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Gage Road over Ritner Creek

Polk County, Oregon · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Gage Road over Ritner Creek in Polk County, Oregon, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1993, making it 32 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 219 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 12 of the 162 inventoried bridges in Polk County rated poor (7.4%); 12 (7.4%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Or 22 (HWY30AZ) E over Hwy 150 Conn. & Park Rd	1953	45,083	Fair
Or 22 (hwy 30) over Boat Moorage Access	1963	44,753	Fair
Or 22 (hwy 30) over OR 221 (HWY 150) Conn	1963	29,957	Fair
OR 22 (Hwy 30) over Mud Slough	1973	28,015	Good
Or 22 (hwy 30) Con over Wallace Marine Park	1953	22,964	Fair
OR 22 (Hwy 30) over W&p RR	1973	22,774	Good