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US 20 Ebl & Wbl over Salem Union Canal

Fremont County, Idaho · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

US 20 Ebl & Wbl over Salem Union Canal in Fremont County, Idaho, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 85 of the 138 inventoried bridges in Fremont County rated fair (61.6%); 8 (5.8%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Idaho department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 20 Ebl & Wbl over Salem Union Canal	1984	12,500	Fair
US 20 over 2290 E	1984	12,500	Fair
US 20B over Henrys Fk. Snake River	1965	11,500	Fair
US 20B over Egin Canal	1975	11,500	Good
US 20 Wbl & Ebl over S.fk.fall River Canal	1973	10,500	Fair
US 20 Ebl & Wbl over Twin Groves Canal	1979	9,100	Fair