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US-36 Hwy over Middle Buffalo Creek

Jewell County, Kansas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US-36 Hwy over Middle Buffalo Creek in Jewell County, Kansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1935 and reconstructed in 1957, making it 90 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,194 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 169 of the 307 inventoried bridges in Jewell County rated good (55.0%); 21 (6.8%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US36/K128 Hwy over Limestone Creek	2007	1,225	Good
US36 Hwy over Middle Limestone CR Drg.	1958	1,205	Fair
US36 Hwy over Middle Limestone Creek	1930	1,205	Fair
US-36 Hwy over Limestone Creek Drainage	2008	1,205	Good
US36 Hwy over West Marsh Creek	1960	1,198	Good
K-14 Hwy over Middle Buffalo Creek	1941	1,133	Poor