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K8 Hwy over Middle Beaver Creek

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

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

K8 Hwy over Middle Beaver Creek in Smith 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 1941, making it 84 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 727 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 32 of the 281 inventoried bridges in Smith County rated poor (11.4%); 32 (11.4%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 170 ft
Location	12.12MI N Jt U36
NBI structure number	999900800920311
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US36 Hwy over Middle Beaver Creek Drg	1952	2,171	Good
US36 Hwy over East Beaver Creek Drg	1952	2,171	Fair
US-36 Hwy over Middle Beaver Creek	1994	2,171	Good
US-36 Hwy over East Beaver Creek	1994	2,171	Good
US36 Hwy over Cedar Creek Drainage	1963	2,031	Good
US36 Hwy over Cedar Creek	1963	2,031	Good