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Nd Highway 40 over White Earth River

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

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

Nd Highway 40 over White Earth River in Burke 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 390 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 19 of the 29 inventoried bridges in Burke County rated fair (65.5%); 3 (10.3%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
U.S. Highway 52 over Upper Des Lacs Lake	1983	1,260	Fair
US Highway 52 over Cp Railroad	2005	1,180	Fair
U.S. Highway 52 over Creek	1967	1,150	Fair
Nd Highway 50 over Creek	1937	530	Fair
Nd Highway 5 over E. Branch of Short Creek	1976	460	Fair
Nd Highway 5 over Creek	1967	420	Fair