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US 65 Searcy over Bear Creek

Searcy County, Arkansas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 65 Searcy over Bear Creek in Searcy County, Arkansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2000, making it 25 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 65 inventoried bridges in Searcy County rated good (40.0%); 2 (3.1%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 494 ft
Location	1.9 Mi N SH 74
NBI structure number	000000000006750
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 65 Searcy over Holder Creek	1999	6,200	Fair
US 65 Searcy over Half-br Span Slide Area	1974	5,900	Fair
US 65 Searcy over Cove Creek	2012	5,900	Good
US 65 Searcy over Buffalo River	1990	5,300	Good
US 65 Searcy over Branch	2007	5,200	Fair
US 65 Searcy over Ditch	1930	5,100	Good