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 18
GoodOver: TONGUE RIVER
3 NORTH OF ND 5, Pembina, ND
Built 1972 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 590
ND HIGHWAY 1
GoodOver: CREEK
2 NORTH OF ND 17, Ramsey, ND
Built 1993 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 450
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: NORTH BRANCH GOOSE RIVER
14 EAST 2 SOUTH FINLEY, Steele, ND
Built 2004 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10
ND HIGHWAY 17
GoodOver: SOUTH BRANCH PARK RIVER
1 NORTH ND 17, Walsh, ND
Built 1976 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 800
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: GASSMAN COULEE
2 EAST 4 SOUTH BURLINGTON, Ward, ND
Built 1979 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: JAMES RIVER
15 E 2 N OF CARRINGTON, Foster, ND
Built 2004 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CHARBONNEAU CREEK
7 S.1 E.OF CHARBONNEAU, McKenzie, ND
Built 2006 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 60
ND HIGHWAY 23
GoodOver: CHERRY CREEK
1 EAST OF WATFORD CITY, McKenzie, ND
Built 2015 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 4,775
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: GOVERNMENT CREEK
2 EAST 6 NORTH OF MEDORA, Billings, ND
Built 1986 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 300
99th St SW
GoodOver: Lightning Creek
11 SOUTH 6 EAST SCRANTON, Bowman, ND
Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: RAYMOND COULEE
1 EAST 1 SOUTH PROSPER, Cass, ND
Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N ROCKFORD CANAL NR2-5
2 N 4 W NEW ROCKFORD, Eddy, ND
Built 1989 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BONE HILL CREEK
3 WEST OF DICKEY, LaMoure, ND
Built 1997 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 135
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
5 EAST 6 NORTH CAYUGA, Sargent, ND
Built 1991 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 80
3RD ST NE
GoodOver: RED RIVER OF THE NORTH
1 EAST OF CALEDONIA, Traill, ND
Built 2009 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 223
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: CREEK BED
1 EAST 3 SOUTH OF OMEMEE, Bottineau, ND
Built 2007 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45
INTERSTATE 94
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
6 EAST OF ND 18, Cass, ND
Built 2022 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 8,375
ND HIGHWAY 200
GoodOver: JAMES RIVER
11 WEST OF ND 20, Foster, ND
Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 680
US HIGHWAY 2
GoodOver: FRESHWATER COULEE
7 WEST OF GRAND FORKS, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1985 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5,400
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: DRY FORK CREEK
9 EAST 10 SOUTH RAY, Williams, ND
Built 2013 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 335
ND HIGHWAY 50
GoodOver: SCORIO CREEK
6 WEST OF US 85, Williams, ND
Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 380
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: COLE CREEK
4 WEST 5 SOUTH THOMPSON, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1972 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 24
US HIGHWAY 85
GoodOver: SOUTH BRANCH GREEN RIVER
9 NORTH OF JCT. I-94, Billings, ND
Built 1971 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 1,210
14th Street NE
GoodOver: McClusky Canal
9.5 mi N-NE of McClusky, Sheridan, ND
Built 1973 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 100
I-94 BUSINESS LOOP
GoodOver: HEART RIVER
4 WEST OF ND 6, Morton, ND
Built 2011 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,475
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BOUNDARY CREEK
5 NORTH 2 WEST OF SOURIS, Bottineau, ND
Built 2021 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N ROCKFORD CANAL NR2-6
2 N 3 W NEW ROCKFORD, Eddy, ND
Built 1989 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20
US HIGHWAY 83
GoodOver: CREEK
IN LINTON, Emmons, ND
Built 1941 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,970
119th St NE
GoodOver: CREEK
8 EAST 2 NORTH OF WILTON, Burleigh, ND
Built 1980 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 24
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: PEMBINA RIVER
3 EAST 1 NORTH OF VANG, Cavalier, ND
Built 1996 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 170
US HIGHWAY 281
GoodOver: JAMES RIVER
NEW ROCKFORD NORTH, Eddy, ND
Built 2014 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,650
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
2 NORTH 4 WEST NORTHWOOD, Grand Forks, ND
Built 2004 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 26
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
2 W 2 N OF BERLIN, LaMoure, ND
Built 2021 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 17
ND HIGHWAY 31
GoodOver: CREEK
3 NORTH OF I-94, Morton, ND
Built 1976 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,120
ND HIGHWAY 18
GoodOver: CREEK
3 SOUTH OF CAVALIER, Pembina, ND
Built 1998 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,290
US HIGHWAY 85
GoodOver: BULL CREEK
13 SOUTH OF JCT. I-94, Stark, ND
Built 1968 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,390
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
2 SOUTH 1 EAST TOWER CITY, Cass, ND
Built 2018 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 20
79th St SE
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
16 EAST 1 NORTH LINTON, Emmons, ND
Built 2012 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 24
70th St SW
GoodOver: CREEK
2 NORTH 3 WEST OF MOTT, Hettinger, ND
Built 1958 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 90
78TH AVE SW
GoodOver: CREEK
10 E 1 S OF RICHARDTON, Stark, ND
Built 1935 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER
2 SOUTH APPAM, Williams, ND
Built 1957 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50
ND HIGHWAY 6
GoodOver: HEART RIVER
1 SOUTH OF MANDAN, Morton, ND
Built 1984 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 3,550
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: GREEN RIVER
9 EAST 12 NORTH FRYBURG, Billings, ND
Built 1983 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 26
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
7 EAST 11 SOUTH FAIRFIELD, Billings, ND
Built 1983 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 26
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: SHEYENNE RIVER
4 SOUTH 5 EAST MADDOCK, Benson, ND
Built 2015 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: ELM RIVER
5 EAST OF ARTHUR, Cass, ND
Built 2013 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 120
ND HIGHWAY 11
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
6 EAST OF ELLENDALE, Dickey, ND
Built 2016 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 570
ND HIGHWAY 18
GoodOver: SOUTH BRANCH TURTLE RIVE
2 NORTH OF LARIMORE, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1968 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,330
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CART CREEK
5 EAST 3 NORTH GARDAR, Pembina, ND
Built 2015 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 24
68th Avenue
GoodOver: HEART BUTTE CREEK
5 SOUTH 3 WEST GLEN ULLIN, Morton, ND
Built 2021 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 10
Showing 2,851-2,900 of 4,242 bridges
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