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State Highway 28 over Fourche La Fave River

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

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

State Highway 28 over Fourche La Fave River in Scott County, Arkansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 280 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 10 of the 198 inventoried bridges in Scott County rated poor (5.1%); 10 (5.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 559 ft
Location	6.94 Mi E of US 71 Jct
NBI structure number	000000000003447
Condition class	Poor

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