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Irr Bia Rte 226 over Black Canyon Creek

Big Horn County, Montana · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Irr Bia Rte 226 over Black Canyon Creek in Big Horn County, Montana, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965 and reconstructed in 1989, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
It is one of 5 of the 133 inventoried bridges in Big Horn County rated poor (3.8%); 5 (3.8%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 90 over Irrigation Canal	1971	8,516	Fair
Irr-s 47 over Int W Hardin I 90	1970	5,396	Fair
Irr - I 90 over Int Dunmore	1959	4,473	Fair
Irr - I 90 over Int Dunmore	1959	4,473	Fair
Irr - I 90 over Bighorn River	1971	4,258	Good
Irr - I 90 over Bighorn River	1971	4,258	Fair