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Ed Lavell Ln over Sixteenmile Creek 039

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

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

Ed Lavell Ln over Sixteenmile Creek 039 in Meagher 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 1959, making it 66 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 7 of the 53 inventoried bridges in Meagher County rated poor (13.2%); 7 (13.2%) 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 31 ft
Location	3M E Ringling
NBI structure number	L30151001+00001
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 12 over South Fork Smith River	1997	1,023	Fair
US 89 Fh 32 over North Fork Smith River	1955	607	Fair
Main St over North Fork Smith River	1962	575	Fair
US 12 over N Fork Musselshell R	2014	508	Fair
US 12 over Four Mile Creek	1937	486	Fair
US 89 Fh 32 over Sheep Creek	1939	376	Fair