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S 59 over Little Dry Creek

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

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

S 59 over Little Dry Creek in Garfield 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 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 295 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 14 of the 26 inventoried bridges in Garfield County rated fair (53.8%); 2 (7.7%) 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 stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 122 ft
Location	South Cohagen
NBI structure number	P00018059+00351
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-jordan Ave over Big Dry Creek	1993	1,078	Good
S 200 over Dugout Coulee	1973	551	Good
S 200 over Little Dry Creek	2022	537	Good
S 200 over Drainage	1938	537	Fair
S 200 over Vail Creek-stockpass	2004	520	Good
S 200 over Oliver Coulee	2004	520	Good