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Otter Creek Rd over Lyon Creek

Geary County, Kansas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Otter Creek Rd over Lyon Creek in Geary County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1913, making it 112 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 58 of the 140 inventoried bridges in Geary County rated fair (41.4%); 13 (9.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I70 Hwy WB over Franks Creek Frrd Conctr	1960	16,218	Fair
I70 Hwy EB over Franks Creek Frrd Conctr	1960	16,218	Good
I70 Hwy WB over US40 Bus K57HWYS	1960	16,116	Fair
I70 Hwy EB over K57 Highway	1960	16,116	Good
I70 Hwy WB over Smoky Hill River	1960	14,637	Good
I70 Hwy EB over Smoky Hill River	1960	14,637	Good