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US 191 over Cottonwood Creek

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

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

US 191 over Cottonwood Creek in Phillips 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 1998, making it 27 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 215 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 66 of the 101 inventoried bridges in Phillips County rated fair (65.3%); 22 (21.8%) 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 141 ft
Location	15M NE Malta
NBI structure number	P00099015+02001
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 2 over Milk River	1952	3,681	Fair
US 191 over Dodson South Canal	2000	2,221	Fair
US 2 over Exeter Creek	1990	1,474	Good
US 2 over Beaver Creek Overflow	1968	1,409	Fair
US 2 over Beaver Creek Overflow	1968	1,409	Fair
US 2 over Beaver Creek	1966	1,409	Fair