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US Highway 2 over Mouse River

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

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

US Highway 2 over Mouse River in Ward 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 59 of the 125 inventoried bridges in Ward County rated fair (47.2%); 8 (6.4%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 180 ft
Location	1 N.E. of U.S. 2 & 52 Jct
NBI structure number	0002149663 R
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 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