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SH 160 - 02 - 7.79 over Polk CR. & Lake Erling

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

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

SH 160 - 02 - 7.79 over Polk CR. & Lake Erling in Lafayette 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 1983, making it 42 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 29 of the 72 inventoried bridges in Lafayette County rated fair (40.3%); 2 (2.8%) 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
U.s.82sec.02-11.86 over Tatum Branch	2005	5,700	Fair
US 82 Sec.02-7.49 over Battle Creek	1969	5,400	Fair
US 82 Sec.02-8.97 over Waterway	1969	5,400	Fair
US 82 - 02 - 16.95 over Dorcheat Bayou	1970	5,100	Fair
US 82 Sec.02-16.77 over Dortcheat Rlf	1970	5,100	Fair
US 82 Sec.02-13.32 over Ditch	1970	5,000	Good