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Local 70 U.5-640 over Big John Creek

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

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

Local 70 U.5-640 over Big John Creek in Morris County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1900, making it 125 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2011).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 181 inventoried bridges in Morris County rated poor (13.3%); 24 (13.3%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US56 Hwy over Neosho River	1984	5,858	Good
US 56 Hwy over Big John Creek	1974	1,713	Fair
K177 Hwy over Munkers Creek Drainage	1934	1,642	Good
K-177 over Munkers Creek	2021	1,642	Good
K-177 Hwy over Munkers Creek	2023	1,601	Good
US 56 Hwy over Rock Creek	2023	1,508	Good