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Needles Entrance R over Salt Creek

San Juan County, Utah · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Needles Entrance R over Salt Creek in San Juan County, Utah, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 321 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
It is one of 37 of the 49 inventoried bridges in San Juan County rated fair (75.5%); 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 84 ft
Location	34.8 Miles West of Jct. H
NBI structure number	1340003P0000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-191 (SR-191) over Mormon Tank Wash	1998	6,237	Fair
US-191 (SR-191) over Kane Springs Wash	1996	6,237	Fair
US-191 (SR-191) over Big Mule Shoe Wash Tun.	1940	6,237	Good
US-191 (SR-191) over Coyote Wash	2001	5,296	Good
US-191 (SR-191) over Hatch Wash	1956	4,080	Fair
US-191 (SR-191) over Peters Wash	1959	3,735	Fair