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

Total Bridges

4,242

Public highway bridges in North Dakota

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

North Dakota42.6%45.7%11.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - North Dakota (FHWA NBI)

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$909

PA

Pennsylvania

10.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,867
Selected

ND

North Dakota

10.84% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,242

LA

Louisiana

11.00% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,699

PR

Puerto Rico

11.98% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,387

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

Poor

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

5 NORTH 1 EAST OF CALVIN, Cavalier, ND

Built 1950 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 2

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CREEK

2 WEST 6 SOUTH OF VANG, Cavalier, ND

Built 1953 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 2

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: JAMES RIVER

NORTH OF LAMOURE, LaMoure, ND

Built 1910 Load: 1.1 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

2 SOUTH 3 WEST DWIGHT, Richland, ND

Built 1920 Load: 1.1 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER

2 WEST 3 SOUTH ALAMO, Williams, ND

Built 1920 Load: 1.5 t ADT: 24

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: LITTLE MUDDY RIVER

1 EAST 3 SOUTH ALAMO, Williams, ND

Built 1920 Load: 1.5 t ADT: 20

All Bridges in North Dakota

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: COW CREEK

10 NORTH 1 WEST WILLISTON, Williams, ND

Built 1930 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 24

147TH AVE NE

Poor

Over: SOUTH BRANCH PARK RIVER

3 WEST OF GRAFTON, Walsh, ND

Built 1990 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 22

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CO DRAIN 15

1 EAST 3 NORTH LEONARD, Cass, ND

Built 1955 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BANK CREEK

5 SOUTH OF UPHAM, McHenry, ND

Built 1965 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 46

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CREEK

3 EAST 2 SOUTH BATHGATE, Pembina, ND

Built 1950 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CREEK

2 EAST 2 SOUTH OF KINDRED, Richland, ND

Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 20

ND HIGHWAY 17

Poor

Over: CREEK

1 EAST OF 281, Towner, ND

Built 1931 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 640

91ST AVE SW

Poor

Over: CREEK

2 EAST 4 NORTH TAYLOR, Stark, ND

Built 1955 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 5

ND HIGHWAY 31

Poor

Over: DOG TOOTH CREEK

RALEIGH, Grant, ND

Built 1957 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 390

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: DRAIN DITCH

8 NORTH OF GRAFTON, Walsh, ND

Built 1966 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

10 EAST 6 NORTH OF FINLEY, Steele, ND

Built 1940 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 2511

Poor

Over: HAY CREEK COULEE

9 EAST 4 SOUTH OF DEERING, McHenry, ND

Built 1970 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 439

ND HIGHWAY 13

Poor

Over: SAND CREEK

7 WEST OF US 83, Emmons, ND

Built 1977 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 350

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BN RAILROAD

2 EAST 1 SOUTH HANNAFORD, Griggs, ND

Built 1924 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 24

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: PEMBINA RIVER

1 NORTH OF LEROY, Pembina, ND

Built 1979 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 170

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: DES LACS RIVER

2 EAST 4 NORTH DES LACS, Ward, ND

Built 1955 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MAPLE RIVER

3 WEST 2 NORTH ALICE, Cass, ND

Built 1955 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

2 EAST 5 SOUTH RIVERDALE, McLean, ND

Built 1966 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: NORTH BRANCH GOOSE RIVER

1 WEST 5 NORTH PORTLAND, Traill, ND

Built 1937 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

4 EAST OF HAMILTON, Pembina, ND

Built 1966 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 24

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CREEK

1 WEST 2 SOUTH OF PEMBINA, Pembina, ND

Built 1949 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 59

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WEST BRANCH SHORT CREEK

4 NORTH 1 WEST LARSON, Burke, ND

Built 1929 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF ELM RIVER

5 EAST 1 SOUTH OF HUNTER, Cass, ND

Built 1968 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: CREEK

6 SOUTH RIVERDALE, McLean, ND

Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25

IRR BIA RTE 29

Poor

Over: ONE MILE CREEK

4 KM SOUTH OF FORT YATES, Sioux, ND

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 401

COUNTY HIGHWAY 9

Poor

Over: CREEK

4 EAST 3 NORTH OF GRAFTON, Walsh, ND

Built 1968 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 54

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: DRAIN DITCH

1 NORTH 2 WEST KEMPTON, Grand Forks, ND

Built 1961 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 30

COUNTY TRAIL

Poor

Over: WILLOW CREEK

1 WEST 1 SOUTH OF HENSEL, Pembina, ND

Built 1960 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 5

COUNTY TRAIL

Poor

Over: ROSEBUD CREEK

2 WEST 2 NORTH BATHGATE, Pembina, ND

Built 1965 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 10

ND HIGHWAY 1804

Poor

Over: BADGER CREEK

13 WEST OF HAZELTON, Emmons, ND

Built 1964 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 210

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: DRAIN DITCH

4 EAST 1 NORTH BATHGATE, Pembina, ND

Built 1964 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 27

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: DRAIN DITCH

7 EAST 1 SOUTH GILBY, Grand Forks, ND

Built 1969 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: MOUSE RIVER

6 NORTH 2 WEST KARLSRUHE, McHenry, ND

Built 1988 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: DRAIN DITCH

8 NORTH OF DRAYTON, Pembina, ND

Built 1973 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 27

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: RUSH RIVER

3 EAST 1 SOUTH OF AMENIA, Cass, ND

Built 1972 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CREEK

5 WEST OF KEMPTON, Grand Forks, ND

Built 1975 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 35

APPROACH DRIVE

Poor

Over: DRAIN DITCH

3 EAST JOHNSTOWN, Grand Forks, ND

Built 1954 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 2

US HIGHWAY 81

Poor

Over: CREEK

4 EAST OF HAMILTON, Pembina, ND

Built 1951 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,250

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: WILLOW CREEK

2 WEST 8 SOUTH GRENORA, Williams, ND

Built 1955 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: JAMES RIVER

3 WEST NEW ROCKFORD, Eddy, ND

Built 1940 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: COUNTY DRAIN 12

2 WEST 1 NORTH OF HARWOOD, Cass, ND

Built 1961 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3 EAST 2 SOUTH RAY, Williams, ND

Built 1924 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 24

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: DEEP RIVER

4 SOUTH 4 WEST KRAMER, Bottineau, ND

Built 1969 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: ROSEBUD CREEK

1 WEST 2 NORTH BATHGATE, Pembina, ND

Built 1955 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CREEK

8 WEST 3 NORTH NORTHWOOD, Grand Forks, ND

Built 1951 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: COUNTY DRAIN NO. 3

4 SOUTH 5 WEST FAIRMONT, Richland, ND

Built 1938 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD

Poor

Over: N BRANCH TURTLE RIVER

2 WEST 3 SOUTH OF ORR, Grand Forks, ND

Built 1991 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 40

COUNTY TRAIL

Poor

Over: TONGUE RIVER

4 EAST 1 NORTH CONCRETE, Pembina, ND

Built 1958 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: CREEK

13 WEST 2 SOUTH NORTHWOOD, Grand Forks, ND

Built 1946 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 70

County Highway 86

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE AREA

1 SOUTH OF ALMONT, Morton, ND

Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 110

Showing 4,101-4,150 of 4,242 bridges

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