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
1ST STREET SW
GoodOver: JAMES RIVER
1ST STREET SW JAMESTOWN, Stutsman, ND
Built 2005 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 1,045
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER/DRAIN 46
3 WEST OF PAGE, Cass, ND
Built 2017 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 235
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
4 EAST 3 NORTH TOWER CITY, Cass, ND
Built 2016 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: RUSH RIVER
2 EAST 3 SOUTH OF ERIE, Cass, ND
Built 2018 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BRANCH OF RUSH RIVER
2 EAST 4 SOUTH OF ERIE, Cass, ND
Built 2018 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
1 NORTH 4 WEST ST ANTHONY, Morton, ND
Built 2007 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 20
IRRFB ND HIWAY 23
GoodOver: SHELL CREEK
10 EAST OF N.D. 1804, Mountrail, ND
Built 2012 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 4,885
INTERSTATE 29
GoodOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
1 NORTH ND 13, Richland, ND
Built 1973 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 2,550
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: DITCH
2 NORTH OF DRAYTON, Pembina, ND
Built 2020 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 160
INTERSTATE 29
GoodOver: CREEK
6 SOUTH ND 15, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1969 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 9,800
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: N ROCKFORD CANAL
7 EAST 2 SOUTH OF HARVEY, Wells, ND
Built 1993 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 50
ND HIGHWAY 46
GoodOver: CP RAILWAY
CITY OF ENDERLIN, Ransom, ND
Built 1994 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 1,970
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
2 EAST OF SARLES, Cavalier, ND
Built 2016 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 26
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
4 EAST OF CARSON, Grant, ND
Built 2012 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 5
5th Ave N.E.
GoodOver: McClusky Canal
3.3 Miles N. of McClusky, Sheridan, ND
Built 1973 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 310
IRRFB ND HIWAY 23
GoodOver: CREEK
4 EAST OF ND 1804, Mountrail, ND
Built 1993 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 2,600
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
6 SOUTH 1 WEST MILNOR, Sargent, ND
Built 2013 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
6 NORTH 1 EAST OF HOPE, Steele, ND
Built 2000 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 15
US HIGHWAY 2
GoodOver: BNRR
2 WEST OF HWY 83, Ward, ND
Built 2009 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 6,200
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BIG COULEE
3 S. 1 W. CHURCH'S FERRY, Benson, ND
Built 1995 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BIG COULEE
1 SOUTH CHURCH'S FERRY, Benson, ND
Built 1995 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
3 EAST OF BERLIN, LaMoure, ND
Built 1979 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 20
ND HIGHWAY 8
GoodOver: HEART RIVER
9 SOUTH JCT. I-94, Stark, ND
Built 1992 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 550
INTERSTATE 29
GoodOver: COUNTY DRAIN 28
8 NORTH OF ND 13, Richland, ND
Built 1973 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 5,100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
5 SOUTH OF OSNABROCK, Cavalier, ND
Built 2018 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 330
95th St. SW
GoodOver: LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER
19 SOUTH 1 WEST MARMARTH, Bowman, ND
Built 2008 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 90
17TH AVE SOUTH
GoodOver: ENGLISH COULEE
EAST OF 42ND ST, Grand Forks, ND
Built 2000 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 4,750
5TH ST.EAST
GoodOver: CREEK
5TH ST.EAST GRAFTON, Walsh, ND
Built 2006 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 975
ND HIGHWAY 32
GoodOver: PEMBINA RIVER
SOUTH EDGE OF WALHALLA, Pembina, ND
Built 1989 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 1,680
COUNTY ROAD
GoodOver: PAINTED WOODS CREEK
7 NORTH WILTON, McLean, ND
Built 2007 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 120
INTERSTATE 29
GoodOver: PEMBINA RIVER
1 SOUTH OF ND 59, Pembina, ND
Built 2017 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 1,337
INTERSTATE 29
GoodOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1 SOUTH OF GARDNER, Cass, ND
Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9,000
ND HIGHWAY 1
GoodOver: SANBORN BNRR SEPARATION
2 NORTH OF I-94, Barnes, ND
Built 1988 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 1,250
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
11 EAST 1 NORTH OF SHARON, Steele, ND
Built 1986 Load: 54.6 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: ENGLISH COULEE DIVERSION
2 W 1 S JCT US 2 & I-29, Grand Forks, ND
Built 2003 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 250
ND HIGHWAY 22
GoodOver: LIGHTNING CREEK
2 NORTH OF S DAK BORDER, Adams, ND
Built 1972 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 290
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
2 EAST 4 SOUTH TOWER CITY, Cass, ND
Built 2011 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
8.5 S US 85 & .2 E ND 68, McKenzie, ND
Built 2020 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 20
15TH AVE/CO HWY 80
GoodOver: NW BR CANTEPETA CREEK
5 SOUTH 7 WEST OF FT RICE, Morton, ND
Built 2023 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 40
INTERSTATE 94
GoodOver: SHEYENNE RIVER
3 EAST OF ND 1 SOUTH, Barnes, ND
Built 1990 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 4,150
INTERSTATE 94
GoodOver: SHEYENNE RIVER
3 EAST OF ND 1 SOUTH, Barnes, ND
Built 1990 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 4,150
ND HIGHWAY 8
GoodOver: KNIFE RIVER
13 SOUTH OF JCT. ND 200, Dunn, ND
Built 1999 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 340
US HIGHWAY 2
GoodOver: TURTLE RIVER
5 EAST OF ND 18, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1990 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 2,155
US HIGHWAY 281
GoodOver: ROUND LAKE
4 SOUTH OF MINNEWAUKAN, Benson, ND
Built 2005 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 675
US HIGHWAY 2
GoodOver: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER
1 EAST OF US 85 NORTH, Williams, ND
Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,900
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
5 N 3 E OF ALICE, Cass, ND
Built 1992 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 50
US HIGHWAY 2
GoodOver: MAUVAIS COULEE
2 SOUTHEAST US 281 SOUTH, Ramsey, ND
Built 2001 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 1,475
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CREEK
1 EAST 1 NORTH LYNCHBURG, Cass, ND
Built 2018 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 20
90th Ave. SW
GoodOver: BRANCH OF NORTH CREEK
3 NORTH OF WERNER, Dunn, ND
Built 2000 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: ONE-O-ONE CREEK
1 N 2 W HOMESTEADERS GAP, McKenzie, ND
Built 2020 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 50
Showing 3,501-3,550 of 4,242 bridges
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