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Franklin Street over Trib. to Prairie Dog CR.

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

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

Franklin Street over Trib. to Prairie Dog CR. in Thomas 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 1950, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 29 of the 82 inventoried bridges in Thomas County rated fair (35.4%); 2 (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

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
K25 Hwy over Prairie Dog Creek Drg	1965	7,096	Fair
US24 Hwy over Prairie Dog Creek Drg	1938	6,605	Good
I70 Hwy Wl-el over S Fork Solomon River	1966	6,400	Poor
I-70 Highway over N Fork Solomon River	1965	6,350	Good
I-70 Hwy Westbound over Union Pacific Railroad	1965	6,350	Good
I-70 Hwy Eastbound over Union Pacific Railroad	1965	6,350	Good