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W 85th St N LOC RD over Big Slough

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

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

W 85th St N LOC RD over Big Slough in Sedgwick County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 408 of the 1,339 inventoried bridges in Sedgwick County rated fair (30.5%); 39 (2.9%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
K 96 Hwy over Middle Fork Chisolm Crk	2023	59,400	Good
I-235 Hwy over I-235 HWY I-135 Ramps	2023	59,400	Good
K 96 Hwy WB over BNSF RR	2022	59,400	Good
US54/US400 Hwy WB over BNSF Railroad	1953	59,000	Fair
US 54 Hw EB over BNSF & Ko RR & Streets	1979	59,000	Good
US-54 Hwy WB over City Sts/arkansas River	1994	59,000	Good