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179TH Rd. over Big Creek

Russell County, Kansas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

179TH Rd. over Big Creek in Russell County, Kansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 113 of the 261 inventoried bridges in Russell County rated good (43.3%); 4 (1.5%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 264 ft
Location	4.5S 3.0E of Gorham
NBI structure number	000840645004628
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I70 Hwy Nl-sl over Big Creek Drainage	1965	8,550	Fair
I70 Hwy Nl-sl over Big Creek Drainage	1965	8,550	Fair
I70 Hwy Nl-sl over Big Creek Drainage	1965	8,550	Good
I70 Hwy Nl-sl over Fossil Creek	1965	8,250	Fair
I70 Hwy WB over 195TH Street	1966	7,050	Good
I70 Hwy EB over 195TH Street	1966	7,050	Good