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US 65-17 Lm 11.91 over Amos Bayou - Desha Co

Desha County, Arkansas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 65-17 Lm 11.91 over Amos Bayou - Desha Co in Desha County, Arkansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1936 and reconstructed in 2004, making it 89 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,801 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 50 of the 83 inventoried bridges in Desha County rated good (60.2%); 3 (3.6%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 65-17 Lm 8.10 over Ditch	2004	11,844	Good
US 65-17 Lm 5.97 over Ditch	2004	9,647	Good
US 65-19 Lm 6.45 over SH 1 and UPRR	1993	8,100	Good
SH 278-16 Lm 4.38 over Union Pacific R/R	1969	6,600	Poor
US 65-17 Lm 4.71 over Ditch	2004	6,466	Good
SH 278-16 Lm 2.62 over Black Pond Slough	1980	5,350	Good