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US281 K4 Hwy over Blood Creek Drainage

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

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

US281 K4 Hwy over Blood Creek Drainage in Barton County, Kansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1931 and reconstructed in 1964, making it 94 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,929 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 210 of the 449 inventoried bridges in Barton County rated good (46.8%); 2 (0.4%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 56 Hwy K96 Hwy over Walnut CR. Drainage	1985	7,716	Good
US56 Hwy K96 Hwy over Walnut Creek	1985	7,716	Good
US281 Hwy over Little Walnut Creek Drg	1920	6,673	Good
US 281 Hwy over Arkansas River	1977	6,053	Fair
US281 Hwy over Cheyenne Bottoms Drg.	2004	5,930	Good
US281 Hwy over Blood Creek Drg	2004	5,930	Good