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Park County, WY

187 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 37.4% rated Good, 58.3% Fair, 4.3% Poor.

187
Public bridges
37.4%
Good condition
4.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Park County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 30%
lowest Poor share in state
4.3%
Poor-condition share
187
public highway bridges
1979
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Park County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Park County ranks #7 of 23 Wyoming counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.3%). Park County, Wyoming contains 187 public highway bridges. Roughly 37.4% are rated “Good,” 58.3% “Fair,” and 4.3% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

187

Public highway bridges in Park County

Good condition

37.4%

70 of 187 rated 7-9

Fair condition

58.3%

109 of 187 rated 5-6

Poor condition

4.3%

8 of 187 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#7 of 23

Among Wyoming counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 187 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
37.4% (70)
Fair
58.3% (109)
Poor
4.3% (8)

Park County's Poor-condition bridges carry 5,934 vehicle crossings a day

That is 2.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 742 crossings a day against 1,133 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 187 of 187 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

50.3% of Park County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

94 of the 187 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 37.4% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 33.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

NORTHEAST ENTRANCE over YELLOWSTONE RIVER, built 1961, carries 1,982 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 5,934 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Park County's bridges were built

187 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 42 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the Wyoming average (1976).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Park County compares with Wyoming's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Wyoming counties nearest Park County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.3% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1975 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 22 Wyoming counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Park County and the 5 Wyoming counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Johnson County 204 2.9%
Sweetwater County 191 8.4%
Park County (this page) 187 4.3%
Fremont County 177 6.2%
Crook County 176 1.7%
Sheridan County 170 4.7%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Park County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Park County, both outside Wyoming so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside WY (187 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside WY (1979 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 187 Good 70 Fair 109 Poor 8

Good-condition bridges (70)

NFSR

Good

Over: SUNLIGHT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Park, WY

Built 1972 ADT: 50

BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

19.0 MI. EAST OF NE ENTRA, Park, WY

Built 1974 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,775

FDR

Good

Over: SUNLIGHT CREEK

31 MILES NW OF CODY WY, Park, WY

Built 1952 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

FSR 446

Good

Over: KITTY CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Park, WY

Built 2007 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 50

Pa Cnty Rd 3SL

Good

Over: Greybull River

15 Mi. Ne Of Meeteetse, Park, WY

Built 1964 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 36

Pa Cnty Rd L8A

Good

Over: Frannie Canal

3 Miles N.W. Of Powell, Park, WY

Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 802

FDR

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

56 MI NW CODY, Park, WY

Built 1982 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 50

FSR 438

Good

Over: NEWTON CREEK

NEWTON CAMPGROUND, Park, WY

Built 2000 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 50

Pa Cnty Rd R17

Good

Over: Alkali Creek

2.5 Mi. N.W. Of Ralston, Park, WY

Built 1974 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 128

FDR

Good

Over: N.FORK SHOSHONE

34 MILES WEST OF CODY WY, Park, WY

Built 1940 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 25

Pa Cnty Rd 4DT

Good

Over: Wood River

11.5 Mi. SW of Meteetsee, Park, WY

Built 2021 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 175

WYO 120

Good

Over: Meeteetse Creek

Thermopolis - Cody, Park, WY

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,015

Pa Cnty Rd R4A

Good

Over: Bitter Creek

.20 Mi S. Of Garland, Park, WY

Built 1989 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 128

Pa Cnty Rd R5B

Good

Over: Willwood Canal

6 Mi. S.E. Of Powell, Park, WY

Built 1999 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 128

Pa Cnty Rd L11C

Good

Over: Garland Canal

0.5 Miles N. Of Ralston, Park, WY

Built 1960 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 775

Pa Cnty Rd R16

Good

Over: Alkali Creek

1.5 Mi N Of Ralston, Park, WY

Built 2011 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 128

BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

10.9 MI. EAST OF NE ENTRA, Park, WY

Built 1963 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,775

WYO 296

Good

Over: Muddy Creek

Jct US 212 - Jct WYO 120, Park, WY

Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 832

Pa Cnty Rd 6WX

Good

Over: Legg Creek

35 Mi Sw Of Cody, Park, WY

Built 2005 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 177

Pa Cnty Rd L3B

Good

Over: Deaver Canal

3 Miles N.W. of Garland, Park, WY

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 128

FDR

Good

Over: LITTLE SUNLIGHT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Park, WY

