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Rs 257 (rd 126) over Coon Creek

Ford County, Kansas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Rs 257 (rd 126) over Coon Creek in Ford County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 360 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 111 of the 223 inventoried bridges in Ford County rated fair (49.8%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 61 ft
Location	8.0N 0.7E of Ford
NBI structure number	000000000290110
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kansas department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
2nd. AVENUE over Arkansas River	1935	14,615	Fair
Wyatt Earp Blvd over Arkansas River Drainage	1956	12,965	Good
US-56/US283 over BNSF R.R.	1985	11,688	Good
Wyatt Earp Blvd over Arkansas River Drainage	1951	11,265	Good
Wyatt Earp Blvd over Arkansas River Drainage	1985	11,265	Fair
S. 14th Ave. over Park St. Drainage Canal	1957	9,585	Fair