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Bridge conditions in Perry County, Arkansas

118 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Perry County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 118 inventoried bridges (1.7%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 118 bridges in Perry County, Arkansas, are rated in poor condition (1.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
71 bridges (60.2%) are rated good and 45 (38.1%) fair.
The median Perry County bridge was built in 1970.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Wallace Bridge Rd over Fourche La Fave River (built 1909), carrying about 34 vehicles a day.

Good 60.2% · Fair 38.1% · Poor 1.7% of 118 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Wallace Bridge Rd over Fourche La Fave River	1909	34	Poor
2nd Street Perry over Haydon Branch	1910	32	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 60 over Ouachita Creek	1970	5,826	Fair
SH 9 over Fourche Lafave Rvr	1939	5,000	Fair
AR Hwy 9 over Harris Creek	2024	4,400	Good
SH 9 over Cypress Relief	1938	3,711	Fair
SH 60 over Taylor Creek	1957	3,126	Good
SH 60 over Branch	2004	3,126	Good
SH 9 over Maumelle River	1996	2,800	Good
SH 9 over Maumelle River	1996	2,606	Good
SH 60 over Harris Creek	1947	2,100	Fair
SH 113 over Mill Creek	1959	2,100	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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