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K156 Hwy over Sawmill Creek

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

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

K156 Hwy over Sawmill Creek in Pawnee 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 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,857 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 60 of the 163 inventoried bridges in Pawnee County rated good (36.8%); 6 (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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US56 Hwy over Ash Creek Drainage	1934	4,884	Fair
US-56 Hwy over Ash Creek	1994	4,884	Good
US56 Hwy over Pawnee River	1953	3,232	Fair
K-19s Hwy over Arkansas River	1996	2,257	Good
K-19s Hwy over Pawnee River	1996	2,257	Fair
K156 Hwy over Pawnee River Drainage	1936	2,206	Good