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US69 18TH St Expy over Merriam Ln Turkey Creek

Wyandotte County, Kansas · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US69 18TH St Expy over Merriam Ln Turkey Creek in Wyandotte County, Kansas, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1959, making it 66 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 12,588 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 9 of the 316 inventoried bridges in Wyandotte County rated poor (2.8%); 9 (2.8%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 473 ft
Location	Jct Merriam LN/US69
NBI structure number	999906901051301
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I35 Hwy SB over Turkey CR Fox Rdg Dr	1959	52,500	Good
I35 Hwy NB over Turkey Creek Nall Ave	1959	52,500	Good
I35 Hwy SB over Roe Blvd	1959	52,500	Good
I35 Hwy NB over Roe Blvd	1959	52,500	Good
I35 Hwy SB over Turkey CR Mill Street	1961	52,500	Good
I35 Hwy NB over Turkey CR Mill Street	1961	52,500	Good