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Local Rd. 21.5-w.8 over Little Upton Creek

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

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

Local Rd. 21.5-w.8 over Little Upton Creek in Republic 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 1950, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 8 of the 267 inventoried bridges in Republic County rated poor (3.0%); 8 (3.0%) 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	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 26 ft
Location	9.8S 4.5E of Belleville
NBI structure number	000790797503428
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
M Street over Mid States Port Auth. RR	1987	6,000	Good
U-81 Hwy over Riley Creek	2000	5,787	Good
US36 Hwy over US81 Highway	1967	3,437	Fair
US36 Hwy over Riley Creek	2014	3,437	Good
U-81 Hwy SB over Kyle RR & Local Rd	2000	3,047	Good
U-81 Hwy NB over Kyle RR & Local Rd	2000	3,047	Good