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Winchester Rd over Elk Creek 057

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

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

Winchester Rd over Elk Creek 057 in Sanders County, Montana, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1992, making it 33 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 65 of the 120 inventoried bridges in Sanders County rated fair (54.2%); 10 (8.3%) 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	Prestressed concrete tee beam
Length	about 60 ft
Location	2M S Heron
NBI structure number	L45056001+02001
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
S 200 over Clark Fork River	1997	3,009	Fair
S 200 over Clark Fork River	1996	3,009	Fair
S 200 over RR	2000	2,686	Good
S 200 over Clark Fork River	1960	2,482	Poor
Irr - S 28 over Hot Springs Creek	1959	2,181	Fair
S 200 over Wildlife Crossing	2019	2,177	Good