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K9 Hwy over Beaver Creek

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

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

K9 Hwy over Beaver Creek in Smith County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1936, making it 89 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 428 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 159 of the 281 inventoried bridges in Smith County rated fair (56.6%); 32 (11.4%) 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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 192 ft
Location	3.67MI W Jt U281
NBI structure number	999900900920341
Condition class	Fair

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