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US 79 S-1 Lm 16.17 over Nations Creek

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

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

US 79 S-1 Lm 16.17 over Nations Creek in Columbia 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 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 66 of the 131 inventoried bridges in Columbia County rated fair (50.4%); 3 (2.3%) 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 82 S-4 Lm 2.24 over Nation Creek	2019	5,338	Good
US 82 S-3 Lm 10.63 over Creek	1971	5,300	Fair
US 82 over Big Creek	2021	5,000	Good
US 82 over Barlow Branch	2021	5,000	Good
N.Jackson St over Creek	1991	4,903	Fair
US 82 S-3 Lm 5.00 over Beech Creek	1969	4,508	Fair