Total Bridges
4,242
Public highway bridges in North Dakota
State profile · Above median Poor share
North Dakota bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in North Dakota, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 4,242
- Public bridges
- 39.7%
- Good condition
- 10.8%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
39.7%
1,685 bridges rated 7-9
-10.3pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
10.8%
460 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
3.9pp vs national avg 7.0%
North Dakota vs national bridge condition
North Dakota - Good condition share 39.7%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
North Dakota - Poor-condition share 36.1%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (53)
Adams 45 Barnes 79 Benson 40 Billings 60 Bottineau 120 Bowman 68 Burke 29 Burleigh 113 Cass 369 Cavalier 66 Dickey 43 Divide 13 Dunn 74 Eddy 27 Emmons 67 Foster 19 Golden Valley 34 Grand Forks 334 Grant 60 Griggs 21 Hettinger 64 Kidder 10 LaMoure 60 Logan 13 McHenry 112 McIntosh 11 McKenzie 131 McLean 57 Mercer 72 Morton 271 Mountrail 27 Nelson 23 Oliver 24 Pembina 203 Pierce 5 Ramsey 48 Ransom 35 Renville 24 Richland 197 Rolette 18 Sargent 30 Sheridan 8 Sioux 22 Slope 41 Stark 157 Steele 94 Stutsman 78 Towner 58 Traill 151 Walsh 253 Ward 123 Wells 41 Williams 100
North Dakota vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below North Dakota on the same metric.
AK
Alaska
10.12% top marginal rate
PA
Pennsylvania
10.50% top marginal rate
ND
North Dakota
10.84% top marginal rate
LA
Louisiana
11.00% top marginal rate
PR
Puerto Rico
11.98% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in North Dakota
Six lowest-condition bridges in North Dakota, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
TRAIL
PoorOver: CYPRESS CREEK
5 NORTH 1 EAST OF CALVIN, Cavalier, ND
Built 1950 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 2
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: CREEK
2 WEST 6 SOUTH OF VANG, Cavalier, ND
Built 1953 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 2
COUNTY ROAD
PoorOver: JAMES RIVER
NORTH OF LAMOURE, LaMoure, ND
Built 1910 Load: 1.1 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
2 SOUTH 3 WEST DWIGHT, Richland, ND
Built 1920 Load: 1.1 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER
2 WEST 3 SOUTH ALAMO, Williams, ND
Built 1920 Load: 1.5 t ADT: 24
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER
1 EAST 3 SOUTH ALAMO, Williams, ND
Built 1920 Load: 1.5 t ADT: 20
All Bridges in North Dakota
ND HIGHWAY 8
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
NORTH EDGE OF HALLIDAY, Dunn, ND
Built 1971 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 450
U.S. HIGHWAY 52
FairOver: UPPER DES LACS LAKE
5 EAST OF BOWBELLS, Burke, ND
Built 1983 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,260
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: GOOSE RIVER
1 NORTH 2 WEST NORTHWOOD, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1994 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 30
ND HIGHWAY 200
FairOver: CREEK
6 EAST OF ND 48, Oliver, ND
Built 1970 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 1,140
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER
1 EAST 10 NORTH WILLISTON, Williams, ND
Built 2000 Load: 47.4 t ADT: 25
ND HIGHWAY 21
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1 WEST OF REGENT, Hettinger, ND
Built 1959 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 450
ND HIGHWAY 32
FairOver: NORTH FORK PARK RIVER
.5 NORTH OF GARDER, Pembina, ND
Built 1976 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 710
95TH ST SW
FairOver: CREEK
12 WEST 6 SOUTH STRASBURG, Emmons, ND
Built 1940 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 25
ND HIGHWAY 200
FairOver: YELLOWSTONE RIVER
3.5 EAST OF MONTANA LINE, McKenzie, ND
Built 1998 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,278
CIUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FOREST RIVER
10 EAST 6 SOUTH GRAFTON, Walsh, ND
Built 2002 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 10
INTERSTATE 29
FairOver: SHEYENNE RIVER
2 NORTH OF HARWOOD, Cass, ND
Built 1968 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 4,850
INTERSTATE 29
FairOver: SHEYENNE RIVER
2 NORTH OF HARWOOD, Cass, ND
Built 1968 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 4,850
ND HIGHWAY 13
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
16 EAST OF US 83, Emmons, ND
Built 1961 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 420
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CREEK
5 EAST 3 NORTH HANSBORO, Towner, ND
Built 1936 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MAPLE RIVER
2 EAST 2 NORTH MAPLETON, Cass, ND
Built 1953 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20
FIELD APPROACH
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1 EAST 3 SOUTH MCCANNA, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1919 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2
