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US 12 over Careless Creek

Golden Valley County, Montana · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 12 over Careless Creek in Golden Valley County, Montana, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,040 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 17 inventoried bridges in Golden Valley County rated good (41.2%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 123 ft
Location	3M NE Ryegate
NBI structure number	P00014133+06461
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
S 3 over Big Coulee Creek	1959	2,161	Good
S 3 over Musselshell River	1959	2,161	Fair
US 12 over Nine Mile Creek	1990	2,040	Fair
S 3 over Painted Robe Creek	1993	1,940	Good
US 12 over Twin Coulee	1935	448	Fair
US 12 over Twin Coulee	1935	448	Fair