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US 89 over UPRR;12TH St.;montpelier

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

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

US 89 over UPRR;12TH St.;montpelier in Bear Lake County, Idaho, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 20 of the 34 inventoried bridges in Bear Lake County rated fair (58.8%); 0 (0.0%) 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


Structure	Continuous steel multiple box beam
Length	about 720 ft
Location	In Montpelier
NBI structure number	000000000016705
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 89 over Bear River	1973	3,500	Good
US 30 over Georgetown Creek	2016	3,400	Good
US 89 over Ovid Creek	2014	3,100	Good
US 89 over Bear Lake Canal	1973	3,100	Fair
US 89 over Ovid Creek	2019	2,000	Good
US 89 over Ovid Creek	2019	2,000	Good