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County Road 001 over Hardscrabble Creek 041

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

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

County Road 001 over Hardscrabble Creek 041 in Richland 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 1945, making it 80 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 4 of the 97 inventoried bridges in Richland County rated poor (4.1%); 4 (4.1%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 58 ft
Location	35M NW Sidney
NBI structure number	L42001004+08001
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
S 16-holly St over Usrs Canal	1999	5,874	Fair
S 200 over First Hay Creek	1986	4,499	Fair
S 200 over Second Hay Creek	1986	4,499	Good
S 16-s Central Ave over Lone Tree Creek	1974	3,968	Fair
14TH St SE over Lone Tree Creek	1973	3,099	Fair
S 16 over Usbr Main Canal	1984	2,821	Fair