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CR 20 (Russell Rd) over Smith Creek

Cleveland County, Arkansas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

CR 20 (Russell Rd) over Smith Creek in Cleveland County, Arkansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1953 and reconstructed in 2015, making it 72 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 272 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1987).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 78 inventoried bridges in Cleveland County rated poor (5.1%); 4 (5.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 89 ft
Location	@jct SH8 Sec 10 Lm 0.68
NBI structure number	0000000000M3353
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 167 Sec 8 over Caney Creek	1941	4,700	Fair
US 167 S-8 Lm 7.29 over Barn Hill Creek	1941	4,700	Good
US 167 S-8 Lm 3.75 over Moro Creek Rel	1928	4,661	Fair
US167 S-8 Lm 0.21 over Moro Creek Relief	2014	4,600	Good
US 167 S-8 Lm 1.56 over James Creek	1928	4,600	Good
US63 S-15 Lm 0.86 over Hudgin Branch	1930	4,100	Fair