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K-171 Hwy over Kcs Railroad

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

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

K-171 Hwy over Kcs Railroad in Cherokee 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 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,725 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 146 of the 325 inventoried bridges in Cherokee County rated good (44.9%); 14 (4.3%) 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 steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 172 ft
Location	3.20 Mi E Jct US69
NBI structure number	999917100110701
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-166 Hwy over Spring River Drainage	2001	7,752	Good
US-166 Hwy over Spring River	2002	7,752	Good
US69 Alt Hwy over Willow Creek	1961	7,336	Fair
US400/US69A Hwys over Brush Creek	2000	6,874	Good
US-400 Hwy over Wolf Creek	1994	6,782	Good
US-400 Hwy over Wolf Creek	1994	6,782	Good