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Local Rd. U-28.1 over Elk Creek

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

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

Local Rd. U-28.1 over Elk Creek in Republic County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1945, making it 80 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 110 of the 267 inventoried bridges in Republic County rated fair (41.2%); 8 (3.0%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 58 ft
Location	1.0N 0.6E of Agenda
NBI structure number	000790811103380
Condition class	Fair

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