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US54 Hwy over Cimarron River

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

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

US54 Hwy over Cimarron River in Seward County, Kansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987 and reconstructed in 2022, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,837 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 9 of the 14 inventoried bridges in Seward County rated good (64.3%); 0 (0.0%) 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


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,402 ft
Location	12.74 Mi NE US83
NBI structure number	999905400880061
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
U83 Hwy over UP RR & 8TH Street	1993	10,290	Good
U83 Hwy By-pass over Local Drainage	1951	8,801	Good
US83 Hwy over Cimarron River Drainage	1965	3,981	Good
US83 Hwy over Cimarron River	1965	3,981	Fair
US-54 Hwy WB over Rs 2420	2005	3,525	Good
US-54 Hwy EB over Rs 2420	2005	3,525	Good