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U.S.278 S-13 LM4.5 over Saline River

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

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

U.S.278 S-13 LM4.5 over Saline River in Bradley County, Arkansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2002, making it 23 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 47 of the 103 inventoried bridges in Bradley County rated fair (45.6%); 4 (3.9%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,759 ft
Location	1.2 Miles West SH 172
NBI structure number	000000000006814
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 278 S13 Lm 5.78 over Flat Branch	2003	5,500	Good
US 63 S-16 Lm 8.57 over Warren & Saline Rvr RRo	1998	3,200	Fair
US 63 S-16 Lm-0.89 over Saline River Relief	1930	3,100	Fair
US 63 S16 Lm 0.26 over Saline River	1991	3,100	Fair
US 63 S16 Lm 0.11 over Saline River Relief	1991	3,100	Good
US 63 S16 LM5.60 over Franklin Ck	1997	3,100	Good