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US183 Bypass over Big Creek

Ellis County, Kansas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US183 Bypass over Big Creek in Ellis County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,622 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 121 of the 275 inventoried bridges in Ellis County rated fair (44.0%); 14 (5.1%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous concrete tee beam
Length	about 290 ft
Location	0.14 Mi NW Jct Old 40 Hwy
NBI structure number	9999183Y0260561
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
E. 27TH. St. over Chetolah Creek	1955	9,800	Good
E 13TH Street over Chetolah Creek	1945	9,315	Fair
E 27TH St over I70 Hwy Nl-sl	1964	8,835	Good
I70 Hwy WB over Walker Avenue	1965	8,718	Good
I70 Hwy EB over Walker Avenue	1965	8,718	Good
I70 Hwy WB over Walker Creek	1965	8,718	Good