Cr-503/Z-C/L-2.93 over Blackfish Bayou

St. Francis County, Arkansas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• Cr-503/Z-C/L-2.93 over Blackfish Bayou in St. Francis 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2006, making it 19 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 30 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 123 of the 201 inventoried bridges in St. Francis County rated fair (61.2%); 14 (7.0%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated January 2025, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
• 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.

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

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