Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Arkansas

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July 5, 2023
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Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Arkansas

One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in Arkansas have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Little River County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.1% (6 of 84 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.4% (5,039 of 60,222 square meters of bridges)

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#19. Jackson County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (11 of 136 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.1% (11,655 of 128,647 square meters of bridges)

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#18. Monroe County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.5% (7 of 82 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.7% (2,945 of 108,672 square meters of bridges)

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#17. Chicot County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.9% (8 of 90 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.4% (3,771 of 155,809 square meters of bridges)

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#16. Franklin County

- Bridges in poor condition: 9.0% (13 of 144 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.9% (2,569 of 43,246 square meters of bridges)

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#15. Mississippi County

- Bridges in poor condition: 9.0% (28 of 310 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.6% (11,988 of 140,107 square meters of bridges)

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#14. Crawford County

- Bridges in poor condition: 9.3% (23 of 248 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.6% (14,117 of 214,377 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Cross County

- Bridges in poor condition: 9.4% (12 of 127 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.5% (3,640 of 42,677 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Desha County

- Bridges in poor condition: 9.6% (8 of 83 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.9% (4,916 of 45,090 square meters of bridges)

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#11. Logan County

- Bridges in poor condition: 9.9% (15 of 152 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.4% (5,459 of 65,111 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Prairie County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.2% (9 of 88 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.7% (5,133 of 89,389 square meters of bridges)

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#9. Clay County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.4% (21 of 202 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 14.7% (7,613 of 51,691 square meters of bridges)

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#8. Fulton County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.5% (11 of 105 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.0% (2,707 of 29,969 square meters of bridges)

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#7. Lawrence County

- Bridges in poor condition: 11.8% (15 of 127 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.4% (7,815 of 105,307 square meters of bridges)

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#6. Lee County

- Bridges in poor condition: 12.4% (12 of 97 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.1% (2,951 of 41,394 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Izard County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.1% (13 of 99 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.3% (2,893 of 23,607 square meters of bridges)

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#4. Polk County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.2% (29 of 219 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.7% (4,748 of 37,289 square meters of bridges)

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#3. Poinsett County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.9% (29 of 195 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.3% (9,858 of 95,442 square meters of bridges)

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#2. Madison County

- Bridges in poor condition: 19.6% (29 of 148 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.6% (6,832 of 43,758 square meters of bridges)

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#1. Phillips County

- Bridges in poor condition: 27.9% (29 of 104 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 56.1% (22,501 of 40,115 square meters of bridges)

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