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Bridge conditions in Lincoln County, Montana

191 inventoried bridges · 29 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Of the 191 Lincoln County bridges in the federal inventory, 29 carry a poor rating. That 15.2% share is roughly 2x the national average.

29 of the 191 bridges in Lincoln County, Montana, are rated in poor condition (15.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
70 bridges (36.6%) are rated good and 92 (48.2%) fair.
The median Lincoln County bridge was built in 1976.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US 2 over Big Cherry Creek (built 1976), carrying about 5,295 vehicles a day.

Good 36.6% · Fair 48.2% · Poor 15.2% of 191 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 2 over Big Cherry Creek	1976	5,295	Poor
US 2 over Kootenai River-rr	1942	2,104	Poor
S 37 Fh 57 over Tobacco River	1971	1,699	Poor
Kootenai River Rd over Pipe Creek	1987	702	Poor
S 37 Fh 57 over Cadette Creek	1971	612	Poor
S 37 Fh 57 over Pinkham Creek	1971	612	Poor
S 37 Fh 57 over Cripple Horse Creek	1974	458	Poor
S 37 Fh 57 over Rock Gut	1974	346	Poor
Homestead Dr over Pinkham Creek 140	1914	100	Poor
W 2ND St over Flower Creek 123	1969	100	Poor
Upper Ford Rd over E Fork Yaak River 151	1953	100	Poor
S.fk.yaak/pipe CR. over Yaak River	1951	99	Poor
68 S.fork Yaak Rd over South Fork Yaak River	1953	99	Poor
Big Creek Road over Good Creek	1972	50	Poor
Clarence CR Rd. over Clarence CR	1977	50	Poor
338 Pete Creek Rd over West Fork Yaak River	1987	50	Poor
Rd 128 over Flower CR	1961	50	Poor
Rd 6144 over Bobtail CR	1973	50	Poor
Rd 615 over Pipe Creek	1962	50	Poor
Rd 231 over Howard CR	1976	50	Poor
Rd 231 over Lake CR	1961	50	Poor
Rd 36-b over Wolf CR	1960	50	Poor
Rd 2358 over Wolf Creek	1969	50	Poor
Rd 763 over Fisher River	1969	50	Poor
Rd 4925 over Cripple Horse CR	1963	50	Poor
Rd 36 over Wolf CR	1969	50	Poor
No Data Entered over Sunday Creek	1998	25	Poor
524 Meadow CR. Rd. over N F Meadow CR	1953	25	Poor
384 Spar Lake Rd. over Spar CR	1955	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 2 over Flower Creek	1970	8,882	Good
California Ave over Kootenai River	1959	5,674	Fair
US 2 over Big Cherry Creek	1976	5,295	Poor
California Ave over RR	1999	4,833	Good
US 2 over Callahan Creek	1989	3,671	Fair
US 2 over Lake Creek	1989	3,377	Fair
US 2 over Cedar Creek	1989	3,226	Fair
US 2 over Parmenter Creek	1970	3,226	Good
US 93 Fh 12 over Grave Creek	1991	3,121	Fair
US 93 Fh 12 over Stillwater River	1955	2,479	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Lincoln County → - all 191, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.