56953 over Owyhee River

Elko County, Nevada · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• 56953 over Owyhee River in Elko County, Nevada, 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 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 50 vehicles a day.
• It is one of 94 of the 221 inventoried bridges in Elko County rated good (42.5%); 5 (2.3%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It does not appear under this structure number in the 2024 inventory (a new or renumbered structure).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated November 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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.

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

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