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State Highway 23 over Petit Jean River

Scott County, Arkansas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

State Highway 23 over Petit Jean River in Scott County, Arkansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1949, making it 76 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 134 of the 198 inventoried bridges in Scott County rated fair (67.7%); 10 (5.1%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 274 ft
Location	0.24 Mi E Jct US 71
NBI structure number	000000000002512
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Arkansas department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Highway 71 over Clear Creek-Scott Co.	1972	6,194	Fair
US Highway 71 over Brushy Creek - Scott Co.	1928	5,500	Fair
US Highway 71 over Old Freedom Cr- Scott Co	1928	5,500	Fair
US Highway 71 over Clear Cr. - Scott Co.	1928	5,500	Fair
US Highway 71 over Sq. Rock Cr. - Scott Co.	1928	5,500	Fair
US Highway 71 over Drainage Ditch-Scott Co.	1928	5,500	Fair