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US Highway 52 over Kemp Coulee

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 52 over Kemp Coulee 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,200 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

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 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