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Birch Rd over Ross Fork Creek 018

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

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

Birch Rd over Ross Fork Creek 018 in Judith Basin 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 1925, making it 100 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 16 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 45 inventoried bridges in Judith Basin County rated poor (15.6%); 7 (15.6%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 87 over Dawkins Branch	2021	3,335	Good
US 87 over Ross Fork Creek	1971	3,335	Good
US 87 over Otter Creek	1961	2,874	Good
US 87 over Otter Creek	1961	2,874	Good
US 87 over Otter Creek	1961	2,874	Good
US 87 over Stockpass	1961	2,753	Good