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Road 2 [RS 480] over Cimarron River

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

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

Road 2 [RS 480] over Cimarron River in Stevens 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 1968 and reconstructed in 2007, making it 57 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 285 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 3 inventoried bridges in Stevens County rated good (66.7%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated November 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Deck	7	7	Good condition
Superstructure	7	7	Good condition
Substructure	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 497 ft
Location	11.0N 7.0W of Hugoton
NBI structure number	000000000950010
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Posted for load
Last inspection (item 90)	November 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	5: foundations stable, scour within the limits of the footing or piles

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Washington St. over Drainage Ditch	1976	44	Good
Rd 26 [RS 1934] over Trib. to Cimarron River	1970	20	Fair