Nd Highway 15 over Creek

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

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

• Nd Highway 15 over Creek in Nelson 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 1931 and reconstructed in 1960, making it 94 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 510 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 12 of the 23 inventoried bridges in Nelson County rated fair (52.2%); 4 (17.4%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated September 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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.

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

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