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
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COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: WINTERING RIVER
4 EAST 5 NORTH KARLSRUHE, McHenry, ND
Built 1940 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
4 EAST 4 NORTH OF LANKIN, Walsh, ND
Built 1975 Load: 5.7 t ADT: 24
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
3 WEST 3 NORTH LARIMORE, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1987 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CREEK
5 EAST 2 SOUTH EMERADO, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1919 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 35
62nd Street
FairOver: N BRANCH CANTEPETA CREEK
1 SOUTH 5 WEST OF FT RICE, Morton, ND
Built 1936 Load: 5.8 t ADT: 10
73rd St SW
FairOver: DOG TOOTH CREEK
1 N OF FREDA, Grant, ND
Built 1936 Load: 5.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: PARK RIVER
5 WEST 5 NORTH OF GRAFTON, Walsh, ND
Built 1924 Load: 5.9 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: JAMES RIVER
1 N 1W OF GRAND RAPIDS, LaMoure, ND
Built 1910 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
1 WEST 2 SOUTH WAHPETON, Richland, ND
Built 1934 Load: 6.1 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1 EAST 1 NORTH OF WALCOTT, Richland, ND
Built 1938 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MAPLE RIVER
2 WEST 1 SOUTH OF HOPE, Steele, ND
Built 1938 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 24
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
1 EAST 8 NORTH GRAFTON, Walsh, ND
Built 1968 Load: 6.2 t ADT: 24
89th Ave SE
FairOver: CREEK
8 SOUTH 4 WEST OF MENOKEN, Burleigh, ND
Built 1935 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE DEEP CREEK
8 WEST 7 SOUTH OF UPHAM, McHenry, ND
Built 1955 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 5
20TH AVE SOUTHEAST
FairOver: S BRANCH BEAVER CREEK
9 EAST 4 NORTH STRASBURG, Emmons, ND
Built 1914 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 24
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
2 WEST 2 SOUTH OF RUTLAND, Sargent, ND
Built 1939 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: HEART RIVER
4 EAST 1 SOUTH DICKINSON, Stark, ND
Built 1910 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 50
COUNTY TRAIL
FairOver: CREEK
3 EAST 4 NORTH OF ADAMS, Walsh, ND
Built 1945 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
2 EAST 7 SOUTH OF LANKIN, Walsh, ND
Built 1920 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CART CREEK
1 WEST OF CRYSTAL, Pembina, ND
Built 1952 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 27
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: FLOOD PLAIN RUNOFF
1 EAST 1 NORTH VERENDRYE, McHenry, ND
Built 1975 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 32
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: DRAIN DITCH
4 EAST 1 NORTH BATHGATE, Pembina, ND
Built 1946 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 27
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
5 WEST 2 SOUTH OF PEMBINA, Pembina, ND
Built 1977 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 59
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CREEK BED
1 NORTH OF WILLOW CITY, Bottineau, ND
Built 1938 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
1 SOUTH 1 WEST OF OVERLY, Bottineau, ND
Built 1939 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PEMBINA RIVER
4 SOUTH OF VANG, Cavalier, ND
Built 1917 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BRIAR CREEK
6 N 1 WEST CARTWRIGHT, McKenzie, ND
Built 1965 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 20
IRRSR COUNTY HIWAY
FairOver: CANNONBALL RIVER
AT SOLEN, Morton, ND
Built 1949 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: DRAIN DITCH
2 WEST 4 SOUTH NECHE, Pembina, ND
Built 1976 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 2
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MID. BRANCH GOOSE RIVER
5 EAST 2 NORTH OF FINLEY, Steele, ND
Built 1938 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 24
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CREEK
2 WEST 2 SOUTH JOHNSTOWN, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1950 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: COULEE
2 EAST 6 SOUTH OF VELVA, McHenry, ND
Built 1938 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
1 NORTH 2 WEST ABERCROMBI, Richland, ND
Built 1930 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORTH MAYVILLE DRAIN
3 EAST 5 NORTH MAYVILLE, Traill, ND
Built 1970 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BUFFALO COULEE
7 EAST 2 NORTH BUXTON, Traill, ND
Built 1930 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: GOOSE RIVER
6 N 13 W OF NORTHWOOD, Grand Forks, ND
Built 1990 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 32
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: NORTH FORK PARK
4 EAST OF GARDAR, Pembina, ND
Built 1943 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 10
W SECOND AVE NORTH
FairOver: TONGUE RIVER
NW CAVALIER, Pembina, ND
Built 1975 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 397
CITY STREET
FairOver: CREEK
CITY OF NECHE, Pembina, ND
Built 1960 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH GOOSE RIVER
13 EAST 1 NORTH BLABON, Steele, ND
Built 1936 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 24
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
14 EAST 4 NORTH FINLEY, Steele, ND
Built 1982 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 25
Elk Creek Rd
FairOver: CREEK
15 NORTH 8 EAST OF BEACH, Golden Valley, ND
Built 1950 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
3 WEST 1 NORTH OF HAZEN, Mercer, ND
Built 1948 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 10
116TH AVE SW
FairOver: CREEK
2 WEST 1 SOUTH SCHEFIELD, Stark, ND
Built 1970 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CREEK
1 SOUTH OF HOPE, Steele, ND
Built 1937 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 34
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PARK RIVER
4 NORTH 4 EAST OF ADAMS, Walsh, ND
Built 1914 Load: 7.5 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
2 NORTH OF DWIGHT, Richland, ND
Built 1924 Load: 7.7 t ADT: 20
SECTION LINE TRAIL
FairOver: EGG CREEK
6 EAST 5 SOUTH OF DEERING, McHenry, ND
Built 1932 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: CREEK
3 EAST 2 SOUTH OF NECHE, Pembina, ND
Built 1948 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 27
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORTH BRANCH GOOSE RIVER
5 NORTH OF PORTLAND, Traill, ND
Built 1930 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 30
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