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I70 Hwy EB over Big Creek Drainage

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

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

I70 Hwy EB over Big Creek Drainage in Ellis 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 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 140 of the 275 inventoried bridges in Ellis County rated good (50.9%); 14 (5.1%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
E. 27TH. St. over Chetolah Creek	1955	9,800	Good
E 13TH Street over Chetolah Creek	1945	9,315	Fair
E 27TH St over I70 Hwy Nl-sl	1964	8,835	Good
I70 Hwy WB over Walker Avenue	1965	8,718	Good
I70 Hwy EB over Walker Avenue	1965	8,718	Good
I70 Hwy WB over Walker Creek	1965	8,718	Good