Bridge conditions in Burke County, North Dakota

29 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 10 bridges in Burke County is rated in poor condition: 3 of 29 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in North Dakota.

3 of the 29 bridges in Burke County, North Dakota, are rated in poor condition (10.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
7 bridges (24.1%) are rated good and 19 (65.5%) fair.
The median Burke County bridge was built in 1967.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is County Highway over Creek (built 1970), carrying about 50 vehicles a day.

Good 24.1% · Fair 65.5% · Poor 10.3% of 29 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
County Highway over Creek	1970	50	Poor
County Highway over Creek	1950	20	Poor
County Highway over West Branch Short Creek	1929	5	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
U.S. Highway 52 over Upper Des Lacs Lake	1983	1,260	Fair
US Highway 52 over Cp Railroad	2005	1,180	Fair
U.S. Highway 52 over Creek	1967	1,150	Fair
Nd Highway 50 over Creek	1937	530	Fair
Nd Highway 5 over E. Branch of Short Creek	1976	460	Fair
Nd Highway 5 over Creek	1967	420	Fair
Nd Highway 5 over Creek	1967	420	Fair
Nd Highway 50 over Creek	1936	420	Fair
Nd Highway 50 over Creek	1961	410	Fair
Nd Highway 5 over West Branch Short Creek	1967	390	Fair

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

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