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Irrft US Hiway 281 over Sheyenne River

Eddy County, North Dakota · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Irrft US Hiway 281 over Sheyenne River in Eddy County, North Dakota, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1984, making it 41 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 16 of the 27 inventoried bridges in Eddy County rated good (59.3%); 3 (11.1%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete single box beam
Length	about 109 ft
Location	1 North of Sheyenne
NBI structure number	0281139627
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Highway 281 over Bn RR Sep	2008	1,756	Good
US Highway 281 over James River	2014	1,650	Good
US Highway 281 over Rocky Run Creek	1975	1,350	Good
US Highway over N Rockford Canal Nr2-9	1989	1,130	Good
Nd Highway 15 over Creek	1932	290	Fair
Irrft Nd Hiway 20 over Sheyenne River	1989	270	Good