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Road 261 over Irrigation Canal 042

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

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

Road 261 over Irrigation Canal 042 in Dawson 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 1920, making it 105 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 21 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 9 of the 109 inventoried bridges in Dawson County rated poor (8.3%); 9 (8.3%) 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 39 ft
Location	15M SW Glendive
NBI structure number	L11109016+01001
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
S 200s-towne St over Yellowstone River	1958	8,821	Fair
I 94 over Bad Route Creek	1973	4,438	Fair
I 94 over Cracker Box Creek	1973	4,317	Fair
I 94 over Clear Creek	1973	4,317	Poor
I 94 over Whoopup Creek	1976	4,221	Fair
I 94 over Sand Creek	1976	4,221	Fair