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Q.9-16 Local over Creek

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

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

Q.9-16 Local over Creek in Ottawa County, Kansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2009, making it 16 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2001).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 120 of the 295 inventoried bridges in Ottawa County rated good (40.7%); 11 (3.7%) 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 1.1W of Bennington
NBI structure number	000720789904260
Condition class	Good

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