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County Highway over Wild Rice River

Richland 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 Wild Rice River in Richland 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 1918, making it 107 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 24 of the 196 inventoried bridges in Richland County rated poor (12.2%); 24 (12.2%) 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
Nd Highway 13 over Bois De Sioux River	1929	15,200	Fair
Nd Highway 13 over Drain 18	1973	6,300	Fair
Interstate 29 over County Drain 2	1973	5,600	Good
Interstate 29 over County Drain	1973	5,600	Good
Nd Highway 13 over Small Creek	1973	5,530	Fair
Nd Highway 13 over Creek	1973	5,170	Good