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Ave. F over Horse Creek

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

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

Ave. F over Horse 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1931, making it 94 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 35 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 3.5N of Little River
NBI structure number	000800745405140
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