Bridge conditions in Hand County, South Dakota

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

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

About one in 3 bridges in Hand County is rated in poor condition: 40 of 126 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in South Dakota.

40 of the 126 bridges in Hand County, South Dakota, are rated in poor condition (31.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
29 bridges (23.0%) are rated good and 57 (45.2%) fair.
The median Hand County bridge was built in 1960.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SD045 over Ck (built 1928), carrying about 538 vehicles a day.

Good 23.0% · Fair 45.2% · Poor 31.7% of 126 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
SD045 over Ck	1928	538	Poor
365TH Ave over Ck	1930	59	Poor
345TH Ave over Ck	1930	43	Poor
347TH Ave over Ck	1910	43	Poor
Green Valley Rd over Ck	1920	43	Poor
355 Ave over Lost Ck	1930	43	Poor
193RD St over Ck	1930	43	Poor
361ST Ave over Wolf Ck	1913	43	Poor
361ST Ave over Ree Ck	1910	43	Poor
365 Ave over Wolf Ck	1915	43	Poor
365TH Ave over Ree Ck	1920	43	Poor
366TH Ave over Pearl Ck	1932	43	Poor
369 Ave over Ck	1966	43	Poor
370 Ave over Medicine Ck	1915	43	Poor
369TH Ave over Sand Ck	1932	37	Poor
175 St over Ck	1978	35	Poor
198TH St over Ck	1930	30	Poor
197TH St over Turtle Ck	1925	25	Poor
185 St over Shaefer Ck	1930	25	Poor
370TH Ave over Pearl Ck	1920	25	Poor
373RD Ave over Ck	1978	25	Poor
344TH Ave over Elm Ck	1930	18	Poor
202ND St over Cain Ck	1925	18	Poor
359TH Ave over Ck	1930	15	Poor
365 Ave over Shaefer Ck	1935	15	Poor
368TH Ave over Little Turtle Ck	1928	15	Poor
372ND Ave over Turtle Ck	1968	15	Poor
191ST St over Ck	1935	15	Poor
356TH Ave over Wolf Ck	1922	10	Poor
357TH Ave over Ck	1926	10	Poor
202ND St over Ck	1928	10	Poor
201 St over Ck	1926	10	Poor
W. 2ND St over Ree Ck	1914	10	Poor
361ST Ave over Turtle Ck	1930	10	Poor
215TH St over Ck	1930	10	Poor
366 Ave over Wolf Ck	1915	10	Poor
368 Ave over Wolf Ck	1915	10	Poor
369 Ave over Ck	1935	10	Poor
371 Ave over Wolf Ck	1930	10	Poor
373 Ave over Wolf Ck	1910	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US014 over Ree Ck	1987	2,357	Fair
US014 over Turtle Ck	1996	2,073	Fair
US014 over Ck	1935	2,034	Fair
US014 over Ck	1935	2,034	Fair
US014 over Ck	1935	2,034	Fair
US014 over Ck	1935	2,034	Good
US014 over Ck	1935	2,034	Good
US014 over Ck	1935	2,034	Good
US014 over Ck	1935	2,034	Good
US014 over Pearl Ck	1996	1,391	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 Hand County → - all 126, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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