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Local Rd. 56 over Big Timber Creek

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

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

Local Rd. 56 over Big Timber Creek in Cheyenne 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 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 49 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Cheyenne County rated good (49.5%); 5 (5.1%) are rated poor.
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


Structure	Prestressed concrete tee beam
Length	about 82 ft
Location	17.0N of Bird City
NBI structure number	000120371403000
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-36 Hwy over Sand Creek	1997	1,738	Good
US36 Hwy over Republican River Drn	1936	1,274	Good
US36 Hwy over Republican River	1936	1,274	Good
US36 Hwy over Republican River Drn	1985	1,274	Good
K-27-hwy over North Fork Beaver Creek	2024	967	Good
K27 Hwy over Cherry Creek	1951	450	Good