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US81 Hwy over Shoo Fly Creek

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

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

US81 Hwy over Shoo Fly Creek in Sumner 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 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 331 of the 658 inventoried bridges in Sumner County rated good (50.3%); 16 (2.4%) 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 concrete tee beam
Length	about 155 ft
Location	10.51 Mi E K49
NBI structure number	999908100960451
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-35 Hwy SB (kta) over K-53 Hwy	1956	12,849	Good
I-35 Hwy NB (kta) over K-53 Hwy	1956	12,849	Good
U-160 Hwy over Hargis Creek	2024	11,788	Good
I-35 Hwy SB (kta) over BNSF Railway	1956	11,227	Fair
I-35 Hwy NB (kta) over BNSF Railway	1956	11,227	Fair
I-35 Hwy SB (kta) over Ninnescah River	1956	11,227	Fair