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US 50 over V-canal

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

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

US 50 over V-canal in Churchill 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 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 37 of the 70 inventoried bridges in Churchill County rated good (52.9%); 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 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.

Component ratings

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


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 25 ft
Location	West of Fallon
NBI structure number	B1558
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	February 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 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 50 over Carson River	1980	16,800	Fair
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