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K63 Hwy over Red Vermillion Creek

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

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

K63 Hwy over Red Vermillion Creek in Nemaha 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 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 434 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 184 of the 355 inventoried bridges in Nemaha County rated fair (51.8%); 37 (10.4%) 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
US-36 Hwy over South F Big Nemaha Riv	1996	3,649	Good
US36 Hwy over Black Vermillion Creek	1958	3,307	Fair
US-36 Hwy over Harris Creek Drainage	1996	3,162	Good
US36 Hwy over Harris Creek Drainage	1940	3,092	Good
US36 Hwy over Cedar Creek	1940	3,092	Good
US36 Hwy over Cedar Creek	1940	3,092	Good