Oldest Bridges in North Dakota

The oldest bridge in North Dakota is the County Highway over Goose River in Traill County, built in 1885.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in North Dakota, one timeline

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1County Highway over Goose RiverND · 1885 · 20/day 2108th Avenue SW over Tepee CreekND · 1900 · 15/day 398th Ave. SW over CreekND · 1900 · 20/day 4133rd AVE SW over CreekND · 1901 · 10/day 5114th AVE SW over CreekND · 1901 · 10/day 648th Ave. SW over CreekND · 1901 · 5/day 7Park Road over Jamestown ReservoirND · 1901 · 135/day 8County River over Souris RiverND · 1902 · 25/day 9County Road over Mouse RiverND · 1902 · 5/day 10County Highway over James RiverND · 1904 · 50/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in North Dakota by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

1900s'00—

1910s'1057%

1920s'2059%

242

1930s'3033%

193

1940s'4029%

411

1950s'5019%

641

1960s'6012%

628

1970s'708%

606

1980s'802%

415

1990s'901%

365

2000s'001%

366

2010s'100%

210

2020s'200%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 4,250 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible.

The Oldest Bridges in North Dakota

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
County Highway over Goose River	Traill	1885	2010	Steel	20	Fair
108th Avenue SW over Tepee Creek	Hettinger	1900	1968	Wood or Timber	15	Fair
98th Ave. SW over Creek	Stark	1900	1972	Steel	20	Fair
133rd AVE SW over Creek	Billings	1901		Wood or Timber	10	Fair
114th AVE SW over Creek	Stark	1901		Steel	10	Fair
48th Ave. SW over Creek	Stark	1901		Wood or Timber	5	Fair
Park Road over Jamestown Reservoir	Stutsman	1901		Steel	135	Poor
County River over Souris River	McHenry	1902		Steel	25	Poor
County Road over Mouse River	McHenry	1902		Steel	5	Poor
County Highway over James River	Eddy	1904		Steel	50	Poor
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
County Road over Mouse River	McHenry	1906		Steel	25	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Benson	1907		Steel	5	Poor
City Street over Tongue River	Pembina	1907	1992	Steel	397	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Ransom	1907		Steel	24	Poor
County Highway over James River	LaMoure	1908	1989	Steel	18	Poor
County Road over Mouse River	McHenry	1909		Steel	25	Poor
County Road over Park River	Walsh	1909	1925	Steel	30	Poor
Gravel Twp. Road over James River	LaMoure	1910	2003	Steel	85	Fair
County Road over James River	LaMoure	1910		Steel	20	Fair
County Road over James River	LaMoure	1910		Steel	50	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Nelson	1910	1948	Steel	5	Poor
Lehigh Drive over Heart River	Stark	1910		Steel	50	Fair
Park Road over Turtle River	Grand Forks	1910		Steel	5	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Benson	1912		Steel	15	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Griggs	1912		Steel	24	Poor
Main ST over Cannonball River	Hettinger	1912		Steel	50	Poor
County Highway over Wild Rice River	Richland	1912		Steel	20	Poor
County Highway over Goose River	Traill	1912		Steel	20	Poor
County Road over Forest River	Walsh	1912		Steel	10	Poor
County Highway over Turtle River	Grand Forks	1913	2004	Steel	40	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Richland	1913		Steel	5	Fair
County Highway over Beaver Creek	Steele	1913		Steel	10	Poor
City Street over Creek	Walsh	1913		Steel	5	Poor
Lincoln Road over Apple Creek	Burleigh	1914	1974	Prestressed Concrete	2,900	Fair
20th AVE Southeast over S Branch Beaver Creek	Emmons	1914	2020	Steel	24	Fair
County Highway over Wild Rice River	Richland	1914		Steel	20	Fair
Dirt Trail over Pipestem Creek	Stutsman	1914		Steel	1	Poor
County Highway over Park River	Walsh	1914	2002	Steel	15	Fair
County Trail over Park River	Walsh	1914		Steel	5	Poor
County Highway over Little Muddy River	Williams	1914		Steel	20	Poor
