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Rd. W9 over Elk Creek

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

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

Rd. W9 over Elk Creek in Norton 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 1996, making it 29 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 30 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 131 of the 243 inventoried bridges in Norton County rated good (53.9%); 5 (2.1%) 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 41 ft
Location	3.0E 4.0N of New Almelo
NBI structure number	000690529703480
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-36 Hwy over Kyle RR & Local Road	2004	4,414	Good
US36 Hwy over Prairie Dog CR Drg	2005	2,851	Good
US36 Hwy over Robinson Creek	2004	2,851	Good
US36 Hwy over Norton Reservoir Drg	2004	2,598	Good
US 36 Hwy over Prairie Dog Creek	1988	2,109	Good
K-383 Hwy over Wildcat Creek	1998	2,001	Good