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K53 Hwy &atsf RR over Arkansas River Drainage

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

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

K53 Hwy &atsf RR over Arkansas River Drainage in Sumner 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 1909 and reconstructed in 1991, making it 116 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,605 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 331 of the 658 inventoried bridges in Sumner County rated good (50.3%); 16 (2.4%) 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
I-35 Hwy SB (kta) over K-53 Hwy	1956	12,849	Good
I-35 Hwy NB (kta) over K-53 Hwy	1956	12,849	Good
U-160 Hwy over Hargis Creek	2024	11,788	Good
I-35 Hwy SB (kta) over BNSF Railway	1956	11,227	Fair
I-35 Hwy NB (kta) over BNSF Railway	1956	11,227	Fair
I-35 Hwy SB (kta) over Ninnescah River	1956	11,227	Fair