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Parrish Creek Road over John Day River (spray)

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

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

Parrish Creek Road over John Day River (spray) in Wheeler County, Oregon, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,214 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 21 of the 32 inventoried bridges in Wheeler County rated fair (65.6%); 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 319 ft
Location	271 Mi NE of Jct Hwy 26
NBI structure number	069C12067002710
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
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
US 26 (hwy 041) over W Branch Bridge Creek	1953	1,047	Fair