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CR259/Black Bottom over Cousart Bayou

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

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

CR259/Black Bottom over Cousart Bayou in Lincoln 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 2006, making it 19 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 17 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 39 of the 110 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated fair (35.5%); 6 (5.5%) 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 425 SB Lm 5.83 over Bayou Bartholomew	1998	15,000	Good
US 425 NB Lm 5.83 over Bayou Bartholomew	1998	15,000	Good
US 65-16 Lm 13.16 over Ditch	1930	6,300	Good
US 65-16 Lm 13.06 over Ditch	2011	6,300	Good
US 425-06 Lm 0.86 over Cane Creek	1948	5,000	Good
US 425-05 Lm 1.26 over Ten Mile Creek	1948	5,000	Good