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63 Road (rs 1542) over Smoky Hill River

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

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

63 Road (rs 1542) over Smoky Hill 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 1982, making it 43 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 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	Prestressed concrete tee beam
Length	about 341 ft
Location	15.1S 8.8E of Gove
NBI structure number	000000000320390
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