SD044 over Ck

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

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

SD044 over Ck in Pennington 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 culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950 and reconstructed in 2001, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 121 of the 348 inventoried bridges in Pennington County rated good (34.8%); 21 (6.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now good (culvert 6 to 7).
Its most recent inspection on record is dated June 2024, on a 48-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.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	7	Good condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 20 ft
Location	5.2 SE Jct US16B & SD44
NBI structure number	000000052489339
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	June 2024
Inspection interval (item 91)	48 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I090 over Boxelder Ck	1994	26,980	Good
Cambell St over Ck	1964	23,179	Fair
SD079NF over St Joseph St Rcp&e RR	1964	23,179	Fair
Cambell St over Rapid Ck	1967	21,415	Fair
West Main St. over Rapid Ck	1975	20,745	Good
SD231 over Rapid Ck	1974	20,057	Fair