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72 Road (rs 897) over Trib. to Saline River

Gove County, Kansas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

72 Road (rs 897) over Trib. to Saline River in Gove County, Kansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 195 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 49 of the 109 inventoried bridges in Gove County rated good (45.0%); 1 (0.9%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 28 ft
Location	3.0N 0.4W of Quinter
NBI structure number	000000000320300
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I70 Hwy WB over Old K212 Hwy	1961	6,550	Good
I70 Hwy EB over Old K212 Hwy	1961	6,550	Good
I70 Hwy over Local Road	1961	6,550	Fair
I70 Hwy over Big Creek Drainage	1960	6,550	Fair
I70 Hwy EB & WB over Local Road	1960	6,550	Fair
I70 Hwy EB WB over Big Creek Drainage	1960	6,450	Good