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I-1.3 Local over Mortimer Creek

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

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

I-1.3 Local over Mortimer Creek in Ottawa County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 23 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2001).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 164 of the 295 inventoried bridges in Ottawa County rated fair (55.6%); 11 (3.7%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US81 Hwy SB over Lindsey Creek	1949	4,884	Good
US81 Hwy SB over Pipe Creek	1949	4,884	Good
US-81 Hwy NB over Lindsey Creek	1996	4,884	Good
US-81 Hwy NB over Pipe Creek	1996	4,884	Good
US81 Hwy SB over Local Road	1969	4,453	Good
US81 Hwy NB over Local Road	1969	4,453	Good