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S 294 over Cottonwood Creek

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

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

S 294 over Cottonwood Creek in Meagher 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 1948 and reconstructed in 1968, making it 77 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 224 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 36 of the 53 inventoried bridges in Meagher County rated fair (67.9%); 7 (13.2%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 79 ft
Location	5M SW Martinsdale
NBI structure number	S00294022+05001
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 12 over South Fork Smith River	1997	1,023	Fair
US 89 Fh 32 over North Fork Smith River	1955	607	Fair
Main St over North Fork Smith River	1962	575	Fair
US 12 over N Fork Musselshell R	2014	508	Fair
US 12 over Four Mile Creek	1937	486	Fair
US 89 Fh 32 over Sheep Creek	1939	376	Fair