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I-49 NBLN Benton 1 over Osage Creek

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

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

I-49 NBLN Benton 1 over Osage 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1982, making it 43 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 39,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state 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


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 145 ft
Location	2.79 Miles North of SH 26
NBI structure number	0000000000B5956
Condition class	Fair

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