---
kind: "section"
citation: "23 C.F.R. § 661.23"
title: "23"
number: "661.23"
heading: "How will a bridge project be programmed for funding once eligibility has been determined?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/23/661.23"
---

# §661.23. How will a bridge project be programmed for funding once eligibility has been determined?

- (a) All projects will be ranked and prioritized for funding after a completed application package is received and accepted by FHWA. At that time, the project will be acknowledged as either BIA and Tribally owned, or non-BIA/non-Tribally owned and placed in either a PE or a construction queue.
- (b) All projects will be ranked and prioritized based on the following criteria:
  - (1) Bridge condition with bridges in poor condition having precedence over bridges in fair condition, and bridges in fair condition having precedence over bridges in good condition;
  - (2) Operating rating for bridges in poor condition with lower operating rating having precedence over higher operating rating;
  - (3) Bridges on school bus routes;
  - (4) New bridge construction;
  - (5) Bypass detour length;
  - (6) Annual average daily traffic; and
  - (7) **Annual average daily truck traffic.**
- (c) Queues will carryover from fiscal year to fiscal year as made necessary by the amount of annual funding made available.
- (d) TTF bridges will be classified as good, fair, or poor based on the following criteria:
  - (1) **Good—** When the lowest rating of the 3 NBI items for a bridge (Deck Condition Rating, Superstructure Condition Rating, Substructure Condition Rating) is 7, 8, or 9, the bridge will be classified as good. When the rating of the NBI item for a culvert (Culvert Condition Rating) is 7, 8, or 9, the culvert will be classified as good.
  - (2) **Fair—** When the lowest rating of the three NBI items for a bridge is 5 or 6, the bridge will be classified as fair. When the rating of the NBI item for a culvert is 5 or 6, the culvert will be classified as fair.
  - (3) **Poor—** When the lowest rating of the three NBI items for a bridge is 4, 3, 2, 1, or 0, the bridge will be classified as poor. When the rating of the NBI item for a culvert is 4, 3, 2, 1, or 0, the culvert will be classified as poor. A poor condition bridge with a lower condition rating will have precedence over a poor condition bridge with a higher condition rating.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 120(j) and (k), 202, and 315; 49 CFR 1.81, 1.84, 1.85; 23 CFR part 490, subpart D.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 57082, July 12, 2024, unless otherwise noted.