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US40 Hwy over Eagle Tail Creek Drg

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

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

US40 Hwy over Eagle Tail Creek Drg in Wallace 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 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,040 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 17 of the 44 inventoried bridges in Wallace County rated fair (38.6%); 1 (2.3%) 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
K-27 Hwy over Eagletail Creek	2006	2,360	Good
K-27 Highway over Smoky Hill River	1955	1,262	Fair
US40 Hwy over Eagle Trail Creek Drg	1961	1,222	Good
U-40 Hwy over Sth Fk Smoky Hill River	2024	1,222	Good
K27 Hwy over N Fork Ladder Creek	1957	1,139	Fair
K27 Hwy over South Fork Lake Creek	1957	1,088	Fair