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170 Rd. over Trib. S. Cottonwood Riv.

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

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

170 Rd. over Trib. S. Cottonwood Riv. in Marion County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1935, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 163 of the 323 inventoried bridges in Marion County rated fair (50.5%); 35 (10.8%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-50 Hwy over Spring Creek	1994	5,402	Good
US-50 Hwy over Doyle Creek Drainage	1994	5,097	Good
US-50 Hwy over Doyle Creek Drainage	1998	5,097	Good
US-50 Hwy over Doyle Creek Drainage	1998	5,097	Good
US-50 Hwy over Doyle Creek Drainage	1998	5,097	Good
US-50 Hwy over Union Pacific RR.	1994	4,812	Good