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SH 144-02 Lm 1.86 over Big Bayou

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

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

SH 144-02 Lm 1.86 over Big Bayou in Chicot County, Arkansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1959, making it 66 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 201 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 43 of the 88 inventoried bridges in Chicot County rated fair (48.9%); 9 (10.2%) 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 131 ft
Location	1.86 Mi E AshleyCo-Jerome
NBI structure number	000000000003261
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 82-11 Lm 1.87 over Ditch Bayou	2013	8,602	Fair
US 65-20 Lm 14.90 over Little Lake Bayou	1938	6,900	Good
US 82 over Mississippi River	2010	6,800	Fair
US 65-20 Lm 3.30 over Black Pond	1938	6,400	Good
US 65-20 Lm 7.63 over Boeuf Canal	1938	6,400	Good
US 65-20 Lm 11.31 over Bayou Macon	1938	6,100	Good