US281 Hwy over BNSF RR

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

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

• US281 Hwy over BNSF RR in Stafford 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 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 2,409 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 53 of the 119 inventoried bridges in Stafford County rated good (44.5%); 3 (2.5%) 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.

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

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