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Pa Cnty Rd 1AB

Good

Over: State Ditch

5 Miles S.E. Of Clark, Park, WY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 206

Pa Cnty Rd 1AB

Good

Over: Bennett Creek

3 Miles S.E. Of Clark, Park, WY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 206

Pa Cnty Rd R4H

Good

Over: Bitter Creek

0.4 Miles W. Of Garland, Park, WY

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 106

WYO 295

Good

Over: Frannie Canal

Powell-Elk Basin, Park, WY

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 166

Pa Cnty Rd R10A

Good

Over: Frannie Canal

5.5 Mi. N. Of Powell, Park, WY

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 384

WYO 294

Good

Over: W Fork Big Sand Coulee

P-32 - P-33 Connector, Park, WY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 792

WYO 294

Good

Over: Unnamed Draw

P-32 - P-33 Connector, Park, WY

Built 1961 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 792

WYO 295

Good

Over: Willwood Draw

Powell-Woodwood Road, Park, WY

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,151

Pa Cnty Rd L8A

Good

Over: Bitter Creek

2 Mi S.E. Of Garland, Park, WY

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 356

Pa Cnty Rd R1A

Good

Over: Sidon Canal

Apx 4 Miles Se Of Garland, Park, WY

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 117

WYO 291

Good

Over: Cody Canal

South Fork Road, Park, WY

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,417

WYO 291

Good

Over: Cody Canal

South Fork Road, Park, WY

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,417

Pa Cnty Rd 8VE

Good

Over: Big Sand Coulee

35 Miles North Of Cody, Park, WY

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 183

Pa Cnty Rd R6A

Good

Over: Garland Canal

3 Miles Ne Of Powell, Park, WY

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 327

US 14A

Good

Over: Iron Creek

Cody - Powell, Park, WY

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,827

WYO 294

Good

Over: Big Sand Coulee

9 mi north of Ralston, Park, WY

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 792

Pa Cnty Rd L14B

Good

Over: Shoshone River

8 Mi Sw Of Willwood, Park, WY

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 206

WYO 120

Good

Over: Cody Canal

Thermopolis - Cody, Park, WY

Built 1979 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,654

Pa Cnty Rd 6QS

Good

Over: S Fork Shoshone River

13 Mi. S.W. Of Cody, Park, WY

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 90

US 14

Good

Over: Trout Creek

Yellowstone Pk - Cody, Park, WY

Built 1982 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,406

Pa Cnty Rd L9B

Good

Over: Alkali Creek

6 Miles NW of Ralston, Park, WY

Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 128

US 14A

Good

Over: Sage Creek

Cody - Powell, Park, WY

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 7,149

BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BEARTOOTH CREEK

26.7 MI. EAST OF NE ENTRA, Park, WY

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,175

Pa Cnty Rd L10HB

Good

Over: Roan Wash

4 Miles S.E. Of Garland, Park, WY

Built 1989 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 128

Game and Fish 7GQ

Good

Over: Sunlight Creek

27.8 Miles NW of Cody, Park, WY

Built 1993 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 128

GRAND LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: GARDNER RIVER

8.1 MI. SOUTH OF MAMMOTH, Park, WY

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,807

US 14

Good

Over: Clocktower Creek

Yellowstone Park - Cody, Park, WY

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,071

WYO 290

Good

Over: Wood River

Meeteetse-Pitchfork, Park, WY

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 511

US 14

Good

Over: Libby Creek

Yellowstone Park-Cody, Park, WY

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,487

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