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27 Road over N. Fork Cimarron River

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

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

27 Road over N. Fork Cimarron River in Morton County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 115 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 17 inventoried bridges in Morton County rated fair (11.8%); 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
North Street over Elkhart Drainage Ditch	1969	735	Good
North Street over Elkhart Drainage Ditch	1969	735	Good
North Street over Elkhart Drainage Ditch	1969	735	Good
K-51 Hwy over Cimarron River	1997	575	Good
K-27 Highway over Cimarron River	2004	518	Good
K-27 Highway over Happy Ditch	2004	518	Good