Bridge conditions in Walsh County, North Dakota

257 inventoried bridges · 54 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 5 bridges in Walsh County is rated in poor condition: 54 of 257 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in North Dakota.

• 54 of the 257 bridges in Walsh County, North Dakota, are rated in poor condition (21.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
• 68 bridges (26.5%) are rated good and 135 (52.5%) fair.
• The median Walsh County bridge was built in 1972.
• The busiest poor-rated bridge is County Road over Creek (built 1935), carrying about 400 vehicles a day.

Good 26.5% · Fair 52.5% · Poor 21.0% of 257 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.

Busiest bridges in the county

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