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20th RD. over East Buffalo Creek

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

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

20th RD. over East Buffalo Creek in Woodson County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1930, making it 95 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 142 inventoried bridges in Woodson County rated poor (10.6%); 15 (10.6%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US75 Hwy over S Owl Creek Drainage	1931	3,100	Good
US 75 Hwy over South Owl Creek	1990	3,100	Good
US 75 Hwy over UP R.R.	1990	2,700	Good
US 75 Hwy over E Buffalo CR Drain	1990	2,700	Good
US75 Hwy over Owl Creek	1959	2,683	Good
US75 Hwy over North Owl Creek	1959	2,490	Fair