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US Highway 83 over Painted Woods Creek

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

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

US Highway 83 over Painted Woods Creek in McLean 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 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,930 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 58 inventoried bridges in McLean County rated fair (56.9%); 2 (3.4%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 103 ft
Location	1 North of Nd 1804
NBI structure number	0083122370 L
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 83 over Turtle Creek	1979	3,890	Fair
US Highway 83 over Cp Railway	1981	2,233	Good
US Highway 83 over Cp Railway	1981	2,175	Good
US Highway 83 over Dak Mo Valley/western RR	2000	1,935	Fair
US Highway 83 over Cp Railway	1980	1,935	Fair
US Highway 83 over Painted Woods Creek	2000	1,930	Good