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CR 859 Benton over Little Sugar Creek

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

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

CR 859 Benton over Little Sugar Creek in Benton County, Arkansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2011, making it 14 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 622 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 196 of the 409 inventoried bridges in Benton County rated fair (47.9%); 10 (2.4%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 49 Benton 1 over Spring Creek	1982	108,000	Fair
I 49 Benton 1 over Spring Creek	1982	108,000	Fair
I-49 Benton 2 over Ditch	1982	92,000	Fair
I-49 Benton 1 over Ditch	1982	92,000	Fair
MagnoliaSt Benton1 over I-49	2019	82,000	Good
I 49 Benton 1 over Osage Creek	1982	82,000	Fair