281 Street over Bull Creek

Gregory County, South Dakota · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

• 281 Street over Bull Creek in Gregory County, South Dakota, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2001, making it 24 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 36 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
• It is one of 15 of the 51 inventoried bridges in Gregory County rated good (29.4%); 5 (9.8%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• Its class is unchanged from 2024 (good), but component ratings moved: superstructure 7 to 8.
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated August 2024, 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.

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

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