ND HIGHWAY 18
FairOver: SO. BRANCH GOOSE RIVER
2 WEST OF PORTLAND, Traill, ND
Built 1985 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,210
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CREEK
1 WEST OF LANKIN, Walsh, ND
Built 1965 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 275
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SHEYENNE RIVER
4 WEST SHEYENNE, Eddy, ND
Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 90
CAMPGROUND ENTRANC
FairOver: LONG CREEK
JUNIPER CAMPGROUND ENTRAN, McKenzie, ND
Built 1976 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 200
ND HIGHWAY 20
FairOver: SWEETWATER LAKE OVERFLOW
2 SOUTH WEBSTER, Ramsey, ND
Built 1967 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,400
INTERSTATE 29
FairOver: PITCAIRN CREEK
12 NORTH OF ND 13, Richland, ND
Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,600
INTERSTATE 29
FairOver: PITCAIRN CREEK
12 NORTH OF ND 13, Richland, ND
Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,600
US HIGHWAY 2
FairOver: CHANNEL A
6 NORTHWEST OF N.D.19, Ramsey, ND
Built 2005 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,750
US HIGHWAY 2
FairOver: CHANNEL A
6 NORTHWEST OF N.D.19, Ramsey, ND
Built 2005 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,750
ND HIGHWAY 1
FairOver: CP RAILWAY
11 NORTH OF I-94, Barnes, ND
Built 1989 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 1,050
INTERSTATE 94
FairOver: CP RAILWAY SEPARATION
6 EAST OF ND 1, Barnes, ND
Built 1993 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 5,050
US HIGHWAY 281
FairOver: SOUTH FORK-MAPLE RIVER
1 SOUTH OF MONANGO, Dickey, ND
Built 1941 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 850
US HIGHWAY 83
FairOver: HAWK CREEK
3 NORTH OF ND 34, Emmons, ND
Built 1961 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 1,570
INTERSTATE 94
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
9 EAST OF JCT. 22, Stark, ND
Built 1963 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 2,700
INTERSTATE 94
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
9 EAST OF JCT. 22, Stark, ND
Built 1963 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 2,700
ND HIGHWAY 200
FairOver: CREEK
9 EAST OF JCT. ND 22, Dunn, ND
Built 1958 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 640
INTERSTATE 94
FairOver: NORTH CREEK
2 WEST OF ND 49, Morton, ND
Built 1961 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 2,300
ND HIGHWAY 66
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH PARK RIVER
6 EAST OF ND 1, Cavalier, ND
Built 1973 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 260
US HIGHWAY 52
FairOver: CP RAILROAD
AT FLAXTON, Burke, ND
Built 2005 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 1,180
ND HIGHWAY 66
FairOver: CART CREEK
3 WEST ND 18, Pembina, ND
Built 1966 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 500
ND HIGHWAY 41
FairOver: MCCLUSKY CANAL R1-2
4 NORTH OF N.D. 200, McLean, ND
Built 1973 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 490
ND HIGHWAY 1806
FairOver: TOBACCO GARDEN CREEK
22 NORTH ND 23, McKenzie, ND
Built 1981 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 80
IRRSR ND HIGHWAY 6
FairOver: PORCUPINE CREEK
15 NORTH OF SELFRIDGE, Sioux, ND
Built 1987 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 270
IRRFT COUNTY HIWAY
FairOver: CREEK
4 SOUTH 1 WEST OF TOLNA, Nelson, ND
Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: TONGUE RIVER
3 WEST 1 SOUTH BATHGATE, Pembina, ND
Built 1948 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 24
US HIGHWAY 2
FairOver: CREEK
12 EAST OF US HWY 85, Williams, ND
Built 2006 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,900
US HIGHWAY 85
FairOver: CREEK
2 S 2 W OF WATFORD CITY, McKenzie, ND
Built 2014 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 12,880
INTERSTATE 29
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
8 SOUTH OF ND 5, Pembina, ND
Built 1975 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,450
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: COULEE
2 WEST WEBSTER, Ramsey, ND
Built 1980 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 20
US HIGHWAY 12
FairOver: BRANCH OF BEAVER CREEK
3 WEST OF MARMARTH, Slope, ND
Built 1950 Load: 52.4 t ADT: 510
INTERSTATE 29
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
1 NORTH ND 13, Richland, ND
Built 1973 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,550
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
2 WEST OF HICKSON, Cass, ND
Built 2003 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 20
ND HIGHWAY 200
FairOver: CREEK
1 EAST OF GOLDEN VALLEY, Mercer, ND
Built 1955 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 790
ND HIGHWAY 46
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
1 WEST OF I-29, Cass, ND
Built 1983 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,430
Showing 1,901-1,950 of 4,242 bridges
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