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US Highway 5 over Creek

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

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

US Highway 5 over Creek in Bottineau 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1947 and reconstructed in 2005, making it 78 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,480 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 62 of the 123 inventoried bridges in Bottineau County rated fair (50.4%); 26 (21.1%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Highway 5 over Oak Creek	2006	5,900	Fair
US Highway 5 over Branch of Stone Creek	2006	2,750	Good
US Highway 83 over Creek	1966	1,980	Good
US Highway 83 over Spring Creek	1966	1,920	Fair
City Street over Oak Creek	1977	1,450	Fair
US Highway 83 over Cut Bank Creek	1967	1,330	Fair