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15TH Rd. over Little Cow Creek

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

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

15TH Rd. over Little Cow Creek in Rice 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 1934, making it 91 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 127 of the 261 inventoried bridges in Rice County rated fair (48.7%); 8 (3.1%) 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 40 ft
Location	1.0W 2.0S of Lyons
NBI structure number	000800725005321
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
K14 Hwy over Salt Creek	1966	6,330	Fair
K14 Hwy over Cow Creek	2012	4,802	Good
K14 Hwy over Little Cow Creek	2012	4,802	Good
K-14 Hwy over Cow Creek Drainage	2023	4,802	Good
US56 Hwy over Salt Creek	1961	4,648	Fair
US-56 Highway over Little Cow Creek	2002	3,909	Good