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Bridge conditions in Pope County, Arkansas

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

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

The federal inventory lists 191 bridges in Pope County: 74 rated good, 115 fair, and 2 poor.

2 of the 191 bridges in Pope County, Arkansas, are rated in poor condition (1.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
74 bridges (38.7%) are rated good and 115 (60.2%) fair.
The median Pope County bridge was built in 1978.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SH 124 over Clear Creek (built 1962), carrying about 887 vehicles a day.

Good 38.7% · Fair 60.2% · Poor 1.0% of 191 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
SH 124 over Clear Creek	1962	887	Poor
East Gumlog Rd - B over Gumlog Creek	1970	385	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-40 over Creek	1967	33,012	Fair
State Highway 7 over Whig Creek-Pope	1950	23,000	Fair
SH 7 over Whig Creek	1950	23,000	Fair
SH 7 -sec. 15 over I 40 -sec. 22	2003	21,071	Good
SH 124 over Creek	2008	19,215	Good
Main St. (HWY 64) over Engineer creek	1960	18,000	Fair
Main St. (HWY 64) over Engineer creek	1960	18,000	Fair
SH 331 Sec 1 over I-40 Sec 22	1998	17,000	Fair
SH 7 over Shiloh Creek	1964	16,215	Good
US 64 over Prairie Creek	1976	15,618	Good

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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