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Rd 40 over Guzzlers Gulch

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

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

Rd 40 over Guzzlers Gulch in Ness 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 2002, making it 23 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 106 of the 167 inventoried bridges in Ness County rated good (63.5%); 15 (9.0%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 39 ft
Location	4.0N Co Line 5.2W US-283
NBI structure number	000680531805320
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
K-96 Hwy over N. Fork Walnut Creek Dng	2004	3,140	Good
US283 Hwy over N Fork Walnut Creek Drg.	1957	2,319	Good
US283 Hwy over Long Branch Drainage	1935	1,785	Good
US283 Hwy over Pawnee River Drainage	1934	1,672	Good
US 283 Hwy over North Fork Walnut Creek	1990	1,672	Good
US-283 Hwy over South Fork Walnut Creek	1993	1,672	Good