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US 85 over North Platte River

Goshen County, Wyoming · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 85 over North Platte River in Goshen County, Wyoming, 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 1994, making it 31 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,941 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 82 of the 106 inventoried bridges in Goshen County rated fair (77.4%); 5 (4.7%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 390 ft
Location	Torrington South Road
NBI structure number	JBI
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 26 over Rawhide Creek	1997	5,256	Fair
US 85 over Cherry Creek	1953	3,453	Fair
US 85 over Bear Creek	1969	2,861	Fair
US 85 over Springer Canal	1959	2,655	Fair
US 26 over Sand Draw	1954	2,620	Fair
US 26 over Cottonwood Creek	1956	2,393	Fair