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County Highway over James River

Wells County, North Dakota · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Highway over James River in Wells County, North Dakota, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 110 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 13 of the 41 inventoried bridges in Wells County rated fair (31.7%); 3 (7.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 40 ft
Location	11 East 6 North Fessenden
NBI structure number	000000052132090
Condition class	Fair

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 Sheyenne River	1962	1,300	Fair
US Highway 52 over Pipestem Creek	1979	1,290	Fair
US Highway 52 over James River	1962	1,230	Good
US Highway 52 over Pipestem Creek	1979	1,160	Fair
US Highway 52 over Rocky Run Creek	1968	940	Fair
Nd Highway 3 over N Rockford Canal Nr1-1	1986	690	Good