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Irr Bia Rte 1012 over Dry Creek Canal

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

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

Irr Bia Rte 1012 over Dry Creek Canal in Lake County, Montana, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1975 and reconstructed in 1996, making it 50 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
It is one of 13 of the 116 inventoried bridges in Lake County rated poor (11.2%); 13 (11.2%) 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


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 21 ft
Location	9 Km S.E. of St. Ignatius
NBI structure number	00000000000P816
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Irr - US 93 over Pablo Feeder Canal	2006	15,997	Good
US 93 over Wildlife Crossing	2007	10,897	Good
US 93 over Wildlife Crossing	2007	10,897	Good
US 93 over Agricultural Crossing	2007	10,897	Good
Irr - US 93 over Jocko River	2005	8,775	Good
US 93 over Spring Creek	2006	8,775	Good