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US-77 Hwy over BNSF Railroad

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

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

US-77 Hwy over BNSF Railroad in Cowley 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 1998, making it 27 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,234 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 129 of the 340 inventoried bridges in Cowley County rated good (37.9%); 18 (5.3%) 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


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 188 ft
Location	0.3 E WJCT 77/Bypass
NBI structure number	999907700180961
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Summit Street N. over C Street Canal	1928	15,675	Fair
US-77 Hwy over "c" Street Canal	1997	6,234	Good
US-77 Hwy over North Creek	1997	6,234	Good
US-77 Hwy over North Creek Tributary	1998	6,234	Good
US-77 Hwy over North Creek Tributary	1998	6,234	Good
US77 Hwy SB over BNSF Railway	1972	5,944	Fair