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EE5120 Washington over Bee Creek

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

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

EE5120 Washington over Bee Creek in Chautauqua County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1982, making it 43 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 13 of the 130 inventoried bridges in Chautauqua County rated poor (10.0%); 13 (10.0%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 37 ft
Location	5.0N 2.5E of Niotaze
NBI structure number	000100967506940
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US166 Hwy over Middle Caney CR Drn	1988	2,880	Good
US166 Hwy over Bear Creek	1988	2,880	Good
US166 Hwy over Middle Caney CR Drn	1987	2,880	Good
US166 Hwy over Lake Creek	1953	2,680	Good
US166 Hwy over Little Caney River Drg	1925	2,680	Good
US166 Hwy over Little Caney River Drg	1925	2,680	Good