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Forest Road over North Fork Cold Creek

Missoula County, Montana · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Forest Road over North Fork Cold Creek in Missoula County, Montana, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2012, making it 13 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day.
It is one of 66 of the 206 inventoried bridges in Missoula County rated good (32.0%); 15 (7.3%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	8	Very good condition
Substructure	8	Very good condition


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 61 ft
Location	North Fork Cold Creek
NBI structure number	011001000015574
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
N Reserve St over Clark Fork R Flood Plain	1977	35,914	Fair
N Reserve St over Clark Fork River	1975	35,914	Fair
Reserve St over W Broadway St-rr	1998	29,572	Fair
Brooks St-us 12 over Bitterroot River	1968	28,185	Fair
I 90 over Grant Creek	1965	27,328	Good
N Russel Street over Clark Fork River	2020	23,274	Good