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Fas 6247 over Bear Creek

Dewey County, South Dakota · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Fas 6247 over Bear Creek in Dewey County, South Dakota, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 103 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 27 inventoried bridges in Dewey County rated poor (14.8%); 4 (14.8%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 148 ft
Location	0.7 W 3.1 N Lantry
NBI structure number	000000021030282
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Irr US212 over Little Bear Ck	2023	1,291	Good
Irr SD020 over Ck	1997	890	Good
Irr SD020 over Ck	1997	890	Good
Irr SD063 over Moreau Rv	1971	717	Fair
Irr US212 over Virgin Ck	1990	601	Good
Irr US212 over Virgin Ck	1988	601	Good