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Nd Highway 53 over Wintering River

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

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

Nd Highway 53 over Wintering River in McHenry 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1964, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 166 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 55 of the 112 inventoried bridges in McHenry County rated fair (49.1%); 34 (30.4%) 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
Superstructure	7	Good condition
Substructure	5	Fair condition


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 44 ft
Location	2 S. of Jct of US 52
NBI structure number	0053064527
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 2 over Creek	1936	2,700	Fair
US Highway 2 over Creek	1936	2,700	Good
US Highway 52 over Oak Creek	1947	2,370	Fair
US Highway 52 over Bonnes Coulee	1947	2,360	Good
US Highway 52 over Creek	2001	1,400	Good
US Highway 2 over Mouse River	1979	1,275	Good