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US 278 Sec.2-12.88 over Creek

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

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

US 278 Sec.2-12.88 over Creek in Howard 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 740 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 74 of the 116 inventoried bridges in Howard County rated fair (63.8%); 4 (3.4%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 29 ft
Location	So City Limits of Umpire
NBI structure number	0000000000M0077
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 27 Sec.02-11.02 over Coleman Creek	1970	7,800	Fair
US 371 -02 -12.96 over Mine Creek	1987	7,500	Fair
S.H. 27-b - 1.37 over Ditch	1997	6,200	Good
US 371 Sec 2-11.00 over Coleman Creek	1993	5,700	Good
SH 27 Sec.02- 7.61 over Dillard Creek	1970	5,500	Fair
SH 27- 02 - 9.41 over Sandy Branch	1970	5,500	Fair