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Local M-280 over Straight Creek

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

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

Local M-280 over Straight Creek in Jackson 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 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 90 of the 246 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated good (36.6%); 17 (6.9%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-75 Hwy over Banner Creek	1996	8,411	Good
US-75 Hwy over Elk Creek	1993	7,499	Good
US75 Hwy over Spring Creek	1986	6,206	Good
US-75 Hwy over Straight Creek	1993	6,206	Good
US-75 Hwy SB over South Cedar Creek	1996	4,206	Fair
Irr Indian -75 Hwy over Bills Creek	1996	4,206	Good