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Bear Crk over Little Pend Oreille Rive

Stevens County, Washington · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Bear Crk over Little Pend Oreille Rive in Stevens County, Washington, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 24 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 9 of the 75 inventoried bridges in Stevens County rated poor (12.0%); 9 (12.0%) 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 25 ft
Location	3.94 SE Kitt- Narcisse
NBI structure number	081452000000000
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 395 over Mill Creek	1983	8,792	Good
US 395 over Colville River	1921	8,606	Fair
US 395 over Colville R	1963	8,606	Fair
US 395 over Little Pend Oreille R	1980	7,148	Good
US 395 over Gn Ry	1941	4,986	Fair
US 395 over Columbia R Kettle Falls	1941	4,342	Fair