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US 50 over Carson River

Churchill County, Nevada · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 50 over Carson River in Churchill County, Nevada, 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 16,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 70 inventoried bridges in Churchill County rated fair (47.1%); 0 (0.0%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 184 ft
Location	West of Fallon
NBI structure number	B1557
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 over V-canal	1980	16,800	Good
US 50 over T Canal	1986	14,400	Good
I 80E over US 95	1961	6,350	Fair
I 80W over US 95	1961	6,350	Fair
US 95 over L-line Canal	1949	5,150	Good
I 80E over Nightingale Exit 65	1962	4,975	Good