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US-59 Hwy over Stranger Creek Drainage

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

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

US-59 Hwy over Stranger Creek Drainage in Atchison 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 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,905 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 97 of the 197 inventoried bridges in Atchison County rated fair (49.2%); 17 (8.6%) 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
US59 Hwy-utah Bv over Brewery Creek	1939	9,351	Good
US-59 Hwy Utah Bv over Mo Riv UP RR Rd	2012	8,382	Good
K7 Hwy-10th St over White Clay Creek	1970	7,712	Fair
US-59 Highway over White Clay Creek	2001	5,711	Good
US-59 Hwy over White Clay Creek	1955	4,853	Fair
US-59 Hwy over White Clay Creek	1955	4,853	Fair