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Ave R over Little Walnut Creek

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

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

Ave R over Little Walnut Creek in Rush 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 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2008).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 80 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Rush County rated fair (47.3%); 4 (2.4%) 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	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 49 ft
Location	1.0S 1.6E of Shaffer
NBI structure number	000830633605140
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-183 Hwy over Sand Creek	1996	3,191	Good
US183 Hwy over Big Timber Creek Drain	1933	3,160	Good
US-183 Hwy over Big Timber Creek	1994	3,160	Good
US183 Hwy over Walnut Creek Drainage	1932	1,847	Poor
K-96 Hwy over Walnut Creek Drainage	1996	1,785	Good
K96 Hwy over Walnut Creek Drainage	1940	1,703	Good