Q Road over Cavalry Creek
Comanche County, Kansas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Q Road over Cavalry Creek in Comanche County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1974, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 80 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
- Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
- It is one of 2 of the 110 inventoried bridges in Comanche County rated poor (1.8%); 2 (1.8%) 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.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Deck | 7 | Good condition |
| Superstructure | 4 | Poor condition |
| Substructure | 6 | Satisfactory condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder |
| Length | about 120 ft |
| Location | 0.3E 3.8S of Protection |
| NBI structure number | 000170583906920 |
| Condition class | Poor |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kansas department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Comanche County
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| US160 Hwy over Cavalry Creek Drainage | 1926 | 1,211 | Fair |
| US160 Hwy over Cavalry Creek Drainage | 1926 | 1,211 | Good |
| US-160 Hwy over Bluff Creek | 1997 | 1,139 | Good |
| US183 Hwy over Cavalry Creek Drainage | 1929 | 1,139 | Good |
| US183 Hwy over Cavalry Creek Drainage | 1929 | 1,139 | Good |
| US183 Hwy over Cavalry Creek Drainage | 1929 | 1,016 | Fair |
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