Bridge conditions in Beadle County, South Dakota

150 inventoried bridges · 40 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 4 bridges in Beadle County is rated in poor condition: 40 of 150 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in South Dakota.

40 of the 150 bridges in Beadle County, South Dakota, are rated in poor condition (26.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
39 bridges (26.0%) are rated good and 71 (47.3%) fair.
The median Beadle County bridge was built in 1958.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US014 over James Rv (built 1960), carrying about 3,601 vehicles a day.

Good 26.0% · Fair 47.3% · Poor 26.7% of 150 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
US014 over James Rv	1960	3,601	Poor
393RD Avenue over Creek	1924	213	Poor
394TH Avenue over Creek	1940	213	Poor
409TH Avenue over Pearl Creak	1930	178	Poor
214TH Street over Silver Creek	1930	120	Poor
409TH Avenue over Creek	1935	120	Poor
409TH Avenue over S. Fork of Pearl Creek	1935	120	Poor
413TH Avenue over Middle Pearl Creek	1930	119	Poor
392ND Avenue over Cain Creek	1930	105	Poor
379TH Avenue over Creek	1928	69	Poor
192ND St over Shue Creek	1936	60	Poor
376TH Street over Creek	1920	56	Poor
376TH Avenue over Cain Creek	1954	56	Poor
212TH Street over Sand Creek	1930	56	Poor
193RD Street over Creek	1930	56	Poor
218TH Street over Creek	1935	56	Poor
383RD Avenue over Cain Creek	1924	56	Poor
383RD Avenue over Cain Creek	1924	56	Poor
201ST Street over Cain Creek	1926	56	Poor
384TH Avenue over Sand Creek	1928	56	Poor
387TH Avenue over Creek	1922	56	Poor
206TH Street over Cain Creek	1930	56	Poor
211TH St over Cain Ck	1928	56	Poor
197TH Street over Creek	1928	56	Poor
212TH Street over Creek	1928	56	Poor
15TH Street NE over Ravine Park Lake	1924	56	Poor
407 Ave over Pearl Ck	1911	56	Poor
216 St over South Fork Pearl Ck	1924	56	Poor
200TH St over Shue Ck	1912	56	Poor
194TH St over Shue Creek	1936	56	Poor
217TH Street over S. Fork of Pearl Creek	1930	56	Poor
412TH Avenue over Middle Pearl Creek	1930	56	Poor
203RD Street over Pearl Creek	1924	56	Poor
212TH Street over Middle Pearl Creek	1928	56	Poor
212TH Street over S. Fork of Pearl Creek	1922	56	Poor
206TH Street over Unnamed Creek	1930	39	Poor
202ND Street over Broadland Creek	1930	35	Poor
192ND Street over Creek	1928	33	Poor
219TH Street over Creek	1934	20	Poor
215TH Street over Creek	1932	11	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Third Street over James Rv	1982	4,828	Fair
US014 over James Rv	1960	3,601	Poor
US014 over Cain Ck	1976	2,802	Fair
387TH Avenue over Cain Creek	1935	2,600	Fair
US014 W over Ravine Lk	1960	2,472	Fair
US014 E over Ravine Lk	1960	2,472	Fair
US014 over Cain Ck	1980	2,422	Fair
SD037 S over Stony Run Ck	1972	2,411	Fair
SD037 N over Stony Run Ck	1970	2,411	Fair
US014 over Ck	1965	1,955	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 Beadle County → - all 150, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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