pp
Poinsett6.5%16.0%+9.5 pp
Clay1.1%10.4%+9.4 pp
Fulton3.2%12.5%+9.3 pp
Lee4.7%13.8%+9.2 pp
Chicot1.2%10.2%+9.0 pp

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