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US 26 (hwy 041) over Mountain Creek

Wheeler County, Oregon · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 26 (hwy 041) over Mountain Creek in Wheeler County, Oregon, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 765 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 11 of the 32 inventoried bridges in Wheeler County rated good (34.4%); 0 (0.0%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	Very good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Parrish Creek Road over John Day River (spray)	1963	1,214	Fair
US 26 (hwy 041) over Bridge Creek	2008	1,098	Fair
US 26 (hwy 041) over Bridge Creek	2021	1,098	Fair
US 26 (hwy 041) over Bridge Creek	2006	1,085	Fair
US 26 (hwy 041)RW over Bridge Creek(west Mitch)	2012	1,085	Good
US 26 (hwy 041) over Bridge Creek	1951	1,047	Fair