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S 7 over Collins Creek

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

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

S 7 over Collins Creek in Carter 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 1940, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 392 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 42 inventoried bridges in Carter County rated poor (4.8%); 2 (4.8%) 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 58 ft
Location	6M NE Ekalaka
NBI structure number	P00027006+04421
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 212 over Drainage	1965	2,642	Fair
US 212 over Thompson Creek	1965	2,642	Fair
US 212 over Little Missouri River	1965	2,642	Fair
US 212 over Willow Creek	1955	2,285	Fair
Chicago AVE over Russell Creek	2019	480	Good
Mormon Ave over Russell Creek 035	1940	480	Fair