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S 244 over Yellow Water Cr-elk CR

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

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

S 244 over Yellow Water Cr-elk CR in Petroleum 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 1948, making it 77 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 233 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 26 inventoried bridges in Petroleum County rated poor (15.4%); 4 (15.4%) 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 77 ft
Location	5M S Winnett
NBI structure number	S00244018+05001
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
S 200 over Box Elder Creek	1953	539	Fair
S 244 over Mcdonald Creek	1941	245	Fair
S 244 over Pike Creek	1939	233	Fair
S 244 over Drainage	1935	233	Fair
S 244 over Drainage	1940	208	Fair
S 244 over Flatwillow Creek	1939	208	Fair