County Highway over Sheyenne River
Ransom County, North Dakota · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- County Highway over Sheyenne River in Ransom County, North Dakota, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1920 and reconstructed in 2007, making it 105 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 24 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
- Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
- It is one of 4 of the 35 inventoried bridges in Ransom County rated poor (11.4%); 4 (11.4%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
- It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now poor (superstructure 5 to 4).
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
- It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
- 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.
View this bridge on a map → (46.50387, -97.8784)
Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 7 | 7 | Good condition |
| Superstructure | 5 | 4 | Poor condition |
| Substructure | 7 | 7 | Good condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Steel through truss |
| Length | about 133 ft |
| Location | 3 East 1 South Ft. Ransom |
| NBI structure number | 000000037108090 |
| Condition class | Poor |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Posted for load |
| Last inspection (item 90) | August 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 24 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing |
| Fracture critical (item 92A) | Yes |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the North Dakota department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Ransom County
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nd Highway 32 over Timber Coulee | 1950 | 2,960 | Fair |
| Nd Highway 27 over Sheyenne River | 1953 | 2,380 | Good |
| Nd Highway 32 over Sheyenne River | 1936 | 2,350 | Fair |
| Nd Highway 46 over Cp Railway | 1994 | 1,970 | Good |
| Nd Highway 46 over Maple River | 1994 | 1,900 | Good |
| Nd Highway 32 over Dead Colt Creek | 1991 | 1,850 | Fair |
All bridges nearby: Ransom County, ND bridge conditions · every bridge in Ransom County · North Dakota bridges.
Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.