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County Highway over Charbonneau Creek

McKenzie 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 Charbonneau Creek in McKenzie 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 substructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 1 of the 136 inventoried bridges in McKenzie County rated poor (0.7%); 1 (0.7%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 29 ft
Location	1 N 3 East Cartwright
NBI structure number	000000027109190
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Highway 85 over Creek	2014	12,880	Fair
US Highway 85 over Creek	2014	12,880	Fair
US Highway 85 over Creek	2014	12,880	Fair
US Highway 85 over Creek	2014	12,880	Good
US Highway 85 over Drain	2016	10,545	Good
US Highway 85 over Wildlife Crossing	2017	10,545	Good