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S 243 over Drainage

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

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

S 243 over Drainage 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 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 188 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 stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 146 ft
Location	1M N Saco
NBI structure number	S00243020+06001
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