116th AVE SW over Chanta Peta Creek	Hettinger	1915		Steel	10	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Ransom	1915		Steel	24	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Ransom	1915		Steel	24	Poor
County Highway over Goose River	Steele	1915	1975	Wood or Timber	24	Fair
Gravel Road over James River	Stutsman	1915	1986	Steel	25	Poor
County Highway over Park River	Walsh	1915	1963	Steel	27	Fair
County Road over Park River	Walsh	1915	1986	Steel	10	Poor
County Road over Creek	Walsh	1915		Steel	24	Fair
County Road over Forest River	Walsh	1915	1998	Steel	26	Poor
County Highway over James River	Wells	1915		Steel	5	Poor
Upper Magpie Road over North Creek	Billings	1916		Steel	10	Poor
South Park Street over Branch Of Knife River	Morton	1916	1973	Steel	200	Poor
62nd AVE over Big Muddy Creek	Morton	1916		Steel	20	Fair
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Richland	1916		Steel	10	Poor
County Road over Park River	Walsh	1916		Steel	10	Poor
County Highway over Pembina River	Cavalier	1917		Steel	5	Fair
5th ST SW over Knife River	Mercer	1917	1998	Steel	5	Fair
County Road over Tongue River	Pembina	1917		Steel	25	Fair
County Road over Tongue River	Pembina	1917	2003	Steel	2	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Richland	1917		Steel	20	Poor
County Highway over Wild Rice River	Richland	1917		Steel	20	Poor
County Road over Middle Branch Park River	Walsh	1917		Steel	5	Poor
Railroad DR & Bnsf over Bnsf Railroad Underpass	Stutsman	1917		Concrete	520	Fair
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Richland	1918		Steel	20	Poor
County Highway over Wild Rice River	Richland	1918		Steel	20	Poor
County Highway over Park River	Walsh	1918	2007	Steel	10	Poor
County Road over Middle Branch Park River	Walsh	1918	2002	Steel	20	Poor
Oak Street over Park River	Walsh	1918	1993	Steel	151	Fair
County Road over Forest River	Walsh	1918		Steel	18	Poor
14th ST SW over Buffalo Creek	Adams	1919		Steel	10	Poor
County Highway over Pembina River	Cavalier	1919		Steel	15	Poor
County Highway over Pembina River	Cavalier	1919	2017	Steel	20	Good
County Road over Drainage Ditch	Grand Forks	1919	1985	Wood or Timber	30	Fair
Field Approach over Drainage Ditch	Grand Forks	1919	1985	Wood or Timber	2	Fair
County Highway over Creek	Grand Forks	1919	1999	Steel	10	Fair
County Road over Turtle River	Grand Forks	1919	2019	Steel	10	Fair
County Highway over Creek	Grand Forks	1919	1960	Wood or Timber	35	Fair
37th Street over Drainage Area	Morton	1919	1970	Wood or Timber	5	Fair
County Road 83 over Creek	Morton	1919	1969	Wood or Timber	20	Fair
County Road 82 over Chanta Peta Creek	Morton	1919	1963	Wood or Timber	20	Poor
26th AVE over Creek	Morton	1919	1968	Wood or Timber	10	Fair
County Road 134 over Creek	Morton	1919	1969	Wood or Timber	70	Fair
22nd Avenue over SE Br Little Heart River	Morton	1919	1963	Wood or Timber	24	Poor
61st Street over N Branch Cantapeta Creek	Morton	1919	1967	Wood or Timber	10	Fair
14th Street SW over Brady Creek	Oliver	1919	1950	Concrete	15	Fair
County Highway over Creek	Richland	1919	1975	Wood or Timber	37	Fair
County Highway over Wild Rice River	Richland	1919		Steel	20	Poor
County Highway over Wild Rice River	Richland	1919	1955	Steel	20	Poor
County Highway over Creek	Richland	1919	1975	Wood or Timber	20	Fair
County Highway over North Mayville Drain #8	Traill	1919	1968	Wood or Timber	10	Fair
Field Drive over English Coulee Drain	Grand Forks	1919	1982	Steel	1	Poor
County Highway over Creek	Barnes	1920		Steel	5	Poor
County Road over Creek	Barnes	1920		Steel	10	Poor
County Highway over Creek	Grand Forks	1920		Steel	24	Poor
County Road over Maple Creek	LaMoure	1920		Steel	10	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Nelson	1920		Steel	20	Poor
County Highway over Sheyenne River	Ransom	1920	2007	Steel	24	Poor
County Highway over Wild Rice River	Richland	1920		Steel	10	Fair
County Highway over Wild Rice River	Richland	1920		Steel	20	Poor

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