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262nd RD over Trib. to Arkansas River

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

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

262nd RD over Trib. to Arkansas River in Cowley County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1935, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 18 of the 340 inventoried bridges in Cowley County rated poor (5.3%); 18 (5.3%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Summit Street N. over C Street Canal	1928	15,675	Fair
US-77 Hwy over "c" Street Canal	1997	6,234	Good
US-77 Hwy over North Creek	1997	6,234	Good
US-77 Hwy over North Creek Tributary	1998	6,234	Good
US-77 Hwy over BNSF Railroad	1998	6,234	Good
US-77 Hwy over North Creek Tributary	1998	6,234	Good