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70 E (rs 894) over Cortez Creek

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

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

70 E (rs 894) over Cortez Creek in Sheridan 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 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 75 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 47 of the 116 inventoried bridges in Sheridan County rated fair (40.5%); 12 (10.3%) 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
US24 Hwy over Sand Creek Drainage	1954	1,438	Good
K23 Hwy over South Fk Solomon River	1940	1,031	Fair
K23 Hwy over Sand Creek	1940	1,031	Fair
US24 Hwy over Sand Creek Drainage	1952	1,023	Good
US24 Hwy over Sand Creek Drainage	1952	1,023	Good
US24 Hwy over Sand Creek Drainage	1952	1,023	Good