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Rd. D over Walnut Creek

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

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

Rd. D over Walnut Creek in Norton County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 5 of the 243 inventoried bridges in Norton County rated poor (2.1%); 5 (2.1%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 50 ft
Location	7.2W 8.0N of Norton
NBI structure number	000690533603060
Condition class	Poor

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