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County Highway over James River

Foster County, North Dakota · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Highway over James River in Foster County, North Dakota, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1925, making it 100 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 1 of the 19 inventoried bridges in Foster County rated poor (5.3%); 1 (5.3%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Highway 52 over Cp Railway	2004	5,800	Good
US Highway 52 over Cp Railway	1979	2,290	Fair
US Highway 52 over Pipestem Creek	1965	1,830	Good
Nd Highway 200 over James River	1959	680	Good
Nd Highway 20 over Bn Railroad	1989	480	Good
County Highway over Pipestem Creek	1970	330	Fair