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County Highway 8 over Middle Branch Park River

Walsh County, North Dakota · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Highway 8 over Middle Branch Park River in Walsh County, North Dakota, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2023, making it 2 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 95 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 68 of the 257 inventoried bridges in Walsh County rated good (26.5%); 54 (21.0%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	Very good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Nd Highway 17 over Creek	1981	3,870	Good
Nd Highway 17 over Drain	2018	3,870	Good
US Highway 81 over Park River	1971	3,270	Fair
US Highway 81 over Grafton Flood Deversion	2018	3,270	Good
US Highway 81 over Drainage Ditch	1995	2,550	Good
US Highway 81 over Creek	1951	2,490	Fair