S 540 - E River Rd over Yellowstone River

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

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

• S 540 - E River Rd over Yellowstone River in Park 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1921 and reconstructed in 1958, making it 104 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 1,160 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 86 of the 126 inventoried bridges in Park County rated fair (68.3%); 13 (10.3%) 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.

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

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