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US-81 Hwy NB over Lindsey Creek

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

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

US-81 Hwy NB over Lindsey Creek in Ottawa 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 1996, making it 29 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,884 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 120 of the 295 inventoried bridges in Ottawa County rated good (40.7%); 11 (3.7%) 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 241 ft
Location	1.25 Mi N K-106
NBI structure number	999908100720491
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US81 Hwy SB over Lindsey Creek	1949	4,884	Good
US81 Hwy SB over Pipe Creek	1949	4,884	Good
US-81 Hwy NB over Pipe Creek	1996	4,884	Good
US81 Hwy SB over Local Road	1969	4,453	Good
US81 Hwy NB over Local Road	1969	4,453	Good
US81 Hwy SB over K18 Highway	1969	3,848	Fair