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30TH Rd. over Little Arkansas River

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

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

30TH Rd. over Little Arkansas River 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 1959, making it 66 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 154 ft
Location	3.7E 6.0S of Little River
NBI structure number	000800755005324
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