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4TH Ave N.W. over Souris River

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

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

4TH Ave N.W. over Souris River in Ward 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 deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2016, making it 9 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,850 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 58 of the 125 inventoried bridges in Ward County rated good (46.4%); 8 (6.4%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 89 ft
Location	4TH Ave-16th St Nw-minot
NBI structure number	0000MNOT15
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Highway 83 over Bnrr-cp-mouse River	2018	27,766	Good
US Highway 83 over U.S. Highway 2 & 52	1977	18,500	Good
16TH St S.W. over Souris River	1979	12,800	Fair
US 2 Business Rt over Cp Railway	1980	11,200	Good
16TH St. Sw-minot over U.S. Hwy 2 & 52	1988	10,000	Fair
US 2 Business Rt over Creek	1950	9,900	Good