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US-83 Hwy over Smoky Hill River

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

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

US-83 Hwy over Smoky Hill River in Logan 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 1995, making it 30 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,558 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 55 inventoried bridges in Logan County rated good (60.0%); 2 (3.6%) 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 738 ft
Location	6.76 Mi N Scott Coln
NBI structure number	999908300550261
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I70 Hwy WB over UP Railroad	1965	5,600	Good
I70 Hwy EB over UP Railroad	1965	5,600	Good
US83 Hwy over Plum Creek	1982	3,558	Good
US-83 Hwy over Smoky Hill River Drain	1996	3,558	Good
US-83 Hiway over Hackberry CR N Br	1998	3,520	Good
US83 Hwy over Mid Br Hackberry CR	1982	1,917	Good