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181TH St. Rs 48 over Big Creek

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

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

181TH St. Rs 48 over Big Creek in Russell 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 115 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 144 of the 261 inventoried bridges in Russell County rated fair (55.2%); 4 (1.5%) 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 girder and floorbeam
Length	about 341 ft
Location	6.0S 5.0E of Gorham
NBI structure number	000000000840130
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I70 Hwy Nl-sl over Big Creek Drainage	1965	8,550	Fair
I70 Hwy Nl-sl over Big Creek Drainage	1965	8,550	Fair
I70 Hwy Nl-sl over Big Creek Drainage	1965	8,550	Good
I70 Hwy Nl-sl over Fossil Creek	1965	8,250	Fair
I70 Hwy WB over 195TH Street	1966	7,050	Good
I70 Hwy EB over 195TH Street	1966	7,050	Good