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Mother Lode over American R;se.elk City B

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

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

Mother Lode over American R;se.elk City B in Idaho County, Idaho, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1936, making it 89 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 114 of the 216 inventoried bridges in Idaho County rated fair (52.8%); 15 (6.9%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 95 over Lawyers Canyon Creek	1991	3,500	Fair
US 95 over Little Salmon River	1975	3,100	Fair
SH 13 over M.fk.clearwater River	1994	3,000	Good
US 95 over Cottonwood Creek	1978	3,000	Fair
US 95 over Whitebird Creek	1975	2,800	Fair
US 95 over Little Salmon River	2017	2,600	Good