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Little Bear Rd over Big Bear Creek 118

Gallatin County, Montana · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Little Bear Rd over Big Bear Creek 118 in Gallatin County, Montana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2025).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 157 of the 212 inventoried bridges in Gallatin County rated fair (74.1%); 12 (5.7%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 29 ft
Location	4M S Gallatin Gateway
NBI structure number	L16818001+09001
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
N Seventh Ave over Int N 7TH Ave-i 90	2014	26,020	Fair
US 191-huffine Ln over Hyalite Creek	1956	25,670	Fair
N 19TH Ave over Int N 19TH Ave	1994	23,992	Fair
I 90 over Walking Path	2011	21,232	Fair
I 90 over Int Airway Blvd	2014	15,554	Fair
I 90 over Int Airway Blvd	2014	15,554	Fair