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
CITY STREET
GoodOver: OAK CREEK
10TH ST E CITY OF BOTTNO, Bottineau, ND
Built 1980 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 550
214TH AVENUE NE
GoodOver: APPLE CREEK
1 WEST 7 SOUTH OF WING, Burleigh, ND
Built 1965 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40
ND HIGHWAY 297
GoodOver: ENGLISH COULEE
1 EAST I-29 ON DEMERS AVE, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1970 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 14,000
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
3 WEST 1 SOUTH OF DWIGHT, Richland, ND
Built 2017 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 20
86TH AVE SW
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
17 S 3 E OF RICHARDTON, Stark, ND
Built 2022 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: GOOSE RIVER
3 EAST 1 SOUTH MAYVILLE, Traill, ND
Built 2014 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY2026
GoodOver: BALDHILL CREEK
AT HANNAFORD, Griggs, ND
Built 1976 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 265
US HIGHWAY 52
GoodOver: JAMES RIVER
10 NW FESSENDEN, Wells, ND
Built 1962 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 1,230
DENVER AVENUE
GoodOver: STORM DRAIN
DENVER AVE. & S. 9TH ST., Burleigh, ND
Built 1969 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 3,400
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
3 NORTH OF CAYUGA, Sargent, ND
Built 1984 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 160
134TH AVE SE
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER TRIBUTARY
3 EAST OF LUCCA, Cass, ND
Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 57
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: SWAN CREEK
2 WEST 1 NORTH CASSELTON, Cass, ND
Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10
36TH ST SE APPR.
GoodOver: COUNTY DRAIN 62
1 S 1 W OF CASSELTON, Cass, ND
Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: COUNTY DRAIN 37
2 W 1 N OF DAVENPORT, Cass, ND
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10
RRV&W Railroad
GoodOver: New Rockford Canal
3.0 mi N. of New Rockford, Eddy, ND
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2
6TH AVE NE
GoodOver: RED RIVER OF THE NORTH
1 SOUTH 8 EAST THOMPSON, Grand Forks, ND
Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,589
26th Ave. N.W.
GoodOver: McClusky Canal
8.6 mi N. of Underwood, McLean, ND
Built 1972 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 100
PP Access Road
GoodOver: Lake Sakakawea
5.2 mi N-NW of Coleharbor, McLean, ND
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: COULEE
4 EAST 4 NORTH EDMORE, Ramsey, ND
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: OX CREEK
17 NORTH 5 WEST OF RUGBY, Rolette, ND
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65
16th Street NE
GoodOver: McClusky Canal
11.7 mi N-NE of McClusky, Sheridan, ND
Built 1973 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
INTERSTATE 94
GoodOver: NORTH CREEK
10 EAST OF JCT. US 85, Stark, ND
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,000
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: JAMES RIVER
1 SOUTH OF YPSILANTI, Stutsman, ND
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 95
COUNTY ROAD 19
GoodOver: N BRANCH FOREST RIVER
1 WEST OF FORDVILLE, Walsh, ND
Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 322
US HIGHWAY 81
GoodOver: GRAFTON FLOOD DEVERSION
2 NORTH OF ND 17, Walsh, ND
Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,270
COUNTY ROAD RR
GoodOver: New Rockford Canal
11.5 mi NW New Rockford, Wells, ND
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
WEST MCGREGOR, Williams, ND
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,195
RIVERSIDE DRIVE W
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
W FRONT STREET WILLISTON, Williams, ND
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,200
US HIGHWAY 85
GoodOver: CREEK
4 N 4 W OF WILLISTON, Williams, ND
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,440
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BALDHILL CREEK
2 SOUTH 6 EAST OF DAZEY, Barnes, ND
Built 1981 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 180
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: JAMES RIVER
4 SOUTH 3 WEST OF OAKES, Dickey, ND
Built 1982 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 65
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: COULEE
1 WEST MEKINOCK, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1966 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR
3 WEST MEDINA, Stutsman, ND
Built 1995 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 120
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N ROCKFORD CANAL NR1-6
8 EAST 2 SOUTH OF HARVEY, Wells, ND
Built 1986 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 60
Bucryus Road
GoodOver: DUCK CREEK
5 NORTH OF BUCYRUS, Adams, ND
Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
3 Mile Bridge Road
GoodOver: DUCK CREEK
2 WEST 7 NORTH HETTINGER, Adams, ND
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 70
14TH AVE. NE
GoodOver: TIMBER CREEK
17 NORTH 2 EAST OF LEMMON, Adams, ND
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: NO. FORK SHEYENNE RIVER
1 WEST 3 SOUTH ESMOND, Benson, ND
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: MAUVIAS COULEE
6 SOUTH CHURCHS FERRY, Benson, ND
Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 107
WANNAGAN CREEK RD
GoodOver: WANNAGAN CREEK
7 N. 10 E. SENTINEL BUTTE, Billings, ND
Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: DANTZ CREEK
14 SOUTH OF MEDORA, Billings, ND
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
16 SOUTH OF MEDORA, Billings, ND
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25
FRANKS CREEK RD
GoodOver: FRANKS CREEK
10 NORTH 3 EAST OF MEDORA, Billings, ND
Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25
236th St NE
GoodOver: CREEK
1 NORTH OF MCKENZIE, Burleigh, ND
Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
HQ ENTRANCE ROAD
GoodOver: LONG LAKE CREEK
1.1 MI SSW OF HQ, Burleigh, ND
Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
C Dike Rd/102nd Av
GoodOver: LONG LAKE UNITS 3 & 2
2.5 MI NE OF HEADQUARTERS, Burleigh, ND
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
102ND AVE SE
GoodOver: UNIT I SPILLWAY
2.9 MI. WNW HEADQUARTERS, Burleigh, ND
Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20
B-DIKE ROAD
GoodOver: LONG. L. UNIT 1 OVERFLOW
0.1 MI SE OF HQ, Burleigh, ND
Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: SWAN CREEK
1 WEST OF CASSELTON, Cass, ND
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: DRAIN B
1.5 E OF ARGUSVILLE, Cass, ND
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480
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