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524 Meadow CR. Rd. over N F Meadow CR

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

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

524 Meadow CR. Rd. over N F Meadow CR in Lincoln 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 1953, making it 72 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1995).
It is one of 29 of the 191 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated poor (15.2%); 29 (15.2%) 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 24 ft
Location	.1 Mile Past Jct 5961
NBI structure number	011404000000168
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 2 over Flower Creek	1970	8,882	Good
California Ave over Kootenai River	1959	5,674	Fair
US 2 over Big Cherry Creek	1976	5,295	Poor
California Ave over RR	1999	4,833	Good
US 2 over Callahan Creek	1989	3,671	Fair
US 2 over Lake Creek	1989	3,377	Fair