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Cree Crossing over Milk River

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

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

Cree Crossing over Milk River 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 substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1999, making it 26 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 39 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county 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 stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 230 ft
Location	15M NW Saco
NBI structure number	S00243005+09001
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