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SH 298 over Creek

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

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

SH 298 over Creek in Montgomery County, Arkansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 220 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 124 of the 200 inventoried bridges in Montgomery County rated fair (62.0%); 5 (2.5%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 270 over S. Fork Ouachita River	1994	5,800	Good
US 70 Log 2.74 over Little Sugar Loaf Creek	1940	5,398	Fair
US 70-6 Log 5.72 over Sugar Loaf Creek	1976	5,200	Fair
US 70-6 Log 3.95 over Sugar Loaf Creek	1954	5,200	Fair
US 270 over Williams Creek	1988	4,600	Fair
US 270 over Rogers Creek	1988	4,600	Good