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Nd Highway 13 over James River

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

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

Nd Highway 13 over James River in LaMoure 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950 and reconstructed in 2004, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 60 inventoried bridges in LaMoure County rated fair (40.0%); 7 (11.7%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 173 ft
Location	West Side of Lamoure
NBI structure number	0013297134
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 281 over Bonehill Creek	1990	16,250	Fair
Nd Highway 13 over Maple Creek	2004	1,725	Good
US Highway 281 over Maple Creek	2006	1,625	Good
US Highway 281 over Cottonwood Creek	2006	1,625	Good
US Highway 281 over Cottonwood Creek	2006	1,625	Good
US Highway 281 over Maple River	1941	970	Good