Farm District Road
Carrying Farm District Road over TRUCKEE-CARSON CANAL
SOUTH OF HAZEN, Churchill, Nevada
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Farm District Road in Churchill, Nevada sits above 10% of rated Nevada bridges on inventory load rating (23 t), while its 1948 build year is earlier than 93% of Churchill's recorded-year cohort (70 bridges).
Farm District Road in Churchill, Nevada is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1948, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure NV:B1706
PRE-1950 · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · SUB-LED · TRACE-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- SUB-LED Substructure-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Farm District Road
The Farm District Road bridge in Churchill, Nevada carries Farm District Road over TRUCKEE-CARSON CANAL. It was built in 1948, making it 78 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 14.3 meters (47 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 11 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Nevada bridges. It is owned and maintained by Private.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure at 6/9, substructure at 5/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How Farm District Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1948, earlier than 65 of Churchill's 70 bridges with a recorded construction year (93%), against a county median build year of 1981. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Nevada bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (2,090 of 2,099 rated).
Farm District Road vs every rated Nevada bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
23 Top 90% higher than 10% of 2,090 bridges
rated Nevada bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Churchill inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 70 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1948
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 14.3 m (47 ft)
- Deck Width
- 4.7 m (15 ft)
- Owner
- Private
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 11 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- B1706
Condition Analysis
- • At 6/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in fair condition (5/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Farm District Road is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Farm District Road against other structures in Churchill and across Nevada. Nevada bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Farm District Road?
Farm District Road in Churchill, Nevada has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Farm District Road inspected?
Farm District Road's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 11 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Farm District Road is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Farm District Road?
Farm District Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 23.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Farm District Road?
Farm District Road is owned and maintained by Private.
How old is Farm District Road and does age affect safety?
Farm District Road was built in 1948, making it 78 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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