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50 E over South Fork Solomon River

Sheridan County, Kansas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

50 E over South Fork Solomon River in Sheridan County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 12 of the 116 inventoried bridges in Sheridan County rated poor (10.3%); 12 (10.3%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 72 ft
Location	2.6S 5.0E of Hoxie
NBI structure number	000900497003941
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US24 Hwy over Sand Creek Drainage	1954	1,438	Good
K23 Hwy over South Fk Solomon River	1940	1,031	Fair
K23 Hwy over Sand Creek	1940	1,031	Fair
US24 Hwy over Sand Creek Drainage	1952	1,023	Good
US24 Hwy over Sand Creek Drainage	1952	1,023	Good
US24 Hwy over Sand Creek Drainage	1952	1,023	Good