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SH 7 over Buffalo River

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

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

SH 7 over Buffalo River in Newton 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2021, making it 4 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 31 of the 65 inventoried bridges in Newton County rated good (47.7%); 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 705 ft
Location	5.4 mi N of the SH 74 jct
NBI structure number	000000000007423
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 Newton over Ditch	1929	7,400	Fair
SH 65 Newton over Circle Dr&MarshallBranch	1966	6,701	Poor
SH 7 Newton over Little Buffalo	1974	2,917	Good
AR 7 Newton over Mill Creek	1928	2,600	Poor
SH 7 Newton over Harp Creek	1928	2,400	Fair
AR 7 Newton over Creek	1950	2,400	Good