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US 95 over China Wash

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

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

US 95 over China Wash in Esmeralda County, Nevada, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,650 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 4 inventoried bridges in Esmeralda County rated good (75.0%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated February 2022, on a 48-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.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 22 ft
Location	North of Beatty
NBI structure number	B1295
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	February 2022
Inspection interval (item 91)	48 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 95 over Ramsey Wash	1950	2,900	Fair
US 95 over Klondike Wash	1975	2,900	Good
US95 over Wash	2020	2,900	Good