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K57 Hwy over Dry Creek Drainage

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

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

K57 Hwy over Dry Creek Drainage in Geary County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978 and reconstructed in 2005, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 221 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 58 of the 140 inventoried bridges in Geary County rated fair (41.4%); 13 (9.3%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 41 ft
Location	7.65 Mi SE I70
NBI structure number	999905700310651
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I70 Hwy WB over Franks Creek Frrd Conctr	1960	16,218	Fair
I70 Hwy EB over Franks Creek Frrd Conctr	1960	16,218	Good
I70 Hwy WB over US40 Bus K57HWYS	1960	16,116	Fair
I70 Hwy EB over K57 Highway	1960	16,116	Good
I70 Hwy WB over Smoky Hill River	1960	14,637	Good
I70 Hwy EB over Smoky Hill River	1960	14,637	Good