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Rs 1757 J-15 over Trib. to Nemaha River

Nemaha County, Kansas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Rs 1757 J-15 over Trib. to Nemaha River in Nemaha County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1935, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 72 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2008).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 37 of the 355 inventoried bridges in Nemaha County rated poor (10.4%); 37 (10.4%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-36 Hwy over South F Big Nemaha Riv	1996	3,649	Good
US36 Hwy over Black Vermillion Creek	1958	3,307	Fair
US-36 Hwy over Harris Creek Drainage	1996	3,162	Good
US36 Hwy over Harris Creek Drainage	1940	3,092	Good
US36 Hwy over Cedar Creek	1940	3,092	Good
US36 Hwy over Cedar Creek	1940	3,092	Good