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State Highway 248 over E Fork Poteau 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 248 over E Fork Poteau 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 deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 220 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

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